Updated: July 21, 1998
Below, you will find citations for books available at major academic libraries in the United States (Cornell & Harvard's South Asia Collections). Note that I have only included English language publications in this list and there are many more Hindi books and articles available to intrepid researchers. The catalog is divided into the following sections:
checkmarked items have been reviewed and are recommended.
Aitken, B. "The Hidden Valley of Hemkund." The Heritage August 1985: 20-23.
Ansar, J., and K. Friese. "Drawing Fresh Blood." India Today October 31, 1994: 35.
Aryal, M. "Angry Hills: An Uttarakhand State of Mind." Himal November/December 1994: 10-21.
Aryal, M. "Axing Chipko." Himal January/February 1994: 8-23.
Aryal, M. "Dams: The Vocabulary of Protest." Himal July/August 1995: 11-21.
Ashish, M. "Decentralised Management of Natural Resources in the UP Hills." Economic and political weekly 28.35 (1993): 1793.
Bandyopadhyay, J. "Sustainability and Survival in the Mountain Context." AMBIO 21.4 (1992): 297-302.
Devapriyo. "Smiles of Gods." The Heritage April 1985: 22-25.
Devapriyo. "thus flows the Ganga." The Heritage January 1985: 9-11.
Goldsmith, K. "A Gentle Warrior: Sunderlal Bahuguna." Resurgence March/April 1997 (181)
Guha, R. "Unquiet Uttarakhand." Himal July/August 1993: 17-18.
Hannam, K. "Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India." Journal of economic and social geography 89.1 (1998): 56.
Jagannath, R. "Badrinath and Kedarnath." The Heritage July 1985: 13-17.
Joshi, C.L. "Seeking a Separate Identity." India Today September 30, 1994: 34-35.
Joshi, C.L. "Uttarakhand Rapes: A Denial of Justice." India Today October 31, 1995: 44-45.
Joshi, C.L. "Uttarakhand Rapes: Unravelling a Cover-Up." India Today June 30, 1995: 30-33.
Joshi, I. "Towards a Solution: A calculated "package" aims to bring back peace in the region." Outlook January 3 1996: 21.
Joshi, I. "Uttarakhand Revisited: A year after Muzaffarnagar, the movement has lost its way." Outlook October 18 1995: 21.
Karan, P.P. "Environmental Movements in India." Geological Review 84.1 (1994): 32-41.
Maithani, G.P. "Dimensions of Fuelwood Problems of U.P. Hills and Solutions Thereof." The Indian forester 120.3 (1994): 202.
Mawdsley, E. "Nonsecessionist regionalism in India: the Uttarakhand separate State movement." Environment & planning A. 29.12 (1997): 2217.
Mehta, M. "The Invisible Female: The Women of the UP Hills." Himal September/October 1991: 13-15.
Nagchoudhury, S. "Remapping the Country." India Today October 15 1996: 80-87.
Nelson, B. "Chipko Revisited." Whole Earth Review Summer 1993: 116-123.
Pande, B.D. "An Open and Shut Case for Uttarakhand." Himal March/April 1995: 23-24.
Patel, S. "Monal: the Himalayan pheasant." The Heritage October 1985: 72-73.
Ramakrishnan, V. "For a brave new world: Why the people want "Uttarakhand"." Frontline October 7, 1994: 13-15.
Ramakrishnan, V. "Violent games: The Uttarakhand stir and power politics." Frontline November 4, 1994: 24-26.
Rawat, R. "Web Site Highlights Struggles of India's Hill Peoples." Cultural Survival Quarterly Spring 1998: 5.
Roerich, S. "The Spirit of the Himalayas." The Heritage February 1985: 13-15.
Saili, G. "The Decline and Fall of a Hill Station." Probe India November 1993: 3-7.
Saili, G. "The Flower Children of Garhwal." Probe India September 1993: 3-5.
Saili, G. "The Last Temples of Mukba." Probe India August 1993: 3-5.
Saili, G. "Mountain Lore." Probe India December 1993: 3-7.
Saili, G. "Overkill in the Byundar Valley." Probe India October 1993: 5-8.
Saili, G. "Pahadi Wilson: The Man who was King." Probe India February 1994: 3-7.
Saili, G. "Roop Kund: Splendour Beyond." Probe India June 1993: 4-7.
