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<p align="justify">सर्दियाँ आख़िर आ ही गयीं। इस समय रात का एक बजा है और कडाके की ठण्ड पड़ रही है।  इस ठण्ड में आख़िर नींद कहाँ आने वाली है। सोचा क्यों न कुछ लिखा जाए। सर्दियाँ आते ही मुझे अपने गाँव कोटगढ़ की याद आती  है। बचपन में स्कूल की छुट्टियां सर्दियों में ही होती थी। तो बस स्कूल ख़तम हुए नहीं के हम सभी बच्चे कोटगढ़ का रुख कर लेते थे। और यह दो महीने पूरे साल के सब से यादगार पल होते थे। दो महीने बस धमाचोक्ड़ी और कुछ नहीं। शिमला की तंग गलियों से निकलकर गाँव के खुले खेत खलिहान खूब भाते थे। साथ में दादा दादी का दुलार जो हमें इन दो महीनों में बिल्कुल बिगाड़ देता था।</p>
<p align="justify">हम भाई बहनों की दिनचर्या सुबह सात बजे शुरू होती। उठे और पकड़ लिया बल्ला। नौ बजे तक क्रिकेट खेला जाता। बीच में माँ आकर कई बार खाने के लिए बुलाती पर सुनता कौन था? सुबह  की रसोई नौ बजे बंद होती थी इस लिए मन मार कर खाने के लिए आना पड़ता। खाना खाया, स्नान किया और फ़िर चल दिए मैदान की ओर। माँ घर के काम से फारिग होती तो हमारे पढ़ने का समय हो जाता।   ग्यारह से एक बजे तक पढ़ाई होती और माँ  फिर दिन के खाने में व्यस्त हो जाती। हम लोग दिन का खाना लेकर खेतों में जाते जहाँ दादाजी और बाकी गोरखा कर्मी  हमारी राह देख रहे होते। वह लोग खाने में व्यस्त हो जाते और हम उनके औजारों के साथ धींगामुश्ती करते। इस के बाद शुरू होता पेडों पर चढ़ने का खेल।  कौन सब से ऊपर वाली डाल पर चढ़ कर दिखलाएगा। जो जीतता उसे गाँव के बाजार भेजा जाता दिन का अखबार लाने और साथ में मिलता एक रुपया बख्शीश।</p>
<p align="justify">हम बाकी बच्चे खेतों में चर रही गाय लेकर उनको घर वापिस ले चलते। जेसे ही हम दादाजी की नज़रों से ओझल होते हमारा अपना खेल शुरू हो जाता। कौन गाय के थन  से धार मार कर सीधा मुहं में दूध पिएगा। आनन् फानन गाय के लिए घास का प्रभंद किया जाता ताकि वह एक जगह खड़ी रहे। हम लोग बारी बारी गाय का दूध पीते । इस खेल में मेरी मास्टरी थी। हम सब बच्चे लगभग दो किलो दूध पी जाते। घर पहुँचने पर जब गाय को दुहा जाता तो वह दूध कम देती। सब हैरान। रात को जब खाने की बारी होती तो हम सब भूख न होने का बहाना करते। भला दो किलो असली दूध छकने के बाद इस छोटे से पेट में कहाँ जगह बचती थी। उस ज़माने में टेलीविजन नाम की चिड़िया नहीं होती थी। रात के भोजन के बाद दादाजी खँजरी लेकर पहाड़ी गीतें गाते और हम बच्चे नाचते। शायद इस से बेहतर कोई मनोरंजन नहीं हो सकता था। हम तब तक नाचते जब तक थक हार कर वहीँ सो नहीं जाते थे।  दादाजी हम सब को बिस्तर पर छोड़ कर आते और अगले दिन फिर वही धमाचोक्ड़ी मचती।</p>
<p>लोहड़ी आती और घर में उत्सव का माहौल बन जाता। पहाड़ों में इसे मकर सक्रांति के नाम से मनाया जाता है और पहाड़ी भाषा में इसे &#8216;माघ साजा&#8217; कहा जाता है। दादाजी बताते थे कि माघ और ब्राघ राते में ही निकलते हैं याने इस रात को बर्फ गिरती थी।   माघ साजा पर घर में कई पकवान बनते। सुबह पाँच बजे उठ कर स्नान होता और मुहं अंधेरे में पाजा के पत्तों के साथ हवन किया जाता। फिर गाँव के मन्दिर में जाकर ग्राम देवता के दर्शन किए जाते थे। वापस आकर माह की खिचडी मिलती और साथ में ढेर सारा घी। हम बच्चे खूब छक कर खिचडी और घी का आनंद लेते। इतना खाने के बाद तो सिर्फ़ आराम ही किया जा सकता था। बाद में बच्चों की टोली जुटती और सब निकल जाते लोहडी मांगने। हमारी जेबें रेव्ड़ी, गच्चक से भर जातीं। कहीं कहीं तो एक या दो रुपये भी मिल जाते। पैसे हम माँ को दे देते और रेव्ड़ी गच्चक संभाल कर रख लेते। भला बचपन में पैसों का क्या मोल? घर पर तब तक पकैन, बड़े, चूरे, संनसे बने होते थे। यानि एक और भोज। अगले दिन यह पकैन आदि घर की बेटियों को उनके ससुराल भेजे जाते जिसे पाओड़ कहा जाता है। यह <span id="5" class="transl_class" title="Click to correct">काम</span> भी हमारे ही जिम्मे आता और हम चल देते दो-तीन दिनों की मेहमानी पर।</p>
<p align="justify">अब तो यह सब एक स्वप्न ही लगता है। जीवन की व्यस्तता में वह दिन न जाने कहाँ छूट गये हैं। मैं जब आज के बच्चों के बचपन से अपने बचपन के दिनों की तुलना करता हूँ तो केवल मुस्करा कर रह जाता हूँ।</p>
<p align="justify">पेश है दुल्ला भट्टी का वोह गीत जो हम लोहडी पर गया करते थे। उम्मीद है यह अब भी आप सब को याद होगा</p>
<p><em>सुंदर मुन्द्रिया ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>तेरा कौन विचारा ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>दुल्ला भट्टी वल्ला ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>दुल्ले ने ती विअहियी ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>सेर शकर पाई ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>कुडी दे बोजे पाई ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>शाल्लू कौन समेटे ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>चाचा गाली देसे ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>चाचे छोरी कुटी ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>ज़मिन्दारण लुटी ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>ज़मिन्दारा सिदाये ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>गिन -गिन पोले लाई ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>इक पोला रह गया ..हो</em></p>
<p><em>सिपाही फरह के लेई गया ..हो</em></p>
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<p align="justify"><em>आखो मुंडाओ ताना ..</em></p>
<p><em>मुकी दा दाना ..</em></p>
<p><em>आना लेई के जाना</em></p>
