Himachal Pradesh

Heard of the the unique Losel Doll Museum and its beautiful hand-crafted puppet dioramas?

Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol is currently leading a bench overseeing a slew of petitions against the unprecedented water crisis in Shimla.

In the last few days, Shimla has been making headlines for the severe water shortage it has been facing, with residents having to wait for days to get clean water into their homes.

“I was a student of class 8 when I started working as a tour guide, only so that I could support my family with some income. By the time I was in class 10, my family's financial condition had gotten worse, and I was forced to quit school to work full time.”

"Most people just take stuff from there. So it took the villagers two days to realise we were there to leave something behind."

No matter how seasoned or well-equipped you are, the Himalayas can never be a completely safe bet. You are dealing with cold climate, uneven terrain, unpredictable weather, and all of this, at a high altitude.

When these villagers in Spiti Valley captured a snow leopard that had wandered into a residential area, they performed a rare act of kindness to release it back into the wild!

The strategic significance seems obvious today, but it wasn't always the case.

The first snowfall in Shimla brings with it beautiful snowcapped mountains and towns cloaked in white!

They were able to reap huge profits by combining traditional skills with modern technology.