Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the world’s highest aquatic environments from the Western Himalayas, India by Pardhi Samadhan, Kokila Thiruvalan, Thacker Mital, Alakananda B., Karthick Balasubramanian

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Parties of Power: Understanding the Significance of Congress and BJP in Shaping Indian Democracy by Younis Ahmad Sheikh, Imran Majeed

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Des coiffes sans vécu ou l’authenticité rêvée by Pascale Dollfus

“…In several European collections and on the art market, one finds beautiful headdresses that bear semi-precious stones and are stamped “Ladakh”. Yet although it is true that similar adornments are offered by many traders in Leh, after thirty years of research in this region of Himalaya and its surrounding area, as well as in archives, it has not been possible to find any trace of them. …”
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Les dés sont jetés ! by Pascale Dollfus

“…Echoing Philippe Sagant’s published writings on play and games, this article shines a light on dice throwing (and its dual language) as practiced today among the nomadic herdsmen of Ladakh, on the fringes of the Tibetan plateau. On these highlands, throwing dice—a gesture always accompanied by equivocal phrases, either murmured to shouted—is not only a method of divination, a pastime or a money game, but also the means of making all decisions relating to the smooth running of the community: choosing the headman and his assistants, dividing up pastures, choosing the men sent to fetch stray animals, etc. …”
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Essential newborn care practices in selected public health facilities using observation of 2603 normal deliveries in Uttar Pradesh, India by James Blanchard, Marissa L Becker, Ties Boerma, Ravi Prakash, Shajy Isac, Bidyadhar Dehury, Banadakoppa Manjappa Ramesh, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, John Anthony, Nihal Hasan, Prakash P Javalkar

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Effect of climate change on potential distribution of Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soó in the twenty-first century across the north-western Himalayas by Dad Javaid M., Rashid Irfan

“…Under the current climate, about 790 km2 that spread across Kashmir (274.1 km2) Jammu (210.5 km2), and Ladakh (305.6 km2) were identified as high potential habitat (HPH) areas. …”
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