From not clearing the exam in her first attempt to securing the top spot in the second attempt, Singla has had an inspiring journey.
While the field of mountaineering in India has undergone a sea change with a new generation of young mountaineers scaling summits zealously, back in 2009, there
Author and Fulbright scholar Stephen Alter has been announced the 2020 recipient of the notable Mountain Environment and Natural History prize, awarded each year as part of the Banff
When I want to volunteer, I spend a few hours helping out at a soup kitchen or tutoring kids for the SATs (*pat myself on the
American philanthropist Maggie Doyne founded Kopila Valley Children’s Home in Nepal Maggie Doyne still remembers the moment that changed her life forever. A chance encounter with
Exploring life in Fertile Land torn between two hostile neighbours Lives shattered by the war of 1971, separated from most of their tribe and many family
Cleaning souls “ bura mat dekho, bura mat suno, bura mat bolo” contradicting this mantra of the father of the nation, a gentleman followed its flip-sided mantra.
Minus degrees temperature, no table or chairs, books in a language you barely comprehend and teachers who struggle with the lack of resources but still give
The lush greens of hills and valley have been held at the pristine sight of nature at its peak by all. But often to an untrained
Lha, the Tibetan word, means divine. And to the Tibetan community in India, it is no less than a divine blessing. Branching out from the mother
With the tagline ‘Conservation, Community and Culture’, The Mountain Institute (TMI) has been working for mountain chains across the world since 1972. It is a
On State-level Himachal day, Chief Minister Jayaram Thakur gave the civil administration award to the district administration Kullu. Aanchal Thakur of Kullu district was awarded the Himachal
One of its own kind the Healing Himalayas Organization which was founded by Mr. Pradeep Sangwan who belongs to an Army background In 2015, when Pradeep
Times have changed. Ramkali is now popular as “Aunty Number 1”. No longer timid and dejected as she was about 20 years ago when she was
The Northeast of India has a major proportion of the forest cover of the country and homes a variety of species. In fact, it is
Radio Chautari was started after the end of the conflict in Nepal as an initiative with the basic aim to spread peace among Nepal’s population at
At 53, Yashpal Negi shows just some grey hair as a sign of age. Once on the hillsides of Garhwal, he is no less
Shivangini Singh was among the few enthusiasts who had been selected as an official participant in the ClimateForce: Antarctica 2018 Expedition, which will be held from
“Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely –
Samantha Hella is a biologist and filmmaker with experience in research in Human-Tiger conflict around Chitwan National Park. She first went to Nepal to research Tiger
Vandana Vijay, The CEO and founder of an amazing travel company –“Offbeat Tracks”– a prolific traveler bitten by the wanderlust bug as she quit her corporate job
Sanjna Selva (@therealsanjna) has just celebrated her twentieth birthday but has achieved much within her young age. On a gap year after graduation from high school,
Jodie Underhill (@jodie.underhill ), more popularly known as ‘Garbage girl’ was born in 1976 in Great Yarmouth, England. She is 100% committed to tackling India’s garbage
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