简介：INDIAisanexoticmixingpotoficonicwildlife,secretlocations,epiclandscapesandcolourfulbeauty.ThisiconicandlandmarkseriesisacelebrationofIndia’smostspectacularlocationsandincrediblewildlife.Fromthe"homeofsnow"intheepicHimalayanMountainswetraveltothemightyRiverGanges,lifebloodofIndiaasitcarvesoutitsdramaticpathacrossthesubcontinent.WealsorevealThar,the“GreatIndianDesert”.ItsterritoryincludesmuchofRajasthan(“thedesertstate”),wherethebleaknessofitsenvironmentisjuxtaposedwiththestrikingcoloursoftraditionalRajasthanidressandamazingwildlifespectaclesAlsofeaturedisIndia'slostworldofthenortheast,hometoheadhuntingtribes,tigerinfestedforests,mountainsnotyetclimbed,riverswaitingtobefished.AndfinallytotheWesternGhats.Thisbiodiversityhotspotishometoepicwaterfalls,hilltribes,hiddencavesandstunningwildlife.. Part1:TharDesertSacredSands Covering200,000squarekilometres,India’sTharDesertisoneoftheharshestplacesontheplanet.Bakingheat,desiccatingwindsandnearpermanentdroughthasearnedthisunforgivinglandanothername–“theregionofdeath.”AsweexploreIndia’sgreatdesertweunveilitshiddensecrets,andultimatelyshedlightastohowtheTharhasbecomethemostcrowdeddesertintheworld. Part2:GangesRiverofLife TheGangesisthelongestriverinIndia.Itflowsfromtheglaciersoftheworld’shighestmountains,theHimalayas,tothelargestbayintheworld,theBayofBengal.Humanpollutionthreatenstooverwhelmtheriver,butsomehowwildanimalssurvive.HindusbelievethatGangeswaterhasthepowertopurify,anditseemsthereissomescientificevidencetosupportthisconviction:microscopicorganismsactuallyeatbacteriathatcouldcausedisease,anduniquelyhighlevellevelsofoxygenbreakdownorganicwastefasterthananyinotherriver.Thisself-cleaningpropertyofGangeswaterhelpssupportsomeofthelastremainingtruewildernessintheworld–theSundarbansswamp.Here,India’slargestpopulationofwildtigershaveneverlearnedtofearman,makingthemverydangerousneighbours. Part3:HimalayasSurvivingtheSummits OutsideAsia,nopeakreachesabove7000metres,butalongtheHimalayanrange,over100mountainsexceedthisheightbyatleast200metres,makingitthetallestmountainrangeontheplanet.AsEarthmeetstheskyalongthishostileterrain,powerfulwinds,sub-zerotemperatures,andalackofoxygenopposevirtuallyallformsoflife,butremarkably,thisimmensegeologicalfeaturesomehowsupportsoneofthelargestandmostdiversecollectionsofcreaturesontheplanet–includingman.WhiletheHimalayasruggedhighlandsofferlittledirectrefugetohumans,intheshadowbelow,overabillionpeopleinIndiarelyonthemountainsforsurvival. Part4:WesternGhatsMonsoonMountains StretchingforathousandmilesalongIndia’swestcoast,theWesternGhatsareaspineofmountainsthatlayclaimtobeingoneofthemostbio-diverseplacesintheworld.Mountainsreartheirheadsintothepathofmonsoonclouds,interceptingrainsandmakingthewesternslopessomeofthewettestplacesinIndia.Tropicalrainforeststhrives,andexplodewithlife.TheWesternGhatsholdthekeytolifeacrosssouthernIndia.Rainwaterharvestedbythemountainswashesdowntothecoast,feedingKerala’sbackwaters;hugeriversfloweastacrossIndia’sdryinterior,alifelinetoanimalsandpeople. Part5:IndiasLostWorld Imaginealostworld–headhuntingtribes,tiger-infestedforests,unclimbedmountains,pristinerivers.KnownastheSevenSistersofIndia,therearesevenrelativelyunexploredandisolatedIndianstates.Whatmysteriesliewithinthissecretivelandandwhyhavetheyremaineduntouchedforsolong?North-eastIndiaisananthropologicalparadise;thereisnootherplaceonEarthwithsomanydifferentethnicgroups.Theforestslopesarefilledwithmysterioustribeswhoselivesaredictatedbytheebbandflowoftherainandtheseasonalfruitsoftheforest.IntheselargelyunexploredandisolatedareaspeoplescarcelyknowntotheWesternworldcontinueawayoflifesteepedinancientrituals.…