Uttarakhand

Babita Rawat, a farmer from Uttarakhand, is an award-winning farmer who has been reaping success with mushroom farming, alongside growing tomato, okra, and more on her farm.

Nestled among the foothills of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, The Retreat is a guesthouse that was made by a German who escaped Germany after a failed assassination attempt of Adolf Hitler.

Passionate about experimental and unplanned travel for 15 years, Archana Dutta writes what its like to be on the road with her child whom she is 'unschooling'.

Kalyan Mankoti used to commute 35 km to teach his students in an Uttarakhand village before the lockdown. But he shifted to the village himself, to continue their education continued during the pandemic.

Sita Devi, known as the 'Kiwi Queen' of Tehri in Uttarakhand, challenged the notions of traditional farming to reap bountiful harvests of the fruit.

Quitting her job in Bengaluru, Pratibha Krishnaiah from Bengaluru moved to Uttarakhand and transformed the face of a remote mountain village through her NGO, Himalayan Blooms

Harshit Sahdev's startup 'Himshakti' is boosting incomes of farmers by taking Uttarakhand's ancient 'Pahadi Namak' or flavoured salts to countries like France, UK, Russia and the USA.

The DFO of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand, IFS officer Vaibhav Singh has set an inspiring example of conservation by restoring Himalayan forests and harvesting over 10 million litres of rainwater.

After Uttarakhand's Satinder Rawat lost his job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined hands with his wife to launch a mushroom business that is earning them lakhs today

Run by Aditi Pokhriyal and Anil Cherukupalli, Fagunia Farmstay in Uttarakhand brings together traditional Kumaoni architecture with sustainable lifestyle practices like solar power, organic farming and waste management.