Saili, G. "What's Gone Wrong with our Mountains?" Probe India January 1994: 4-7.
Shepard, M. "Hugging the Trees." in Gandhi Today: The Story of Mahatma Gandhi's Successors. Washington, D.C.: Seven Locks Press, 1987.
Svitil, K.A. "The Coming Himalayan Catastrophe." Discover July 1995: 80-84.
Swami, P. "Blundering progress: The Tehri project and growing fears." Frontline June 30, 1995: 60-77.
Political Tracts & Current Affairs
Uttarakhand in turmoil / edited by R.R. Nautiyal, A. Nautiyal. New Delhi : MD Pub., 1996.
Uttarakhand today = Uttarakhanda aja / edited by K.S. Valdiya. Almora : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1996.
Autonomy of Uttarakhand / V.R. Trivedi. New Delhi : Mohit Pub., 1995.
Uttarakhand : past, present, and future / J.C. Aggarwal, S.P. Agrawal ; specifically written chapters by Shanti S. Gupta. New Delhi : Concept Pub. Co., 1995.
Uttarakhand : issues and challenges / P.C. Joshi. New Delhi : Har-Anand Pub., 1995.
Uttarakhand movement : the politics of identity and frustration, a psycho-analytical study of the separate state movement, 1815-1995 / Z. Husain. Bareilly : Prakash Book Depot, 1995.
Emergence of early culture in Garhwal Central Himalaya : a study based on excavations at Thapli and Ranihat / K.P. Nautiyal, B.M. Khanduri. Srinagar-Garhwal, U.P. : University Museum of Himalayan Archaeology and Ethnography, H.N. Bahuguna Garhwal University, 1991.
Uttaranchal (Kumaon-Garhwal) Himalaya : an essay in historical anthropology / M.P. Joshi. Almora, U.P. Himalayas, India : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1990.
History of Garhwal, 1358-1947 : an erstwhile kingdom in the Himalayas / A.S. Rawat. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1989.
Across the Himalayas through the Ages: A Study of Relations Between Central Himalayas and Western Tibet / K. Chandola. New Delhi : Patriot Pub., 1987.
Goodbye, my regiment / T. Chakhesang. New Delhi, India : Lancers Books, 1985.
Garhwal Himalayas, a historical survey : political and administrative history of Garhwal, 1815-1947 / A.S. Rawat. Delhi, India : Eastern Book Linkers, 1983.
Valour triumphs : a history of the Kumaon Regiment / K.C. Praval. Faridabad : Thomson Press (India), 1976.
The archaeology of Kumaon, including Dehradun; a comprehensive account of the cultural heritage of modern Garhwal and Kumaon divisions. With a foreword by H.D. Sankalia. Varanasi : Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 1969.
Historical record of the 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles Vol 1 1887-1922 / J.T. Evatt. New Delhi : Radha Krishna Prakashan, on behalf of The Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, 1981.
With the Royal Garhwal Rifles in the great war from August, 1914 to November, 1917. / D. H. Drake-Brockman. London, 1934.
Art, Language, People, Culture, & Folklore
Harijans of Himalaya : with special reference to the Harijans of Kumaun Hills / H.C. Upadhyay. Nainital : Gyanodaya Prakashan, 1990.
Pilgrims in Hindu Holy Land : sacred shrines of the Indian Himalayas / G.W. Maw ; edited by G.M. (Maw) Conacher and M. Sykes. York, England : Sessions Book Trust, c1997.
Living on the move : Bhotiyas of the Kumaon Himalaya / V. Hoon. Walnut Creek, CA : Sage Pub., 1996.
The splendour of Himalayan art and culture / A. Jerath. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1995.
Rock art in Kumaon Himalaya / Y. Mathpal. Delhi : Kalinga Pub., 1995.
Mira Behn, Gandhiji's daughter disciple : birth centenary volume. / K.M. Gupta. New Delhi : Himalaya Seva Sangh, 1992.
Uttarakhand : land and people / S.S. Negi. New Delhi : MD Pub., 1995.
Garhwal : land and people / S.S. Negi. New Delhi : Indus, 1994.
Pahari paintings of the Gita Govinda / text, M. Chandra. New Delhi : Lalit Kala Akademi, 1991.
