Ladakh

How Not to ‘Do’ Ladakh in 7 days!

21 Comments / JOMO, Ladakh, Rants /

Discover humorous insights about planning a trip to Ladakh, with tips and witty replies from a seasoned traveler. Happy travels await!

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Brokpa Community : A Journey Through the Four Aryan Villages of Ladakh

30 Comments / Himalayas, Ladakh, Solo, Winter /

I had read passing references about the Brokpa community, most of them were rumours of German women coming in search of pure Aryan men. The people living in ‘four Aryan villages’ had remained culturally secluded and were different from the rest of the Ladakhis. Huff Post interviewed me about this, here. Read : Into Unknown Ladakh I

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Exploring Markha Valley: Memories from a Frozen Trek with Village Kids

17 Comments / Himalayas, Ladakh, Photo Story, Photography /

Schools across Ladakh are closed from December to March. Kids are inconspicuously absent from homes in the summers, they are all busy studying. Memories of an unforgettable trip have come alive while selecting these pictures. Someday I shall return to the families with presents. Till that time, let me share this wonderful time I had, with

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Hidden Gem in Markha Valley, Ladakh : One Home village of Yurutse at 4200m

15 Comments / Himalayas, Ladakh, Solo /

Yurutse: A ‘one home’ Ladakhi village in Markha Valley A local has been kind enough to walk with me to Rumbak, I have been warned against venturing out alone. It is January cold and a woman has recently been mauled by dogs on the same trail. The cloudy skies give way and it is snowing

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Photographs of the Trek to Phugtal Monastery : A Hidden Gem in Zanskar

21 Comments / Heritage, Himalayas, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Solo, Treks & Hikes, Zanskar /

  Read : Stunning experiences from the most remote monastery in the world   Read : Leh-Ladakh : Amalgamation of Cultures     Read : Wanderings in Lahaul – Tayul Monastery     Read : Wanderings in Lahaul : Kardang Monastery       Read : Lamas at Phuktal Monastery     Chortens, monks, a monastery guesthouse and the greatest

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Trekking to the Most Remote Monastery in the World – Phuktal, Zanskar

41 Comments / Heritage, Himalayas, Jammu & Kashmir, JOMO, Ladakh, Solo, Treks & Hikes, Zanskar /

Everything felt like a mistake. My mind was numb, blood oozed out of the fingers of my right hand courtesy of the hanging mesh wires on the dangling bridge. It was an indigenous structure made with a combination of stones, branches and twigs with ropes balanced by the weight of a few large stones. The Tsarap Chu

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