Kangri : traditional, personalized central heating in the valley of Kashmir

Auteur :
AKHTAR, R.

Description :
In this region of India people carry earthenware pots of charcoal under their loose clothing to stay warm in the cold winters. A form of cancer results from the injurious effects of heat from these portable braziers on the abdomen and thighs.―(DWG)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Focus (New York, N.Y. 1950), issn : 0015-5004, 1992, vol. 42, n°. 2, p. 25-27, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 10 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, New York, NY, American Geographical Society