The Champawat Tigress: How Jim Corbett Ended Kumaon's Deadliest Man-Eater
In 1907, a young railway man named Jim Corbett walked into the hills of Champawat to hunt a tigress blamed for about…
Golu Devta: the Kumaon god who reads your letters
In Kumaon, people do not just pray to Golu Devta. They write to him. Here is the legend of the boy-king of…
Nainital in Winter: December and January Trip Guide
Nainital in winter is cold and clear, with days around 8°-13°C, freezing nights and a chance of snow from late December to…
Mussoorie in December: Weather, Snow Chances, Christmas, Winterline Carnival and New Year
Mussoorie in December is cold and mostly clear, with days around 8°-13°C, near-freezing nights and a chance of the first snow in…
Places to Visit in Uttarakhand in December (2026): Snow, Quiet Hills and New Year
December in Uttarakhand means cold, clear days, the first snow in the high places after mid-month, and big crowds at Christmas and…
Snowfall in Uttarakhand 2026: 12 Places to See Snow and When to Go
Snowfall in Uttarakhand usually comes between late December and February, with January the surest month. Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Chakrata and Nainital are the…
Char Dham Winter Seats: Where to See Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Winter
When the Char Dham close in November, their deities move to winter seats lower in the valleys: Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath for…
Igas Bagwal 2026: Uttarakhand's Own Diwali, Eleven Days Later
Igas Bagwal is the Diwali of the Garhwal hills, celebrated eleven days after the main Diwali, on Devutthana Ekadashi. In 2026 it…
Uttarakhand Foundation Day (9 November): How the Hill State Was Born
Uttarakhand Foundation Day, or Uttarakhand Diwas, is celebrated every year on 9 November, the day in 2000 when the hill districts of…
The Town Under the Lake: The Story of Old Tehri
Beneath the blue water of Tehri Lake lies a royal capital that stood for almost two centuries. This is the story of…
Char Dham Closing Dates 2026: When Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri Close for Winter
The official 2026 closing dates are out: Gangotri on 10 November, Kedarnath and Yamunotri on 11 November (Bhai Dooj), and Badrinath on…
Darwan Singh Negi: The Garhwali Soldier Who Won the Victoria Cross
In November 1914, a young naik from a village in Chamoli fought through the trenches of Festubert in France, wounded in the…