Wildest

Covering 200,000km sq, India's Thar desert is one of the harshest places on Earth. Desiccating winds and near permanent drought has earned this unforgiving land another name: the region of death.

The Ganges is the longest river in India. It flows from the glaciers of the Himalayas, the Bay of Bengal. It's a lifeline to wild animals, from rhinoceros and river dolphins to otters and gharials.

The Himalayas run across 2,500km of north India. he Himalayas' rugged highlands offer little direct refuge to humans, in the shadow below, over a billion people in India rely on the mountains for survival.

The western Ghats are a spine of mountains that lay claim to being one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. In the east tigers and wild dogs compete for prey in the dry forests. While the western Ghats hold the key to life across southern India.

North-east India is an anthropological paradise; there is no other place on Earth with so many different ethnic groups. The forest are filled with mysterious tribes whose lives are dictated by the rain and the seasonal fruits of the forest.