Ladakh

A remote hamlet in Leh’s high altitude Hemis National Park constantly loses its livestock to snow leopards, but have turned to homestays around conservation tourism, reaping rich rewards. Sharada Balasubramanian takes a closer look.

Greater diplomatic efforts are required on the part of Indian and Chinese authorities to revive this historical trade and pilgrimage route.

"Now, why would a local boy talk about a structure that nearly every tourist to Leh has seen? What’s unique about it?" #MyCityMyLove

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

Rapid economic and social transformation has raised uncomfortable, yet important questions of identity.

Right from the Mughal era, Ladakh’s fate has been deeply interwoven with Pashmina.

Started by an IAS officer and his wife, the Looms of Ladakh initiative is the first such local effort.

Now, the region will no more be isolated from December to April.

Colonel Chewang Rinchen, a two-time recipient of the Mahavir Chakra, embodied the spirit of India that lives within every Ladakhi.

Explosion in the number of tourists, and migrant labour inflow are putting a real strain on the region's water, despite the money they bring in.