UNWOMEN | MUNSIYARI
Munsiyari, nestled amid the snow-covered peaks of the mighty Himalayas, at an altitude of 2298 m, offers some of the most magical views of nature. Known as the Little Kashmir, this scenic offbeat hamlet is in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
From Kathgodam, I travelled to Munsiyari by road, seeing some of the most serene and spectacular sights of Uttarakhand. Sarmoli, a pint-sized village in the Munsiyari region, is set against the backdrop of snow-clad Panchachuli peaks. Sarmoli’s journey from a migration-prone village to where it is today took years has been made possible by the consistent efforts of Mallika Virdi and the women of the village that brought the change.