Nagaland - Nepal
Explorer Benedict Allen talks to German author and producer Peter van Ham who has journeyed deep into the heart of Nagaland.
NAGALAND
Nagaland is a hilly area between the tea growing area of Assam in North East India and the Burmese border. Historically the Naga people were isolated from the countries on either side, partly because of the terrain and partly because of their headhunting activities. Nagaland became a semiautonomous state in the sixties, but only since the beginning of this decade has it become more open to travellers.
Explorer Benedict Allen talks to German author and producer Peter van Ham who has journeyed deep into the heart of Nagaland witnessing their customs and rituals and to travel writer Richard Madden, one of the first tourists to the area. They offer their thoughts on how tourism will affect the traditional life of the people.
NEPAL
British GP Jane Wilson Howarth travelled with her family to go and live in Nepal to give her severely ill little boy a chance of a better quality of life, leaving behind in the UK the traumatic treatments that were being suggested. Jane explains how the Himalayas benefited her child and reflects on the contrast between eastern and western healthcare.
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