DId I tell you earlier that Chinese Goats, locally known as Chikoo is not only soft and delicious but also leaves such small trace of fat in our hands that you can simply wash it with water sans soap!. So, this winter I decided to procure one from near Chitkul where farmers from Tibet...
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As you all know my net connectivity is poor and I operate on a limited bandwidth of 8 kbps, so it takes a while for me to upload content. My most important work here is to soak up the sun while trying to decipher the age old wisdom of the mountains. After years of...
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First, my apologies for not updating this blog for quite some time. The Internet connection at Sangla is painful and I am yet to get a Broadband connection. However, I must tell you about Pin Valley – a spectacular valley hidden in Spiti. We went there about a month back but the landscape still...
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First, I am sorry for not putting in enough time for this blog. What kept me busy was the changing season – the greens spreading from across the valley to the meadows filling up the ravines, the nooks and corners and the banks of the rivers. the peeping out of small red, yellow, violet...
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Across the winding roads in the dense of the hills among the mist and fogs amidst the unknown thrills… On days which are bright on days which are grey across the mountain trails I love to lose my way… Tracing the lonely tune from a far away flute.. of some shepherd boy on some...
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A week back we organized free medical camps for the villagers at Sangla and Rakcham in association with Mission Mohhabat an NGO working for the welfare of the  Kinnaur. With no doctors or clinics these people are more often exploited by quacks and the road side bone-dust seller announcing their wares with microphone and...
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Summer is finally here with the sun knocking our door every morning with a pleasant spread of warmth and shine. The barren fields and hills are also fast turning green with the nourishing rain they receive very evening. Villagers are busy planting seeds and tilling their lands – most of them are back from...
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Finally the sun is out in full strength. And the villagers are happy. I went down to Sangla the other day and had the real taste of sweat after a span of six months. Two weeks back we planted flower seeds in a small patch of land in our resort covering them with a...
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We heard the foot-steps of summer and enjoyed the sun last week – not in its full glory and strength but enough to help the pines shake off their white attire and a few springs to wake up from their siesta and bless the valley with their murmur. The apricots are first to blossom...
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Yesterday morning two swallows came chirping loud and told me  that summer is not far off. The sun stays for much longer period now and sends out strong signals to the snow to move over and make room for the greens sleeping below the soil. The pines have managed to shake off much of...
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