Himachal Pradesh

Head to India's beautiful pick-your-own orchards for a vacation that is sure to connect you to nature.

Head to the hills to volunteer for a cause this vacation! We give you 11 volunteering options in the beautiful, serene hilly parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir.

Akriti Heer, resident of a small village of Suliali located in Himachal Pradesh, was only 20 when she achieved recognition as the youngest Indian woman to have scaled Mount Elbrus at the time.

People feel that filing an FIR is a tedious process. But it's a lot easier now.

Meet Kinkri Devi - the environmentalist from Himachal Pradesh who fought against limestone quarrying in Sirmaur district. Noticing the immense environmental damage cause due to quarrying, Kinkri Devi chose to speak up and took the mine owners to court. This is her story.

While other gods may be placated with flowers and candles, some of ours demand liquor and noodles too. And, given that this is the 21st century, they don't say no to offerings of clocks and aeroplanes either. Or to Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg! Here are 15 of the most unusual places of worship in India.

In India there are two occasions that ensure mass participation: festivals and elections. The occasions, particularly festivals, are of late also being used to spread awareness about social causes. The recent Kullu Dussehra dance, with its “Save the Girl Child” message, is one such example.

The existence of the snow leopard indicates a healthy eco-system. But they fall under the category of threatened species now. Read how twelve Asian countries that are home to the snow leopard decided to work together to save the wild cat and dedicated a day, October 23, to raise awareness about its plight.

They wanted to inspire young people of India to take up mountaineering. So Arjun Vajpai and Bhupesh Kumar scaled a 6,180 metres high unexplored peak, becoming the first people to do so.

India will soon host the Paragliding World Cup, 2015. This is the first of its kind world cup event in the country and it will take place from 23rd to 31st October, with the participation of some of the best paragliders and pilots from over 40 countries.