Ranikhet : The Queen’s Meadow
Ranikhet is a place related with the legends of Himalayas. Once upon a time, the Queen Padmini of Kumaon was in love with this tiny hill paradise. King Sudhardev had to oblige her, by building a palace here and named this place “ranikhet”, The Queen’s field. No trace of the place can be found today, […]
Hilljatra : A folk festival in Pithoragarh
A festival of pastoralists and agriculturist hilljatra came to Pithoragarh valley from West Nepal and at once found fevour in Kumaour and Bajethi and in its modified form as Hiran-chital at Kanalichina, Dewalthal and Askot. It is associated with ropai (paddy transplantation) and allied agricultural activities of rainy season. In was introduced in Soar by […]
2nd September 1994, Another Black Day of Uttarakhand
2 सितम्बर, 1994 को खटीमा गोलीकांड के विरोध में मौन जुलूस निकाल रहे लोगों पर एक बार फिर पुलिसिया कहर टूटा। प्रशासन से बातचीत करने गई दो सगी बहनों को पुलिस ने झूलाघर स्थित आन्दोलनकारियों के कार्यालय में गोली मार दी गई। इसका विरोध करने पर पुलिस द्वारा अंधाधुंध फायरिंग कर दी गई, जिसमें कई […]