<p>लोहडी और मकर सकरान्ति की अग्रिम शुभकामनाएं सहित आप सब को नव वर्ष <span class=" transl_class"><span class="transl_class"><span class="transl_class" title="Click to correct"><span id="12" class=" transl_class" title="Click to correct"><span id="17" class=" transl_class" title="Click to correct">में</span></span> <span id="13" class=" transl_class" title="Click to correct">शु</span><span id="14" class=" transl_class" title="Click to correct">भ</span> <span id="15" class=" transl_class" title="Click to correct">की </span><span id="21" class=" transl_class" title="Click to correct">कामना।</span></span></span></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a short visit to Chandigarh to collect computers from IT park which were being donated by a company to set up a small computer center at my village at Kotgarh. The plan is to set up these in the local Govt high school.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">It was a short visit to <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> to collect computers from IT park which were being donated by a company to set up a small computer center at my village at <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/kotgarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with kotgarh">Kotgarh</a>. The plan is to set up these in the local Govt high <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/school/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with school">school</a>.
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<p align="justify">This has been a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.himvani.com">Voice of Himachal</a> (VOH) initiative. Thanks to Varun and a team of anonymous but dedicated volunteers, one fine day got a mail to collect the computers from the IT park. Accompanied by Nirvan, the local VOH representative I reached the company office to collect the machines.</p>
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<p align="justify">Walking into the IT city was a revelation. Clean wide roads looked inviting. The buildings had the Bangalore look. Security was manning every gates. Once inside the building, it was even more orderly. IT park boasts of every big software company being present here. Workforce is quite young, mostly people in there late twenties. I wish our policy and decision makers ever visit this place and just see what they have been missing all these years in terms of attracting cleaner business into the state. All these years the state have been attracting the hydel projects and cement plant investments which naturally is not in tandem with the state’s ecological and environmental ethos.</p>
<p align="justify">This time, I kept away from the main roads at <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a>, thanks to the over ‘friendly’ <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> cops (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nityin.com/2008/06/got-screwed-in-chandigarh/">more details here</a>) so I was able to enjoy and see the now vibrant <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> city. Sector 22 still retains the old <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> charm, 17 being much over hyped and a bit up market. Nearby Sector 35, the old restaurants have been converted into pubs. Evenings here give you a feel of the Brigade road at Bangalore, thanks to the techies visiting and enjoying the music or the cricket matches over a pint of beer. <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> administrators have done some smart overhaul and marketing of the city. Maybe the babus running the city do not have the netas telling them how to (mis)manage the city!</p>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> still have an edge on educational front with some of the best schools and colleges here. This city is the capital of Punjab and Haryana and still doesn’t gives you a feel of a babu’s city like the plain old <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/shimla/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with shimla">Shimla</a>.</p>
<p align="justify">Life could be all plain different in a span of 200 km distance upon comparing&nbsp; difference in lives between <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/chandigarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> and the dusty hills of <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/kotgarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with kotgarh">Kotgarh</a>. Here I am, coming from the hills to pick up computer machines from someone who would never know what difference it could make into some one’s lives in future, who never have laid hands on one. And a few anonymous samaritans who are just a name in your mail box lending helping hand. May their tribe increase!</p>


