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Sharing information, thoughts and ideas, news and views through blogs

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Lakshmi Ashram and Sarala Behn: Renewing Swaraj

Barun Mitra, 15 July 202619 July 2026

“If we light a light, it will spread itself.” ~ Sarala Behn Among the many…

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Bakhli in Kumati, Nainital

Rajiv Butalia, 14 July 202619 July 2026

The little-known village of Kumati in Ramgarh block of Nainital district hosts what is believed…

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Himalaya & Climate Change

Ajay Kumar, 7 September 202319 July 2026

With a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and Masters in Forestry from Forest Research Institute Dehra…

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Geeli Mitti: Building Sustainable Homes

Romola Butalia, 2 August 202319 July 2026

Shagun Singh worked as a marketing executive when she decided she wanted to do what…

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Reviving river, landscape restoration

Ashim Manna, 31 July 202319 July 2026

Mountains, women, and the weight of water  Figure 1: Women and young girls spend hours at…

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Himalayan Flowers – Unsung heroes

admin, 9 July 202319 July 2026

Himalayan flowers, unassuming, modest and happy, just to be. In a few years they may…

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Pahadi food: रिमझिम बारिश के बीच पहाङी खाना

Deepa Pathak, 6 July 202319 July 2026

Read in English इन दिनों पहाङ झमाझम बारिश में भीग रहे हैं। हर तरह के…

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Bamaur! what a lyrical name…

Jyoti Patil, 5 July 202317 July 2026

“Bamaur! what a lyrical name”, I exclaimed. I first noticed this beautiful tree on the…

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Rhododendrons in Spring

Rishu Nigam, 12 June 202317 July 2026

Rishu Nigam is a writer and documentary filmmaker focused on telling climate stories. She wrote…

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Char Dham Yatra – Travel Restrictions Lifted

Manasi Hansa, 13 May 202314 May 2023

Char Dham Yatra, a pilgrimage to four Hindu shrines located in the Himalayan region, has…

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Nanda Devi – First Glimpse

Madhur Chhabra, 21 April 20238 September 2023

Nanda Devi beckoned Madhur Chhabra to make a home at Misty Mountains. Born and brought…

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Nainital Lake

Jahnavi Sharma, 7 November 202225 April 2023

Nainital Lake, with a large portion of its water coming from Sukhatal Lake, is one…

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हिमालय दिवस पर विशेष – 9 सितम्बर

S P Sati, 9 September 202217 July 2026

हिमालय इसलिए विश्व के सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण भू आकृत्तियों में से एक है क्योंकि उत्तरी ध्रुव…

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The Boy Who Ran Away

Aagnay Budhraja, 25 October 202125 October 2021

Many years ago, when I was just a child of 10 or 12, our family…

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Reflections of a Fool on the Hill

Samit Sinha, 29 July 202130 July 2021

As I look back upon the defining events of my past, like the rest of…

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Endangered Bird Species

Rajiv Butalia, 19 July 202114 July 2026

Endangered bird species were first enumerated In 2014 in Uttarakhand by bird conservator Asad Rahmani…

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Reader Comments

  1. Rajan on Bakhli in Kumati, Nainital14 July 2026

    Very interesting!

  2. Simran Dhyani on Contact Us17 March 2026

    My name is Simran Dhyani, and I am a research scholar at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems…

  3. Ashish Sharma on छतौला : गाँव बचाओ कुमाऊं बचाओ21 February 2025

    It is the duty of every villager to keep his village safe. people of that village just have to understand…

  4. Apoorva on Geeli Mitti: Building Sustainable Homes13 November 2024

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  5. inder raj dowlath on Geeli Mitti: Building Sustainable Homes21 October 2024

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  • 15 July 2026 by Barun Mitra Lakshmi Ashram and Sarala Behn: Renewing Swaraj
  • 14 July 2026 by Rajiv Butalia Bakhli in Kumati, Nainital

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