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May 25, 2021

Chaukori: A perspective on the place and its people

April 28, 2021

Battling the COVID-19 Second Wave – An Update from the Hills

While the rest of India is struggling hard to control and contain the pandemic’s second wave, the Himalayan hills too have seen a rise in Covid […]
April 11, 2021

Devbala Bisht: The Lady at the Helm

Himalayan Inter College (HIC), located in the tea garden village of Chaukori, is a school that the Himalayan Education Foundation works closely with to bring quality […]
February 8, 2021

Aipan Art

Making Art in the Pandemic by Raj Kumar Aipan is an ancient painting style of Kumaon Himalaya. These paintings, done in red and white pigments, are […]
January 21, 2021

Kaaphal Hill – More than a home stay

How adventurer Tarun Mahara made his true home in the Himalaya by Raj Kumar The Himalayan mountains have fascinated people for millennia. They are home to […]
October 19, 2020

Coping with Covid-19: Hope and Resilience in the hills.

While the world reels under Covid-19 pandemic, the people of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand have also  experienced devastating disruption to their daily lives. The unprecedented health crisis overwhelmed both urban […]

HIC Alumni

March 19, 2022

Deepak Karki : Writing and dreaming in Delhi

Deepak Karki is a man with many hats. Writing for online media, playing music, crafting poems, making videos about village life in the Himalayas are some […]
February 17, 2022

Dimpal Rawat : Aiming high in the corporate world

Dimpal Rawat graduated from Himalayan Inter College (HIC) in 2017 and is presently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Dehradun. She is a recipient […]
February 17, 2022

Bhawana Mehra : Seeing the world through a physicist’s lens

Bhawana Mehra is a graduate of Himalayan Inter College (HIC), Chaukori and a recipient of a scholarship from Himalayan Education Foundation. At present she is studying […]
January 6, 2022

Pramesh Tamta : How stars are made

We are delighted to introduce Pramesh Tamta, who is currently pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics while working as an assistant professor in Physics at Soban Singh […]
December 3, 2021

Birendra Basera: Braving the odds and Building a future

We are happy to feature Birendra Basera, an alumnus of Himalaya Inter College (HIC), Chaukori. He is a recipient of a scholarship from Himalayan Education Foundation. […]
December 3, 2021

Himalay Singh Rawat : “Originally Himalayan”

Hi, I am Himalay Singh Rawat from Rawat Sera village, located about 40 km from Chaukori. Our place is near the river Saryu, hence the name […]