Meet Vidya Sharma, also known as Mela Ram Aunty. We got the opportunity to actually see her at work, getting up early, tending to the cows, going to the fields, getting grass […]
The Wayfarer Diaries: All My Bags Are Packed…
15-09-2017, 1840 hours, Boileauganj, Himachal Pradesh, India: The rain has finally stopped, giving everybody some respite from the heavy rainfalls that have disrupted life in the hills these past few weeks. Though…...
The Mountain Walker Diaries: The Indian Tricolour On The Ridge
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, 5 July 2017, 1730 hours The Ridge in Shimla is a vantage point among vantage points. You can see The Ridge – or its thereabouts marked out by […]
The Mountain Walker Diaries: Sutlej At Rampur
Rampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, 6 July 2017, 2030 hours We are at Rampur, well, just on the outskirts of Rampur actually. After a good four-and-a-half hours drive from Shimla to Narkanda to […]
The Mountain Walker Diaries: Finally On the Road
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, 6 July 2017, 1430 hours Don’t look now, but it seems that we are finally on the road, and off on our journey through Himachal. It was a […]