Photographs of Day-today Rural Life of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      Women's Work The people of Kumaon  are strong, independent and hospitable.  Many men have outmigrated for employment.   Back in the villages women are constantly at work both on the land and at home.

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      Women's work The people of Kumaon  are strong, independent and hospitable.  Many men have outmigrated for employment.   Back in the villages women are constantly at work both on the land and at home.

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      Woman of Kumaon Almora District, Uttaranchal.

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      Women farmers in Jukanoli village, Uttarakhand Meeting with village women organized by INHERE (GC Pant) at Jukanoli village community building for MilkIT project preparation. December 01, 2011 (photo credit: ILRI/Nils Teufel).

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    Buffalo feeding on tree leaves (Bauhinia variegata) at Jukanoli village At the main woman's home a buffalo was being fed with tree leaves (Bahinia variegata). December 01, 2011 (photo credit: ILRI/Nils Teufel)

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      Buffalo feeding on tree leaves (Bauhinia variegata) at Jukanoli village At the main woman's home a buffalo was being fed with tree leaves (Bahinia variegata). December 01, 2011 (photo credit: ILRI/Nils Teufel).

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      At the village of Sela The small village of Sela falls in the route on the 2nd day of the trek to Darma Valley

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      The Path at the entrance of Darma Valley Pity, that the authorities will soon make this thrilling road into a tame motorable one as the locals have immense problems in negotiating this road to enter the Darma Valley, specially in case of carrying sick people to hospitals.The steep descent indicates that there is no room for mistake.

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      Man lost in prayer Ukhimath temple, Ukhimath, Garhwal, Uttarakhand By radziyengar           Radhika Iyengar

[एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720]

      The Reader Pivadra village, on route to Almora, Kumaon, Uttarakhand


Photo by - By radziyengar           Radhika Iyenga