Tibeto-Himalayan languages of Uttarakhand / D.D. Sharma. New Delhi, India : Mittal Pub., 1989-1990.
Uttarakhand, Garhwal Himalayas / by K.S. Fonia ; rev. by Iris Turner. Dehra Dun : Asian Journals, 1977.
Uttaranchal Himalaya : anthropology, archaeology, art, botany, economics, geography, geology, history, and sociology / editor, M.P. Joshi ; assistant editor, L.P. Joshi. Almora, U.P. : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1995.
Religion and ritual in rural India : a case study in Kumaon / T. Kapur. New Delhi : Abhinav Pub., 1988.
Kumaun Himalayas: A geographic perspective on resource development / S.C. Joshi, D.R. Joshi, D.R. and D.D. Dani. Naini Tal : Gyanodaya Prakashan, 1983.
Malushahi : the ballad of Kumaon / M. Upreti. New Delhi : Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1980.
Folk drumming in the Himalayas : a linguistic approach to music / A. Chandola. New York : AMS Press, 1977.
Himalayan folklore : Kumaon and west Nepal / E.S. Oakley & T.D. Gairola ; with an introduction to the 1977 ed., by Marc Gaborieau. Kathmandu : Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1977.
A Bunch of Wild Flowers and Other Articles / A. Hasan. Lucknow : Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, U.P., 1971.
Garhwal painting / M. Lal. New Delhi : Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1968.
Hindus of the Himalayas / G. Berreman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963.
Garhwal painting; with an introd. and notes / W.G. Archer. London: Faber and Faber, 1954.
Holy Himalaya : the religion, traditions and scenery of a Himalayan province (Kumaon and Garhwal)./ O.E. Sherman. Edinburgh : Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1905.
Proverbs & folklore of Kumaun and Garhwal / collected by Pandit G.D. Upreti. Lodiana : Lodiana Mission Press, 1894.
Rural Development & Socio-Economic Issues
Uttarakhand : ecology, economy, and society / K.N. Bhatt. Allahabad : Horizon Publishers, 1997.
Drudgery of the Hill Women / P.N. Pande. New Delhi : Indus Pub., 1996.
Uttarakhand, prospects for development / G.S. Mehta. New Delhi : Indus Pub., 1996.
Uttarakhand, a blue print for development / edited by Giri Raj Shah. New Delhi : Cosmo Publications for Genesis Pub., 1996.
Urbanization in Garhwal Himalaya / S. Singh. Delhi : MD Pub., 1995.
Science and technology in relation to rural women / edited by A. Bahuguna. New Delhi : Har-Anand Pub., 1995.
Central Himalayas: Socio-Economic Profile of Garhwal and Kumaon / G. Vohra & H. Anand, 1995.
Sustainable development and rehabilitation of degraded village lands in Himalaya / K.S. Rao, K.G. Saxena. Dehra Dun, India : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1994.
Migration and Structural Change: A Study of Rural Society in Garhwal Himalaya / P.S. Rawat. Delhi : Sarita Book House, 1993.
Agricultural economy of Himalayan Region / R. Swarup. Nainital, U.P., India : Published for the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development by Gyanodaya Prakashan, 1991-1993.
Socio-economic studies for land use planning and eco-development in Garhwal Himalaya / V. Kishor & R.K. Gupta. New Delhi : Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), 1990.
Labour force, employment, and unemployment in a backward economy : a study of Kumaon region in U.P. / S.S. Khanka. Bombay : Himalaya Pub. House, 1988.
Social organization of a migrant group : a sociological study of hill migrants from Kumaon region in the city of Jaipur / H.C. Upreti. Bombay : Himalaya Pub. House, 1981.
Environment, agriculture, and nutrition in Kumaon region / R. Akhtar. New Delhi : Marwah, 1980.
Social stratification in rural Kumaon / R.D. Sanwal. Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1976.
Environmental & Forestry Issues
Colonial forest policy in Uttarakhand, 1890-1928 / A. Farooqui, Amar. New Delhi : Kitab Pub. House, 1997.
Glimpses of central Himalaya : a socioeconomic & ecological perspective / editors, B.R. Pant, M.C. Pant. New Delhi : Radha Publications, 1995.
The Himalaya : environment, economy, and society / edited by A. Pal. New Delhi : Vikas Pub. House, 1995.
