Part of the Himal Kalasutra festival’s ethos is to increase visitors’ and reinforce the locals’ sense of awareness and awe of biodiversity here. To that end, the 2-day birding programme. I went on the first day with Bhanu, a birding guide from the village, local kids (including 3 teenagers, one of whom is taking the…
Month: May 2019
Childrun of the mountains
This here boy returns for his 5th year organising a 5 and 10k run for the villages of Munsiari. This is where he fell in love with teaching kids things. For once, I’ve taken 5 years to come and see what he’s been upto. Here’s what it is and what it means for those he’s…
Growing up in a campus- a trip down the NCERT memory lanes
We grew up just outside, then living inside the NCERT campus. We (my brother and I) were well known figures in the campus-almost as well known as our rather popular father. Revisiting it as a 42 year old was highly interesting. Qutb Minar has been something I’d look up and see towering on most days….
Mountain of adventure – getting there
“You have to come meet my other family”, Arvind said. Knowing how rare it is for him to get this close to anyone, I have always been curious about Munsiari and it’s residents. They’d taken on the mystique suitable to a faraway mountainous hamlet crossed over with The Shire. But getting there to experience it…