Uttarakhand (given to the people as Uttaranchal on 1st August 2000 and is now the twenty seventh state of Indian republic), which lies in the Himalayan heartland, is victim of over-exploitation of its natural resources and of ‘development’ resulting in socio-economic dislocation. This region has witnessed alienation of the village people, increasing workload on women … Read more
पहाड में रहकर पहाडी वेशभूषा और परिधानों की सोच रखने वाले कैलाश उन गिने चुने शिल्पियों में हैं, जिन्होंने बहुत कम समय में इस क्षेत्र में अपनी पहचान बनाई है। कैलाश एक शिल्पी ही नहीं वरन सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक सरोकारों के प्रति भी उनकी गहरी समझ और आस्था है।पर्वतीय अचंल में लोक पारम्परिक परिधानों को … Read more
A Report of Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS), A NGO based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Dr. Brij Mohan Sharma, Secretary, SPECS. SPECS conducted food adulteration campaign from May to mid August 2016 along the Char-Dham routes in Uttarakhand. Some of the holy Hindu pilgrimage centres are located here, which see massive influx of … Read more
The vast devastation caused to life and property in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand-India, has been dubbed as “Himalayan Tsunami”. The actual number of deaths and assessment of damage, destruction and devastation due to cloudburst and the flash floods will take time and effort. The torrential rain that lashed through Uttarakhand, the resultant floods and … Read more
Uttarakhand is safe now. Tourists can visit many places and break the myth of “Unsafe Uttarakhand”. Yes, the disaster has damaged Uttarakhand. Its time to rebuild Uttarakhand. It is true that Uttarakhand lost links like roads and bridges, scarcity of food etc in remote villages, thousands became widows and orphan children, left houses broken and … Read more
Natural calamities on earth can not be predicted; however the trend of increasing frequency of occurrence has been realized since last few decades. Despite improvement in Science and Technology, increases in the loss of assets and human life have been seen due to such calamities. But the big question is, is it the nature which … Read more
Let every Marriage be a sweet occasion Plant a tree for beautiful memory परिणय बंधन की मधुर बेला पर एक पौध रोपकर केवल शादी को यादगार ही नही बनाया जा सकता अपितु धरती के प्राकृतिक संसाधनों के सरंक्षण एंव संबर्द्धन की दिशा में यह महान योगदान भी है। मैती का अर्थ: बेटी जिस गांव में … Read more
Whenever I accompany any friend or colleagues to my home town of Lansdowne, the first question asked is, from where did the town gets its name. It may be that most of those who came with me had not read much of Indian History particularly the British period in India. Many might have read or … Read more
The snow clad Himalayas as seen from Tilwadi near Gwaldam, Disrtict Chamoli Uttarakhand. Early March 2013
The Himalayan region is called the abode of gods and one generally sees many temples of various gods and goddess all over the region. While the temples of lord Shiva can be seen in various shape and sizes all over the region, the temple of snake god- Nag Devta was new to me and to … Read more