Meghalayan Musings: A Photo Essay
From barren lands began the search for greener pastures and green they were. Blue skies engulfed by giant, tufty clouds flowing fluidly over valleys of undisturbed hills,...
The Himalayan symphony
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Imagine the endless lush green fields stretching as far as your eyes can reach, the sharp pine trees guarding the gigantic mountains standing behind, the...
Satse – back to old times of mother’s childhood memories
During every summer holiday, I always visit Domkhar village (my maternal house) which is 60 km away from my village and 12kms from main city of Leh....
Meghalaya: The abode of Clouds
My first trip ever solo trip was to 'The abode of Clouds' also called Meghalaya by Indians. A state so small but so rich in culture. A...
Temperature falls in North India, snowfall in Himachal, Shimla records -4.4° C
Several high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Tuesday and temperatures dropped in many places in north India, including Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.
The minimum temperature in...
Why Rohtang Tunnel Can Turn From Boon to Bane for Lahaul’s People and Ecology
On October 3, the Rohtang tunnel was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in Manali. There was the usual euphoria on the part of both the Central and...
Road to Tawang….
Tawang is a small hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Situated at an altitude of 2,669 meters, it's a place of chilling winters,...
Kalishila: The Land of White Secrets
करुॅ मैं कैसे बखान
खूबसूरती का तेरी।
कैसे दूॅ मैं बयान
तेरे हुस्न का तेरे रूप का।।
यूॅ कहूॅ कि तू
आई है परियों के लोक से।
पर ज़िक्र तो तेरा
किस्से कहानियों में...
Rare Orchid Found For The First Time In Uttarakhand
A rare orchid has been discovered in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, at an altitude of 3,800 metre. The discovery has been published in a French journal.
Dehradun: A...
Kong Thong: A Tribal Village Where They Have Tunes Instead of Names
Who are we? How was the first society? Which was the first language? Aren't words and languages made out of random noises?
Why do our names make sense?...
Your time as a caterpillar is over; stretch your wings and fly
As a child I grew up with the dreams of becoming "Materialistically successful "! When those uncles and aunties would ask me what I want to do...
Uttarakhand lost 50,000 hectares forest land to developmental activities in last 20 years
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand, birthplace of the country’s major rivers like Ganga and Yamuna and home to the Himalayan ranges, is rapidly losing its forest land to commercial activities.
Data...
McLeodganj : dig out the traveller within
McLeodganj IS ALL ABOUT
HAPPY PEOPLE
Mountains
Viewpoints
Food N Cafes
Pleasant chilled weather
Trekking
Pocket-friendly amusements
GENEROUS PEOPLE
Spirituality
Relaxation
Making new friends
Cross-Cultural Learning
GOOD PEOPLE
Safe Environment
PLACES TO VISIT
There are a variety of places to visit if u have enough...
Albedo Effect: Dust Blowing from Asia and Africa is Melting the Snow in the...
Dust may be a substantial factor aiding the snowmelt in the Himalayas. The term albedo denotes reflection strength. Pure white snow, with high reflection, has a high...
Regular sightings indicate rise in number of snow leopards in HP
The number of endangered snow leopards appear to be increasing as more sightings have been reported in the remote, high mountainous areas of Himachal Pradesh even as...
Entire village in Lahaul tests Covid positive
MANALI: All residents of Thorang village of Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh, barring 52-year-old Bhushan Thakur, have tested positive for Covid-19. The Lahaul-Spiti valley has become the worst-affected district in the...
Deoria Tal- An Exquisitely Serene Lake in the lap of the Himalayas!
Deoria Tal was never on my wish list.To be honest, I had never heard of a place called by this name in Uttrakhand until I overheard the...
“Tarballs” Detected in Himalayan Atmosphere
Some people refer to the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau as the “third pole” because the region has the largest reserve of glacial snow and ice outside of the north...
Why the people of Spiti eat stones
he word “Amchi” means mother of all living beings. As part of a centuries-long lineage, my family has been using Sowa Rigpa (traditional Tibetan medicine) as a...
A train from Uttarakhand
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It's not the goodbyes that hurt, it's the flashbacks that follow.
Nobody could understand this quote better than Mr. Shyam Prasad Baluni who is a retired...
Top 10 books about the Himalayas
The Himalayas are the highest mountains on Earth, the stupendously wild boundary between India and Tibet and a magnet for countless adventurers, missionaries and spiritual seekers. Yet the...
Rohtang Tunnel Leaves Filth In Its Wake
The worst fears of the strong-32,000 population at Lahaul-Spiti have come true. The heavy tourist influx following the opening of the Rohtang Tunnel has exposed the three...
Storytelling with a Difference: Meet our Himasset Munmun Dhalaria
A great storyteller bridges the gap between “you” and “me” to make their audience feel one with them. They understand that story-telling is a conversation, a dialogue...