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		<title>Trip back home to Kotgarh</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday traveled back home to Kotgarh as plucking season has started. This year the rains have been pretty good and the apple season started 10 days earlier. Found lush green scenery around. Here a few pics I clicked.

Road leading to my house. Reached upon sunset




Kavyu, the daughter running around in the lawns and clapping [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01036.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc010301.jpg"></a>This Saturday traveled back home to <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/kotgarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with kotgarh">Kotgarh</a> as plucking season has started. This year the rains have been pretty good and the <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/apple/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with apple">apple</a> season started 10 days earlier. Found lush green scenery around. Here a few pics I clicked<a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01039.jpg"></a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img class="size-medium wp-image-82 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01039" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01039-300x224.jpg" alt="Road to my house" width="300" height="224" align="left" /><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01038.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-83 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01038" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01038-300x224.jpg" alt="Home Sweet Home!" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center" align="left">Road leading to my house. Reached upon sunset</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-84 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01029" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01029-300x225.jpg" alt="Kavyu running around in lawns" width="300" height="225" align="left" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img class="size-medium wp-image-85 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01030" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01030-300x225.jpg" alt="Clapping sessions" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">Kavyu, the daughter running around in the lawns and clapping sessions in full swing</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc010191.jpg"></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-87 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc010191" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc010191-300x224.jpg" alt="The Mountains" width="300" height="224" align="left" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01021.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-88 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01021" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01021-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">Mountains as seen from home and view of the valley</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01044.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-90 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01044" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01044-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">Another view from home and Satluj as seen from home</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01047.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-94 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01047" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01047-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">View of the <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/apple/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with apple">apple</a> orchards.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01053.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-95 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01053" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01053-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" align="left" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01035.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-96 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01035" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01035-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">Chacha posing for the camera <img src='http://www.nityin.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> and back to Kavyu and her gang</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01036.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-97 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01036" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01036-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" align="left" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01032.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-98 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01032" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01032-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">Kavyu trying to run away from her friends</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01055.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-99 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01055" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01055-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" align="left" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01056.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01056" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01056-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center">The kiddo knows am leaving for <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/shimla/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with shimla">Shimla</a> and hence the calm. Moments before crying</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01059.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-101 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01059" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01059-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" align="left" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01020.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-102 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01020" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01020-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">And she cried! A last look at the mountains..</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01040.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-103 aligncenter" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="dsc01040" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01040-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" align="left" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01017.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-100 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01057" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01057-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">and back on road. Miss you baby..</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01016.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-105 aligncenter" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="dsc01016" src="http://www.nityin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dsc01016-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">and the home!</p>


