The Vital Link: Monpas and Their Forests

1st October 2013 Off By admin

The Vital Link: Monpas and Their Forests by Seeta Giri

It is the first comprehensive study of the Monpa communities of Bhutan. It gives a deep insight of their origin, history, their spiritual practices and how they live in harmony with nature. The Monpas sustain the environment as the environment sustains them having being interdependent on each other for thousands of years.

First Published 2004

 Download the different chapters of the book from the following table: 

  1 Cover Page (PDF: 132 KB)
  2 Dead Pages (PDF: 152 KB)
  3 Foreward (PDF: 68 KB)
  4 Table of Contents (PDF: 93 KB)
  5 Chapter One Cover (PDF: 42 KB)
  6 Chapter One (PDF: 353 KB)
  7 Chapter Two Cover (PDF: 47 KB)
  8 Chapter Two (PDF: 302 KB)
  9 Chapter Three Cover (PDF: 40 KB)
10 Chapter Three (PDF: 1,207 KB)
11 Chapter Four Cover (PDF: 32 KB)
12 Chapter Four (PDF: 1,987 KB)
13 Chapter Five Cover (PDF: 53 KB)
14 Chapter Five (PDF: 208 KB)
15 Chapter Six Cover (PDF: 53 KB)
16 Chapter Six (PDF: 70 KB)
17 Bibliography (PDF: 76 KB)
18 Annexures (PDF: 87 KB)
19 Index (PDF: 63 KB)