A lucrative illegal trade in the caterpillar fungus has brought some prosperity to the high-altitude villages of Uttarakhand, but it has also led to disputes and a negative ecological impact on the alpine grasslands
Nain Ram Bajela, who makes bamboo products in rural Uttarakhand, says his work demands patience, like any art. But due to low returns and a lack of state support, his sons have moved on to other work
Women of the Bhotiya community in Uttarakhand’s Gothi hamlet earn an income by breaking quarried stones – and recall a time when their weaving skills brought them respect as well as financial returns
Uttarakhand’s Gunji village is home to 194 families who still relieve themselves behind hedges in the biting cold of the mountains – and yet, the Swachh Bharat Mission claims the region is free of open defecation
In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, different types of Holi are celebrated across many days, and the festivities are a time for the women in the villages here to dance and let their songs reverberate amid the mountains. A photo story for PARI's International Women’s Day series throughout March
In scenic Ogla and at the Jauljibi fair in Uttarakhand, close to the India-Nepal border, traders have been hit hard by demonetisation – while in Dharchula, the last town on the border, people are using Nepali currency
In the age of the internet, could the arrival of a red post box be cause for celebration? In six villages of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, where people sometimes travelled 70 kilometres to collect their mail, a PARI report in June hastened the opening of a post office. And the villagers greeted the post box by distributing sweets
With the high cost of commuting to Aadhaar centres in hilly Uttarakhand, misspelt names and other glitches, many widows, the disabled and the elderly in Champawat district have not received their pension for months
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