To find the true essence of the Himalaya one must travel deep inside the mountainous terrain, and explore the remote areas. One such place is the Spiti valley that with its cold desert-like terrain ...

Often referred as Ajanta of the Himalayas, Tabo Monastery is situated at the height of 10,007 feet in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh in north India. It is one of the oldest Buddhist ...

Craggy peaks whoosh past my window. A turquoise ribbon of river cuts its way through the mountains. Snow lies unmelted in shadows that the sun hasn’t reached. I’m in a bus that’s hurtling down thin, ...

Tabo is a quaint village in the lower part of the Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh, at an altitude of 3265 meters. The town lies on the road between Rekong Peo and Kaza, the sub-divisional ...

RAYA SCHOOL, a progressive school in Quezon City, recently asked me to talk to their teachers about cultural literacy, a fancy phrase which means an understanding of culture or, in the Philippine ...

So, how much further is the monastery?” I ask Joginder, my cheerful Himachali driver-companion from Delhi, as he parks in front of the Banjara resort, where we’re spending the night. “Arrey, aapne ...