Mostly stories of migration from Uttarakhand villages come in the media. Reports have even come of all living their native village and migrating to cities. However here is a story, which talks of a reverse trend.
Salindar Sajwan lives in a remote Himalayan village in Garhwal but he’s comfortable using online banking. A trekking guide, he readily shares his account details with clients so that they can deposit a booking advance via netbanking.
Sajwan, a Class 9 dropout, belongs to Pantwari village in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district. Until a few years ago, like many others from the region, he would migrate to Dehradun or Delhi for a major part of the year for work. But encouraged by the increasing tourist flow to the region, he now no longer goes to the city for work. “I used to help other companies organise treks. Now, I have my own business. In a package of Rs 2,000 for a day, you will get a fantastic tent and a sleeping bag. And you will also get local food cooked Garhwali style,” he says.
Read more of this interesting story in a report by Atul Thakur and Radheshyam Jadhav published in Times of India....
