They Who Walked Mountains--Salt Trade with Tibet through Milam, Kumaon Himalayas. Manju Kak
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- They who walked Mountains
For centuries the Bhotias traded with Tibet. They brought much needed salt, borax, yak’s tails and woolen cloth and bartered it with Indian grains, jaggery and other goods. The trade routes cut through the western and eastern passes of the Himalayas. The Shaukas of Johar Valley of Uttaranchal were one such group of Bhotia traders.
The route they used cut through the valleys of the fast flowing Gori river and across the treacherous Untadhura and Kingri Bingri passes, 19000ft. high. It was the oldest route in the Uttaranchal Himalayas being the traditional one to holy Kailash Manasarovar. In 1962 these passes were closed following the Indo Chinese war. Trade came to an end and with it a centuries’ old culture that had bonded the Tibetan and Bhotia communities in familial friendships. These border clans of Shaukas, Rungs, Tochas and Marchas fell under the nomenclature of Scheduled Tribes. They soon abandoned their villages for occupations in the plains losing much of their distinctive way of life. With the economy disrupted these villages along the fast flowing Gori river became khandars. This film captures some of those memories of legendary traders. It also speaks of hazardous journeys taken under harsh climes, journeys that were lessons in friendship and faith.
These routes also fostered the fascination of western explorers. Tibet was the mystic Shangri La, the mythic land of gold. When Kumaon Garhwal fell under British rule after the defeat of the Gorkhas in 1815, Warren Hastings, the first Governor General of India, sent 28 year old George Bogle to penetrate the Himalayas. Several expeditions followed in the 19th century; the Strachey brothers, Hearsey and Moorecraft and others. The Great Trigonometric Society employed young Bhotia traders of Milam village to map the vast unknown deserts of western Tibet, the legendary explorers Nain Singh and Kishan Singh Rawat. “
This film is a tribute to those traders, they who once walked over mountains. In doing so it engages in the question of political boundaries which asunder border communities.
NOTE
Since this film was made the BRO or India's department Border Roads has begun constructing a tarred road to Milam Glacier. As a result these deserted villages are experiencing new hope people will return and life will blossom once again.
best docu till now... sad and beautiful old time...
सौ संसार एक मुनस्यार ❤️
being a Tibetan refugee born in India, I felt sad, emotional and happy after seeing the history of Tibet as once a free nation having good relations with India for centuries trading and having a good life. I heard from my grandparents and teachers of trading salt, wool etc with neighbouring countries by foot. most of these traders from Tibet are from western Tibet bordering Himalayan region and are most nomads going from one place to another with sheep, goats, yaks etc doing trading from Ngari prefecture areas of today's Tibet under Chinese rule. Thank you for this memorable documentary. May Tibet get freedom from China one day. Bharat Tibet friendship lives forever. Jai hind jai Tibet. #tibettv #tibetan
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बहुत अच्छा लगा भाई साहब को नमस्कार नमस्कार हमें बहुत अच्छा लगा जो उत्तराखंड की इस चैनल के माध्यम से इस चैनल को बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद
Tibet played a vital role in modelling Shauka culture. Hope the trade passes gets open again between India and Tibet.
Thank you
WoW great to watch this documentary. Very informative and useful for us to know about the past specially about the places I used to wonder.
Thanks a ton Mam for uploading this rare clip..... Let the nation know who we r and from where we belongs......
Thanks a lot for uploading this ❤️
I'm so proud to be Shauka and to be a part of MILAM GLACIER and JOHAR VALLEY
Real Documentary made by Real Souka family member,s.Lots of thank mam.
Heartfull thanks to you ...for sharing this to us i m a shauka johari guy i belong to this pious land of the planet n so much proud n i believe johari community has so much to offer to this mankind and society
Thank you
This is a treasure for Bhotia community. Keep on showing to new Gen. They will appreciate. Thanks for the upload Ma'am.
Love from johar Valley. ✌️
Thanks
Beautifully explained the shauka life of entire trans himalaya region. Thanks
Great documentary, Ma'am. Thanks for uploading it on CZcams. It is an important historic testimony to Trans-Himalayan trade; many of those people appearing in this documentary were the last of a kind, and would likely have passed away by now. I came to know of your work while working as an anthropologist at ICIMOD, Kathmandu (2014-17), in the still ongoing Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI). Best regards.
Thank you
Amazing documentary. 👌🏻 Proud to be shauka. ❤️
Great to see bhagirathi pangtey mam , a great teacher.
सौ संसार एक मुनस्यार ❤
Great Documentry.
Jai Jai johar... Jai Jai sukass jai jai maa Kali
Amazing documentory 🙏 great to know our lands history
Thank you
Thanks for the upload 🙏
Amazing documentary mam with valuable insight....I admire your efforts.....please continue this amazing work.......
So nice of you
thank you Deepanshu
Great lot of thank to share namaskar ji
Trade is still continue from Lipulekh pass , byash valley.
Thanks Mam
Love from johar valley 🥰
Thank u
Uttam Singh Sayana is my grandfather's brother (on mother's side of family). I probably saw him once or twice when I used to visit my village, Darkot.
Amazing vedio mam🙂.
Such places are better without roads.. Darma, Byans, chaudas valley ka bura hal ho rakha hai.. Suvidha se jyada asuwida ho gyi hai.. Road kabi bhi itni kharab nhi hoti thi jitni road katne ke bad se hui hai.. Pedal marg kabi jyada kharab ni hote the.. Kharab hote bhi the toh kuch heera dino mai ban bhi jate the
Thank you
When was this documentary made??
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My father is in this vedio🤩
I have done all the thing .
इस समय पादरी उत्तम सिंह जी के वंशज कहां निवास करते हैं?
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Maam lipu lake pass side Byas Valley ka bhi koi video hai aisa?? 🙏
Pata nahin
Johar ki yatara me aapke saath me bhi tha
Aap ke sahyog se
How they talk to each other I mean their language was different
mero munsyar 😘
Thank you
@@ManjuKak w.l.c 🙏
I am pangtey of milam. My father born in milam 1958 and since after 1962 they moved to munshyari 🙏 ITBP destroyed the homes by taking their ceiling wood for making bridges from various villages of Johar valley 😒