New research indicates that Eilmer of Malmesbury, an 11th-century English Benedictine monk, was the first person to observe Halley’s Comet over 600 years before Edmond Halley. He saw the comet twice ...

Today, trekking routes around Leh, Nubra Valley, Lahaul–Spiti, and Kinnaur follow these ancient paths. Monasteries, caravanserais, and old trading villages still stand as reminders of when monks and ...