Mumbai: A city-based Income Tax chief commissioner Mahendra Singh, a member of the Indian Revenue Services and an avid wildlife and travel photographer, will be showing his artistic side with the launch of his coffee table book ‘Ladakh and Spiti Chronicles’ on March 3 at the Jehangir Art Gallery.
The travelogue is the culmination of his 7-year hard work, choosing from over 3,000 images and selecting the best 32 which has made it to the final compilation covering the adventure capital of the country, a destination that has the top three highest mountain passes in the world.
The 58-year-old Singh has managed to lavishly illustrate the books with photographs taken by him in the two Volumes dedicated to Ladakh and Spiti which provide a crisp, colourful and a comprehensive overview of this land shrouded in mystery and mystique. To give a glimpse of the images and to showcase the beauty of Ladakh and Spiti, Singh will also be hosting a photo exhibition entitled “Impressions of the Exotic Ladakh & Spiti” from February 28 to March 5 at Jehangir Art Gallery.
“I was enchanted by the cold and bleak desert landscapes of Ladakh and Spiti perched on the south eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Its association with the legendary Shangrila for ages was particularly intriguing. It was the meditative quality of this region which drove me to try to capture it in all its beauty,” says Singh.
