Himachal Pradesh Archives

Delhi Chalo Padyatra, From Ladakh To Delhi With Mr. Sonam Wangchuk

Srinivas08/12/2024028 views

Torrential rain poured over his blue raincoat as environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk walked on the 15th day of the Delhi Chalo Padyatra. Spanning nearly 1000 km from the mountains of Leh to the capital city of New Delhi, the Ramon Magsaysay Award winner led over 75 Ladakh residents through the unrelenting terrains of Himachal Pradesh to reach Delhi by 2nd October, 2024. “It’s all in the mind”, Mr. Wangchuk declared in an exclusive interview with The Womb in Lahaul, when asked of the difficulties they are facing while on the way. Adorning a traditional Himachali topi and a white scarf, he was not fazed by the hardships they encountered during the march.

Women Launch A Cooperative Society To Sell Local Food Items In A Small Village In Himachal

Guest Author08/12/2024029 views

Women are coming together in a unique co-operative model in a small town in Himachal to prepare local food materials and sell it at a popular tourist destination – Jalori Pass.

Remembering Didi Contractor: A Self Taught Architect and Recipient of Nari Shakti Puraskar

Satakshi Malaviya08/12/2024025 views

The modern path of development seems highly unsustainable and a threat to nature but Didi Contractor had chosen an alternative path of sustainable building and nature loving architecture. She was the pioneer of nature friendly construction as she worked on the principle that ‘build the future with those materials which can go back to nature’ and she introduced her brand of designs depends on mud, bamboo, slate and stone.