Natural resources and sustainable development in Himalaya / P.C. Tiwari. Almora, U.P. Hills, India : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1995.
Ecological Carnage in the Himalaya / V. Singh, R.J. Sharma, & A. Kumar, ed., 1995.
Of myths and movements : forestry and regional development in Garhwal Himalayas / H. Rangan. Los Angeles, Calif. : UCLA, 1993.
Environmental dimensions of rural settlements in hill areas / H.P. Bhatt. New Delhi : Ashish Pub. House, 1993.
Forests, Dams, and Survival in Tehri Garhwal / B. Dogra. New Delhi : Bharat Dogra, 1992.
Forests and People / B. Dogra. New Delhi : Bharat Dogra, 1992.
The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalaya / R. Guha. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990.
Forests: The People and the Government / R. Khator. New Delhi: National Book Organisation, 1989.
Evaluating the Tehri Dam : an extended cost benefit appraisal / V. Paranjpye. New Delhi : INTACH, 1988.
Hugging the trees : the story of the Chipko movement / T. Weber. New Delhi, India ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1987-1988.
Women in struggle : the role and participation of women in the Chipko movement in Uttarakhand region of Uttar Pradesh / K. Sharma. New Delhi : Centre for Women's Development Studies, 1987.
The Tehri Dam : a prescription for disaster : a selection of recent writings on the Tehri Dam Project. New Delhi, India : INTACH, 1987.
Chipko : India's civilisational response to the forest crisis / Vandana Shiva, Jayanto Bandyopadhyay. New Delhi : INTACH, 1986.
Chipko movement : Uttarakhand women's bid to save forest wealth / A. Mishra, S. Tripathi. New Delhi : People's Action : Gandhi Book House, 1978.
Changing perspectives of biodiversity status in the Himalaya / edited by G.S. Gujral & Virinder Sharma. New Delhi : British Council Division, British High Commission, 1996.
Oaks of India, Nepal, and Bhutan / S.S. Negi & H.B. Naithani. Dehra Dun, India : International Book Distributors, c1995.
Cold deserts of India / S.S. Negi. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1995.
Forest flora of Pir Panjal Range (Northwestern Himalaya) / J.B. Singh & P. Kachroo. Dehra Dun, [India] : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1994.
Bryophytes of Kumaun Himalaya / S.D. Tewari & G.B. Pant. Dehra Dun, India : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1994.
Alpine plants of western Himalaya : a palynotaxonomical approach / C.M. Sharma. Dehra Dun, India : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1994.
An illustrated fern flora of West Himalaya / S.P. Khullar. Dehra Dun : International Book Distributors, 1994.
Himalayan wildlife : habitat and conservation / S.S. Negi. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1992.
Nut fruits for the Himalayas / M.L. Dewan, M.C. Nautiyal, V.K. Sah ; foreword by K.L. Chadha. New Delhi : Concept Pub. Co., 1992.
Microbial activity in the Himalaya / [edited by] R.D. Khulbe. Almora, U.P., India : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1992.
Orchids of Kumaun Himalaya / Y.P.S. Pangtey, S.S. Samant, & G.S. Rawat. Dehra Dun : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1991.
Medicinal flora of Garhwal Himalayas / M.R. Uniyal. Nagpur : Ayurved Bhawan, 1989.
The valley of flowers / F.S. Smythe ; introduction by Geoffrey Smith. London : Cadogan Books, 1985.
The living Himalayas / R.K. Gupta. New Delhi : Today & Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, 1983.
Pteridophytic flora of Garhwal Himalaya (Mussoorie, Dehradun, Chakrata, and adjoining hills) : an annotated catalogue of the recorded species, their ecology, distribution in the region, and common synonyms / S.S. Bir, et al. Dehra Dun, India : P.K. Rastogi for Jugal Kishore, 1982-1983.
A forest flora for Kumaon / A.E. Osmaston. Dehra Dun : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1978.
Catalogue of the plants of Kumaon and of the adjacent portions Garhwal and Tibet : based on the collections made by Strachey and Winterbottom during the years 1846 to 1849 and on the catalogue originally prepared in 1852 / Sir R. Strachey. Dehra Dun : Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1974.
Geology and natural environment of Nainital Hills, Kumaun Himalaya / K.S. Valdiya. Nainital : Gyanodaya Prakashan, 1988.
