Introduction: Shiva Sharma was born and brought up in Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh. He is 34 years old and a bus driver by profession. He has done his schooling from Bhuntar itself. He stays with his wife and 10-year-old son. He has been driving on these roads since the last 15 years and says he knows […]
Introduction: Gorakh is 40 years old and owns a grocery shop in Pulga, Himachal Pradesh where he was born and brought up. The village is one where one can get lost with the beauty and peace of the place. Pulga boasts of having a dense pine forest which is also known as Fairy forest. It […]
Introduction Stenzin Nurboo is a driver on the Leh-Manali route. He lives in Leh town and was born and brought up in the town only. His father is from Leh and his mother belongs to Shakthi village near Leh town. They have farm lands and a house there, which is beautifully made. Stenzin drives from Manali […]
Lubzin Lolo affectionately called ‘Lolo’ by the tlow team because that’s how he simplifies his name is 55 years old. He works with the Archaeological department of India as a caretaker of different monuments around Ladakh. His family includes his mother, father, wife, a daughter and three sons. Two of his sons are already settled […]
On a trip to Parvati Valley while at Kheerganga, a place where people find peace or as locals say, where god resides is where I first met Krishna. He was wearing a hat just like a cowboy and walking around. We had our tent stay at his camp on October 3, 2018. Krishna welcomed us […]
Who is Hari? Hari is a person who you can count on while trekking in Parvati Valley. He is a gem of a person who is humble and always ready to help with any problem on the way. The 40-year-old was born and brought up in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh and later he shifted to Kalga. […]
While I was setting up to fly my drone and get an aerial view of what the place was. I met two Khasi men in their late 40s who walked up to me. Both were curious to know what was happening. The one standing is Oliver and next to him is Michael. They wanted to […]
Introduction: Abdul Gani Dar was born in Hunder, a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in Nubra Tehsil, on the bank of Shyok River. He is pursuing a distant educational M.A in Urdu from Kashmir University. The Green willow cottage is based near Powerhouse stream in Hunder. The cottage started […]
Introduction Tashi Chondroling was born in Tangste, a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India which lies 49 km before Pangong Lake. Tashi aunty, as we at TLOW call her affectionately was born and brought up in Tangste only. She completed her high school in Tangste as well. She has two daughters […]