An independent, interdisciplinary journal of Himalayan studies. The editorial board was formed in the summer of 1972 with the aim of giving the younger generation of scholars a chance to have their material published and critically discussed along with contributions from the older savants in the field. Kailash would serve as a forum for students and scholars from both the East and the West, and make available in the Himalayas themselves more of the research done on the area. The journal was conceived to appeal to scholars from a number of disciplines, and submissions of material relating to Assam, the Eastern and Western Himalayas and on natural sciences are actively encouraged. The journal was named after the 22,000 ft mountain Kailash, in the Central Himalayas, a place of great spiritual significance.