02446nam a22002177a 4500 20220221091730.0 220216b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789354893421 AL English 23 RUSL 915.49604 Harley Rustad 21313 Lost in the Valley of Death A story of obsession and danger in the Himalayas Haryana Harper Collins Publishers 2022 286 p. PB 23x15 cm. BLCR-000122 ₹399.20 ₹ ₹499.00 20% 15-02-2022 A riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India--one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley. For centuries, India has enthralled Westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or, in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained in wilderness survival, was one such seeker. In his early thirties, Justin quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey-across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal--in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters while documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained him a devoted following who lived vicariously through his adventures. But the ever-restless explorer was driven to seek out ever-greater extremes, and greater risks, in what had become a personal quest--his own hero's journey. In 2016, he made his way to the Parvati Valley, a remote and rugged corner of the Indian Himalayas steeped in mystical tradition and shrouded in darkness and danger. There he spent weeks studying under the guidance of a sadhu, living and meditating in a cave. At the end of August, accompanied by the sadhu, he set off on a spiritual journey to a holy lake--one from which he would never return. Lost in the Valley of Death is about Justin's search to find himself, in a country where, for many Westerners, the path to spiritual enlightenment can prove fraught, even treacherous. But it is also a story about all of us and the ways, sometimes extreme, we seek fulfillment in life. Biography 20271 RUSTAD (Harley) 20272 ddc BK 221523 221523 0 0 ddc 0 0 OTH AL AL 2022-02-16 NavaKarnataka Publications Pvt.Ltd 399.20 0 915.49604 RUSL 075458 2022-02-16 00:00:00 499.00 2022-02-16 BK