Geology of the lower Himalaya (Garhwal) / P.S. Saklani. International Books and Periodicals Supply Service, 1993.
The central Himalayan panorama / edited by S.K. Biswas. Calcutta : Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology, 1993.
Tectonic and metamorphic investigations of Kumaon-Garhwal-Himachal Lesser Himalaya / I.C. Pande ; edited by P.S. Saklani. New Delhi : Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers, 1991.
India's borders, ecology, and security perspectives / edited by D.V.L.N. Ramakrishna Rao, R.C. Sharma. New Delhi : Scholars' Pub. Forum, c1991.
Himalayan rivers, lakes, and glaciers / S.S. Negi. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1991.
Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya, : a geographical study / N. Tyagi. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1991.
Geology and geodynamic evolution of the Himalayan collision zone / edited by K.K. Sharma. Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, c1991.
Tectonic and metamorphic investigations of Kumaon-Garhwal - Himachal Lesser Himalaya / I.C. Pande ; edited by P.S. Saklani. New Delhi : Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers, 1991.
A handbook of the Himalaya / S.S. Negi. New Delhi : Indus Pub. Co., 1990.
Land and Habitat, a cultural geography : a study in Garhwal Bhabar / S.C. Kharkwal & G.C. Sharma. Kotdwara, Garhwal : Nutan Publications, 1990.
The Holy Himalaya : a geographical interpretation of Garhwal / N. Nand & K. Kumar. Delhi : Daya Pub. House, 1989.
Geomorphology of river terraces along Alaknanda Valley, Garhwal Himalaya / S.K. Pal. Delhi : B.R. Pub. Corp. ; New Delhi : Distributed by D.K. Publishers' Distributors, 1986.
Himalayan fossils / Geological Survey of India. Calcutta : The Office of the Geological Survey, 1895-1914.
Kumaon Himalaya, temptations / text, S. Pathak ; photographs, A. Sah. Nainital : Published for Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. by Gyanodaya Prakashan, 1993.
Kumaon Himalaya / [photographs, text] A. Dilwali. Almora : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1992.
Trekking adventure and environmental scenario of Kumaun Himalaya : a geographical perspective on rural area development through trekking tourism / T. Arya. Almora : Shree Almora Book Depot, 1992.
Ganga descends / R. Bond. Dehra Dun, India : English Book Depot, 1992.
Badri-Kedar yatra : a pilgrimage to the Garhwal Himalayas / photographs, A. Dilwali ; text, G. Saili. Delhi : Ratna Sagar, 1991.
Garhwal, "the dev bhoomi" : a travellers' guide / editor, A.P. Agarwala. New Delhi : Nest & Wings (India), 1991.
Tourist guide to Kumaon Region : a travellers' guide / editor A.P. Agarwala. New Delhi, India : Nest & Wings (India), 1989.
Beautiful Garhwal : heaven in Himalayas / R. Bond. Dehra Dun, India : EBD Educational, 1988.
Garhwal Himalaya / G. & E. Thukral. New Delhi : Frank Bros., 1987.
The Garhwal Himalayas, ramparts of heaven / photographs, Ashok Dilwali ; text, Pushpesh Pant ; foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. New Delhi : Lustre Press, c1987.
Kamet east, Kamet west : the Kumaoni Expedition / N. Kumar, K. Malhotra ; illustrations and paintings by R. N. Pasricha. New Delhi, India : Vision Books, 1987.
The kingdom of Gods, Uttarakhand / Giri Raj Shah. New Delhi : Abhinav Pub., 1975.
The Kumaon Himalayas / M.S. Randhawa. New Delhi, Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. 1970
Five months in the Himalaya : a record of mountain travel in Garhwal and Kashmir / A.L. Mumm · with illustrations and maps. New York : Longmans, Green & Co., 1909.
Jim Corbett of Kumaon / D.C. Kala. New Delhi : Ankur Pub. House, 1979.
Man-eaters of India / J. Corbett. New York, Oxford University Press, 1957.
The temple tiger, and more man-eaters of Kumaon / J. Corbett. London, New York, Oxford University Press, 1954.
Man-eaters of Kumaon / J. Corbett ; with an introduction by Sir Maurice Halett ; and a preface by Lord Linlithgow. New York : Oxford University Press, 1946.