Indigenous communities in the two ecologically fragile Himalayan States are routinely excluded from this narrative that fuels reckless growth. Article written by Manshi Asher published on 21/09/23 in Frontline The monsoon of 1999 is etched vividly in my memory. At 23, shortly after finishing my master’s, I was to join a project that worked on […]
पश्चिमी हिमालय में पर्यावरण समावेशी व समुदाय-आधारित पर्यटन स्थानीय समुदायों के लिए कार्यशाला 31 अगस्त से 3 सितम्बर, 2018 संभावना संस्थान, पालमपुर, हिमाचल प्रदेश पृष्ठभूमि भारत में पर्यटन की नीतियाँ पर्यटकों की मांग को केंद्र में रखते हुए और निजी व्यवसायियों के मुनाफे को अधिक से अधिक बढाते जाने के उद्देश्य से बनाई जाती हैं, जिससे […]
As the state’s situation worsens, the only two choices in front of the Himachali people will be mass agitation or mass exodus. Himachal Pradesh is located in the region of the world considered to be the water tower of the Indian subcontinent. But what happens when the high mountains – repositories of snow and thus […]
With tourism to Parvati Valley on the rise, local communities struggle to cope with the pressures of the new consumerist society. The village square is bustling with activity. Women are seated along the stone wall boundary of the exquisitely wood carved temple. In the centre is a huddle of local men, and emerging from it is a golden […]