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Gharat: Demise of Pahadi Chakki

Gharat: Demise of Pahadi Chakki

I was walking along a fast running stream in the upper Himalayas of Uttarkashi district of Uttrakhand. The water was flowing in a calm and...
Legend of Madho Singh Bhandari: The Man who replenished Maletha Village

Legend of Madho Singh Bhandari: The Man who replenished Maletha Village

As you traverse in the alleys of Srinagar town, 5 km from here you’ll see a hushed village called Maletha idyllically situated on the Devprayag...
Polling Officials conquer snow laden booths at 10,000 ft for 275 voters in U’khand

Polling Officials conquer snow laden booths at 10,000 ft for 275 voters in U’khand

With news surfacing that Uttarakhand has set a benchmark with a record-breaking 68% voting in the Assembly Elections 2017, we mustn’t forget that the credit...
Inspirational Story of Chef. Ishan Bahukhandi, the Youngest International Indian Master Chef at 2016 Olympics

Inspirational Story of Chef. Ishan Bahukhandi, the Youngest International Indian Master Chef at 2016 Olympics

The inspirational story of this young chef who took the 2016 Rio Olympics by storm with his flavoursome dishes, will make you recall Ishan of...
The Ultimate Pahadi Childhood Adventure

The Ultimate Pahadi Childhood Adventure

Kispe Kitna Hai Dum Kakdi Chor Pahadi Style Fishing Engineer to Bachpan se Hain Hum Kisse-Kahaniyan Kafal: Apni Pahari Stawberry Cricket Match in the midst...
Rare Photos of Himalayas Depicting the Life and Region in late 18th Century

Rare Photos of Himalayas Depicting the Life and Region in late 18th Century

Note: We used same old captions of photos. In late 18th Century, the map of the Himalayan region was different. Most of the pictures are...
Kafal Pako Min Ni Chakho- A Sorrowful Story related to Kafal

Kafal Pako Min Ni Chakho- A Sorrowful Story related to Kafal

If we talk about our numerous planned and unplanned trips to our village, we cannot forget the flavour of the juicy kafals that have stayed...
Natural Disasters in Uttarakhand- Its Reason, Effects and Measures to Control

Natural Disasters in Uttarakhand- Its Reason, Effects and Measures to Control

Headlines such as 29 dead many missing in the cloudburst, 40 people killed in the landslide at Uttarakhand have become an everyday talk. Our heavenly...
पहाड़ की याद

पहाड़ की याद

Composed by: Rishabh Goel This poem was the winner of the 2015 Poetry Writing Contest. You can also read the consolation prize winning poems by...
Old Vintage Post Cards of Mussoorie that You’ll find Nowhere else

Old Vintage Post Cards of Mussoorie that You’ll find Nowhere else

With the introduction of new technologies and social media sites somewhere down the line, we have left the habit of communicating through postcards and letters....
सुबह की ठंड – स्कूल की पहली घंटी से पहले

सुबह की ठंड – स्कूल की पहली घंटी से पहले

पता है पहाड़ों पर सुबह काफी ठंड होती है पर क्या करें स्कूल दूर है और पैदल जाना है, पर गाँव के दोस्त और कभी न...
Short Story based on a True Event: A Bus that came in Uttarakhand after 69 long years

Short Story based on a True Event: A Bus that came in Uttarakhand after 69 long years

The eyes of the local people of Silpata village in Chamoli district were dead tired after waiting for as long as 69 years, not for...
पलायन – मात्र एक चिंतन भर

पलायन – मात्र एक चिंतन भर

सुबह की शुरुआत हुई तो अमर उजाला की खबर पर नजर पड़ी, काली गाढ़ी 'हैडिंग' में साफ नजर आ रहा था "पहाड़ पर 2.80 लाख...
Patal Bhuvaneshwar Cave: The Underworld of Gods

Patal Bhuvaneshwar Cave: The Underworld of Gods

Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand has several hidden places which make us believe it is truly the abode of Gods. One such place that restores our faith...
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस – एक नज़र से

विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस – एक नज़र से

5 June 2016 | Dehradun आज पूरा  विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस मना रहा है किन्तु वर्तमान में ज्यादातर लोग इसकी परवाह नहीं करते। ” Lancet study...
मैं हिमालय यूँ मूक खड़ा

मैं हिमालय यूँ मूक खड़ा

मैं हिमालय यूँ मूक खड़ा बस देख रहा और चिंतन करता। नित परिवर्तन की परिभाषा का, अन्वेषण मैं पल-पल करता। मर रहे हैं जीव-जंतु मेरे...
Places in Uttarakhand that are truly “Bird Watchers Paradise”

Places in Uttarakhand that are truly “Bird Watchers Paradise”

While talking about the rich bio-diversity of Uttarakhand, we cannot miss out the beauty of the myriad, playful birds that attracts many globetrotters to visit...
You Won’t Believe these Pahadi Songs are Sung by Famous Singers of Bollywood

You Won’t Believe these Pahadi Songs are Sung by Famous Singers of Bollywood

We are listening Pahari songs for ages but do you know there are few Garhwali and Kumaoni songs which have been sung by the nightingales...
An impregnable journey to Dayara Bugyal

An impregnable journey to Dayara Bugyal

My first trekking experience with team eUttaranchal.com The trek to Dayara Bugyal was going to be my first trekking experience with team eUttaranchal.com so I...
वो बचपन की बरफ़

वो बचपन की बरफ़

तब मैं 11 साल का था, जनवरी का महीना था और कड़ाके की ठंड पड़ रही थी। रात को बहुत ज्यादा ठंड होने के कारण मैं-माँ...