Uttarakhand Stories

Unsung Heroes

Get to know about the unsung heroes of Uttarakhand who have brought a dynamic change by dedicating themselves to the service of Uttarakhand. These charismatic personalities are inspiring the common man to do the most uncommon things.

Manorama Joshi: Changing Many Lives

Manorama Joshi: Changing Many Lives

Her differently-abled students participated in Special Olympics held in China in 2007 and Greece in 2011. She has Changed lives of over 50 children by...
Sudha Gunwant: A Farmer and Environment Emancipator

Sudha Gunwant: A Farmer and Environment Emancipator

Since 2003, she is practicing protective irrigation, started own seedlings before the monsoon, and cultivate exotic, high-value crops like the Kiwi fruit. She is a...
Reviving the legacy of Old Tehri with Gambhir Singh Chauhan

Reviving the legacy of Old Tehri with Gambhir Singh Chauhan

Uttarakhand has been home to many environmentalists from Jim Corbett to Sundar Lal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt. Uttarakhand is aptly the land of Gods,...
Nain Singh Rawat – Explorer of the Himalayas

Nain Singh Rawat – Explorer of the Himalayas

Pandit Nain Singh Rawat was one of the first pundits who explored the Himalayas for the British. Born in 1830 in Milan, Pithoragarh, Nain Singh...