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  In the remote village of Umla, nestled at an altitude of 13,900 feet in Ladakh, life used to be a daily battle against nature. For Tsewang Dolma[i] and her family, fetching water meant trekking through snow and braving sub-zero temperatures. This arduous task consumed hours of the day, leaving little time for education, livelihood, or community activities. Today, thanks to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), every household in Umla

In 1992, amidst a wave of economic liberalization, the Trans-Himalayan region of Spiti was opened to outsiders and tourists for the first time. But even today, if one were to visit, the first impression would be that of a place stuck in time. As a young travel writer, when I visited Spiti in 2019, I remember thinking about two words – hauntingly beautiful – and then thinking about how expressions

As we mark 75 years since the adoption of our Constitution on 26 November, this is an opportune moment to reflect on the implementation of the vision of its framers in the present times. Among the many provisions of our Constitution, the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) hold a unique position. After much deliberation, DPSP was incorporated into Part IV of the Constitution, covering Articles 36-51. The fundamental idea