INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY-: Makes Them The WHITE TIGER of
SIBERIA or the POLAR BEAR OF THE HIMALAYAS
This PIECE of the article is DEDICATED to Sir Edmund Hillary &
Tsenzing Norgay
This piece of the article is dedicated to the two personality
whose deeds needs no separate description as they were known as the POLAR
BEAR OF THE HIMALAYAS .
This day is celebrated
across the world On December 11th which also happens to the the
BIRTHDAY of Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the Ex-President of India, Mr salim Durrani,
the WIZARD and the Genius of Indian cricket and also the birthday of Mr Subash
Gupte the BEST LEG SPINNER that the World Of Cricket had and has ever produced.
Every International
Mountain day is celebrated with an International thete like the theme of the
year 2016 and the Theme was — " Mountain Cultures: Celebrating
diversity and strengthening identity ".
Covering around 22 percent of the earth’s land surface,
mountains play a critical role in moving the world towards sustainable economic
growth. They not only provide sustenance and wellbeing to 915
million mountain people around the world, representing 13 percent of global
population, but mountains also indirectly benefit billions more living
downstream.
Mountain
Day logo and the Mountain Cultures
This year, the celebration of this Day aims to highlight
Mountain Cultures. Mountains host communities with ancient cultures and
traditions, and are places of religious worship, pilgrimage and rituals all
over the world. The concept of traditional heritage, culture and spirituality
is intrinsically linked with peoples’ livelihoods in the mountains, where it is
often traditional lifestyles that determine the way people make a living and
subsist.
Mountains are also the sources of springs and rivers and have
been revered as the home of deities throughout history. In times of drought,
the Kikuyu people faced Mount Kenya and asked the God Ngai for rain. The Inca
people constructed their temples on the highest peaks over 6 000 metres (m) in
the Andes. In China, villages traditionally dedicated a temple to the local
mountain deity responsible for clouds and rain.
A large proportion of the world's minority populations live in
mountain areas. While most of these consist of small numbers of people, some
large groups exist, such as the Quechua in the Andes, the Amhara people in
Ethiopia, and the Tibetans and Yi in China. Isolation, created by the rugged
topographic barriers, has helped create and maintain many diverse cultures
relatively intact. Unfortunately, the stability of mountain populations, each
with different values and belief systems, is threatened by migration,
urbanization and conflict.
Mountain peoples have long held vital roles in the management of
their ecosystems. Over the centuries, they have developed remarkable land-use
systems, climate change adaptation approaches, traditional diets and mountain
products that are unique and rich in globally significant biodiversity.
Often grounded in a deep connection with the land, mountain
communities’ worldviews guide them in their agricultural activities and care of
the environment and natural resources. In the Andes, for example, mother nature
Pachamama, worshipped by the indigenous peoples, presides over planting and
harvesting, embodies mountains and is believed to cause earthquakes. Rituals to
honour Pachamama reinforce the relations between human communities and their
natural environments, bringing together people from different clans and
villages at various points of the agricultural cycle.
Furthermore, mountains and mountain-protected areas are places
of spiritual solace, inspiration, recreation and relaxation. From skiing and
climbing to viewing mountain gorillas in Rwanda and visiting the rock churches
in Ethiopia, mountains offer an array of possibilities to all kinds of tourists.
According to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), 376 of the world’s 669 Biosphere Reserves, or 56 percent, contain
mountain ecosystems.
The impacts of tourism on culture and identity in the mountains
can bring both possibilities and challenges. Community-based mountain tourism
can ensure a more equitable distribution of income, help maintain local
cultures and knowledge, reduce out-migration and provide incentives for the
protection of mountain ecosystems, their goods and services.
While Mountain Culture is the suggested theme for 2016,
countries, communities and organizations are welcome to celebrate International
Mountain Day through the choice of a different theme that might be more
relevant to them.
Well that is the IMPORTANCE of the day and after Tsenging Norgay
we also had Bachhendri Pal amongst the Woman who became the FIRST woman to
climb the Himalaya's and ofcouse Mr Dorjee who became the
FIRST man on the EARTH to climb the HIMALAYAS without the OXYGEN.
Well , that is it
Regards and Thanks
Pics
Shyamal Bhattacharjee
Mr Shyamal Bhattacharjee, the author was born at West Chirimiri Colliery at District Surguja, Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He received his early education at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur and later at Christ Church Boys' Higher Secondary School at Jabalpur. He later joined Hislop College at Nagpur and completed his graduation in Science and he also added a degree in B A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA, a leading dailies of Central India at Nagpur as a Sub-Editor ( Sports ) but gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He thereafter added a Diploma In Export Management. He has authored THREE books namely Notable Quotes and Noble Thought published by Pustak Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket : Faces That Changed It published by Manas Publications in 2009 and Essential Of Office Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta in 2012. He has a experience of about 35 years in Marketing
Signature Of Shyamal Bhattacharjee
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