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		<title>Spring gone sour</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have done the inevitable. Missing from the blog for a very long time. The only one to blame is my &#8220;little devil&#8221;. Into her 16th month the child is turning out to be a real brat. The better half being busy with the daily chores, I am the one facing her brunt. The kid [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have done the inevitable. Missing from the blog for a very long time. The only one to blame is my &#8220;little devil&#8221;. Into her 16th month the child is turning out to be a real brat. The better half being busy with the daily chores, I am the one facing her brunt. The kid has started now exploring the house. No cupboard and any piece of paper is left out from her curious examination. I have tried to be her friend, philosopher and guide but right now she prefers me to be her horse!!. She loves to ride on my back.</p>
<p>With a perfect winter this year was looking forward to the spring season at my <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/apple/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with apple">apple</a> farm. The flowers had bloomed perfectly on time and there were enough bees around for the pollination process to start.<span id="more-57"></span> But the weather god had something different in store. The third day the weather suddenly changed and it starting raining and the temperature touched 5 degrees. It was cruel to see the flowers fading away and the bees not coming out of the hive because of the cold. Almost entire crop has failed this season. This is the third consecutive year when the crop has failed leaving me worried for the year ahead. The economics of running the farm and household is getting tighter day by day.</p>
<p>There is a sense of doom in the <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/kotgarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with kotgarh">Kotgarh</a> area at the prospect of yet another failed crop this year. With the average household holding being very less, it is going to be very tough managing through what ever savings are left for the third consecutive year.</p>
<p>The scenario reminds me of the story, A Painted House, by John Grisham. The similarities of <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/farming/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with farming">farming</a> all across the globe are similar. I wonder whether the climax of that story will be replicated in our real lives.</p>


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		<description><![CDATA[Finally made it to Kotgarh. Here are a few pictures I clicked. 



That&#8217;s Narkanda under snow




Another one!



The Hatu peak



Orchards in Snow



View from home at Kotgarh



Another one..!!



Closer look at the Snowline


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center"><a href="http://nityin.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/dsc00626.jpg" title="dsc00626.jpg"></a>Finally made it to <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/kotgarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with kotgarh">Kotgarh</a>. Here are a few pictures I clicked. </p>
<p><a href="http://nityin.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/dsc00609.jpg" title="Narkanda in Snow"></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://nityin.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/dsc00609.jpg" alt="Narkanda in Snow" /></p>
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<p align="center">That&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/narkanda/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with narkanda">Narkanda</a> under <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/snow/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with snow">snow</a></p>
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<p align="center">Another one!</p>
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<p align="center">The Hatu peak</p>
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<p align="center">Orchards in <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/snow/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with snow">Snow</a></p>
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<p align="center">View from home at <a href="http://www.nityin.com/tag/kotgarh/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with kotgarh">Kotgarh</a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://nityin.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/dsc00615.jpg" alt="dsc00615.jpg" /></p>
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<p align="center">Another one..!!</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://nityin.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/dsc00617.jpg" alt="dsc00617.jpg" /></p>
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<p align="center">Closer look at the Snowline</p>


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