Puran Bhardwaj was born in a small village called Thali in the foothills of Shimla, North India and he began his career as a school teacher in the Himalayas after his business degr...view morePuran Bhardwaj was born in a small village called Thali in the foothills of Shimla, North India and he began his career as a school teacher in the Himalayas after his business degree. For the past fifteen years he has set up trekking expeditions and community projects in the area as a founder of Expedition Leaders and the Asra Charity. The issues in his book are very important for both man and the environment as they threaten his family home, village and the farming. His insight of both cultures east and west has enabled him to speak at many European schools, clubs and organisations.view less