“kala garhwal”

Early British travellers to Garhwal were invariably government officials out on a tour after the Gorkha War or intrepid soldiers exploring the rugged mountains.Read the writings of men like Pahari Wilson, the English freebooter who married and settled down in Garhwal with a local girl, Jim Corbett a... More

Frederick Wilson was a nabob of the north Indian hills. A character of legend to this day in Garhwal, he was a British soldier-turned-entrepreneur who went native and whose phenomenal prosperity (by selling timber to the railways) made him India’s first timber magnate. Wilson was also a great orni... More

My name is Aisha Bhatia, I am twenty-nine years old and single. I work as a Guest Relations Manager at the Grand Orchid Hotel. I dine at luxury hotels and stay in five-stars during my travels; I can name old and new world wines with great élan, and can tell my cheeses apart.  I tolerate my job... More

The four Nath children (and their bandy-legged bulldog, Bossman) are thrilled when their father acquires a rambling farm outside Delhi. They are even more thrilled to find that their immediate neighbour is the famous and friendly Bollywood actor-producer, Azghar Khanna. At 'Old MacBossman's Farm' (a... More

This study is an innovative endeavour to reconstructthe political and administrative history of Garhwal during the period 1358 to1947. Raja Ajay Pal and his scions ruled Garhwal from 1358 to 1804. In 1804, itwas occupied by the Gurkhas who ruled this terrain up to 1815, when they weredefeated and dr... More