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कुदरती कुमाऊं खुशहाल कुमाऊँ

Category: Kumaon

All you want to know about Kumaon. The sub-sections are About Kumaon section includes an overview, history, geography, etc. Sacred spaces includes the many different traditional places in Kumaon, deeply revered. Festivals is another sub-section

Blogs

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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Blogs

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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Kumaon

Kumaon – an overview

Ashim Manna, 25 April 20238 September 2023

Ashim is a doctoral researcher at the International Centre of Urbanism at KU Leuven, Belgium….

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Kumaon

History of Kumaon

Romola Butalia, 30 July 202125 April 2023

“If we do not remember our past, we jeopardise our future” `traditional folk saying. Ancient…

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Kumaon

Kumaon Geography

Romola Butalia, 19 July 202114 July 2026

Kumaon geography can be defined as bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east…

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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
~anonymous

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

    Impressed. Want to visit & stay in mud house. Pls share more details 8126974888

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

    Very interesting. I'm 83 and still have dreams. Wohi Hoga Jo manjoor.. ...

Archives

  • 21 July 2026 by Romola Butalia Restore the Rain - Book Review
  • 20 July 2026 by Rajiv Butalia Yellow-throated Marten
  • 16 July 2026 by Rajiv Butalia Golden Jackal (Canis Aurous) : Call of the Wild
  • 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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