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DARK SECRETS: Kumaon loc - The Real Truth

Mukteshwar, Sattal and the Kumaon Lakes After the Crowds Leave

The last weekend of October, the Kumaon hills do something the summer brochures never photograph. The rhododendron buses stop running, the dhabas on the Mukteshwar ridge close their plastic chairs, and the lakes at Sattal go glassy in a way they simply cannot manage in May. What remains is the…

Times Life · Nov 3

Pithoragarh's Quiet Towns: Panchachuli Views Without a Single Trek

The Panchachuli massif, five summits between 6,334 and 6,904 metres, is usually framed as a climber's objective or a trekker's reward. But from the ridge towns of Pithoragarh district, the same wall of ice and rock appears without earning it. You drive up, you step out, and there it is.…

Times Life · Nov 2

Munsiyari Is the Himalayan Mountain Town in Uttarakhand That India Has Not Ruined Yet

The Road Tells You Who This Place Is ForThe last stretch into Munsiyari is a narrow mountain road that takes four hours from Pithoragarh on a good day. There are no shortcuts. The bus from Almora stops at Birthi Falls, where passengers get out without being asked to, stand at…

Times Life · Jul 18

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Why Devotees Send Stamp Paper Complaints to This Temple

Imagine a place where people don’t go to court for justice.Instead, they write a letter to God. In the hills of Uttarakhand, thousands of devotees send written complaints on stamp paper to a mysterious temple. They believe that the deity here listens to every plea and delivers justice when human…

MyLifeXP · Mar 14

It takes a village – the pioneering tourism project breathing new life into India’s mountain communities

Over the past 21 years, Village Ways has been leading low-impact tours of remote communities in the foothills of the Himalayas, supporting traditional ways of life and offering a rare glimpse of pristine landscapes and wildlife

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

The Village Where People Still Leave Food for Hanuman at Night

High in the quiet mountains of Uttarakhand, where mist wraps the hills and silence feels sacred, lies a mysterious village with a tradition that surprises many visitors. Every night, after sunset, villagers place food outside their homes. Not for animals. Not for guests. But for Hanuman. In the village of…

MyLifeXP · Mar 5

The great regional divide: Kumaon versus Garhwal and plains versus hills

It is believed that whenever power position changes, it affects development of other regions; for the past few years, the political heavyweights have been from Garhwal

The Hindu · Mar 14, 2022

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Impact of farmers’ movement

The movement influenced the plains more than the hills

The Hindu · Mar 13, 2022

Uttarakhand Assembly elections | BJP, Congress walk a tightrope in Kumaon, Garhwal

Garhwal has many projects of the Centre giving an edge to the BJP while Kumaon will see a battle between CM hopefuls

The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022

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