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Title: Passionate and evocative
Review: Aitken's records his passionate love affair with Nanda Devi, India's tallest mountain, in this fascinating book. The striking geographical feature of Nanda Devi has spawned a religious cult in the surrounding region and the peak is considered a manifestation of Parvati, the consort of the Hindu God, Shiva.Aitken's narrative is rich in cultural and spiritual insights and embellished with numerous interesting accounts of human interaction with the Goddess and her fortress - the Nanda Devi sanctuary, a wild paradise surrounded by a cirque of giant mountains. The author's own journeys into the domain of his beloved reveal his love for the Indian Himalaya and his desire to unravel the numerous mysteries surrounding the Devi - historical, geographical and mythical.Aitken's writing is evocative and his passion rubs off on the reader. A must read for lovers of mountains as well as those interested in Hinduism.