Lesser Visited and Unexplored Places of Spiti
So, your much-awaited plan to Spiti is finally on. And by now you must either be reading about the things you do in Spiti or searching for...
A Journey Through The Alluring Emptiness – Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1 – LOST AND FOUND
KAZA, SPITI VALLEY
8TH SEPTEMBER 2016
THURSDAY, 14:00 HRS.
How the hell am I going to make it? Is it even...
Khirsu: Hidden gem of Pauri Garhwal
Surfing the net for a weekend getaway in the lap of nature away from the humdrum of routines of Delhi life, I came across Khirsu. Situated at...
Nathula travel Diary
Considering one of my best road trips, I must admit that it was Nathula pass. Nathula pass which is located at Indo China border (eastern Himalayas -...
The last trip
Decades later
When the distance would have faded and the memories evaporated,
I will come again
To stand at this place, to breathe in this air, to relive everything that...
9 Steps to Going Plastic Free in the Mountains
Over the past few years, there has been an incredible trekking boom in the country. Trekking has gone from being an adventure sport to a recreational activity....
Fillip to reopen Sikkim trek trails for tourists
After about seven months of Covid-induced shutdown, tourism reopened in Sikkim on October 10
Trekking has resumed in Sikkim with the far-flung Uttarey village in West Sikkim recently...
Man and nature unite!
How often do we see man made miracles and natural elegance join hand in hand? Well, you have to visit this place to witness it for yourself.In...
Nubra to Pangong Lake via Agham-Shyok
Pangong Lake and Nubra are two gems on Ladakh’s crown while what used to make it tough was crossing KhardungLa top for Nubra and to come back...
That kid from Spiti
We went to the highest post office (also a home to a wonderful family) in the world which was situated in Hikkim, roughly about 15,000 feet. As...
A startup is using tourism and solar energy to light up remote areas in...
In 2013, an Indian engineer started a sustainable development enterprise called Global Himalayan Expedition. Since then, it has installed solar power in 131 villages of three regions...
Walking down memory lane
It was the summer of 2009, when I had visited Manikaran for the very first time as a child and the effect it left was that of...
A Journey Through The Alluring Emptiness – Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2 – THE GUIDING LIGHT
EN ROUTE KAZA, HIMACHAL PRADESH
5TH SEPTEMBER 2016
MONDAY, 20:00 HRS
… CHAPTER 1 – LOST AND FOUND …
“Reaching Kullu doesn’t seem feasible now…I don’t think I...
Chitkul – Last village near India-China border
Chitkul
Chitkul is the last inhabited village near the India - Tibet Border.
Approximately 600kms from Delhi, Chitkul is situated on the banks of River Baspa. Chitkul is...
Humble and Happy in Himachal
There is a reason why the first snow fall embraces the mountain who stands tall with its highest peak and patiently awaits its coming. But we often take perseverance and...
Why You Should Visit North India
I had a conversation with my co-workers about traveling, they asked if where we will go next, "I will go to Japan." "Thailand for me." "Korea!" and...
Spotting wildflowers in the Himalayas; our top five
Riding into the Himalayas will give you a glimpse of some of the rarest flowers, astonishing beauties that you will not find anywhere else. Speaking of Himalayan...
Why the mountains matter
Mountains are the most magnificent and majestic geographical features of the world. Be it the Andes in South America, the Alps in Europe or the mighty Himalayas...
The Village – In Valley’s Hand
Back when we're on the trekking expedition of Chanderkhani Pass in Himachal (2016), we've seen spectacular views of mountains and valleys. The expedition was from YHAI (Youth...
COVID-19: Every third student in Indian Himalayan region couldn’t access online classes
Educational learning has been an unusual victim of the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Continuity of learning has been impacted adversely — so has the students’...
There is a ‘natural aerosol factory’ in the Himalayas and it affects climate, study...
A new study has found that the Himalayas generate large quantities of natural aerosols that may play an important role in cloud formation and the Earth’s climate.
The...
The Middle Land- 1
There are few plans one make which no matter how much you try to materialize, always falls apart at the last moment. For three years, I...
Not Japan Or Paris, It’s India: Shillong Turns Pink As Cherry Blossoms Take Over...
Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, many Indian travellers would have booked tickets to Shillong in Meghalaya which, at present, is looking like a painting with whimsical...
Nako Village
Nako Village is located near the Indo-China Border in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated in the Kinnaur Valley Which is among one of the most beautiful...
U’khand to sell local products under ‘Holy Himalayas’ brand name: CM
Dehradun: Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday announced that the state government is all set to start an umbrella brand ‘Holy Himalayas’ to promote the products...
Himalayas poised for a series of big earthquakes, says study
The entire Himalayan arc is poised to produce a sequence of great earthquakes, and the next big quake -- of the magnitude of 8 or above --...
Bonhomie in Barter- Jonbeel Mela
In an era where going cashless is the trend, Jonbeel mela serves as a veritable blast from the past. Gaining its name from the Assamese words ‘Jon’...