Mountain Tales
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50 years ago, I and five other Indian women scaled a virgin Himalayan peak. Not all of us came back
Sudipta Sengupta, who was deputy leader of the expedition, shares her story of ascending Lalana.
Sudipta Sengupta
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Mountaineering is a modern invention – and it may be time to stop clamouring for the summit
The sport has left landscapes littered and degraded.
Dawn Hollis, The Conversation
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How European colonial ambition drove generations of mountaineers to risk life and limb in Himalayas
The range has always been associated with metaphysical power. But the aim of conquering the peaks had a firm link with imperialist projects.
Ipsita Chakravarty
Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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In photos: The people (and animals) who help trekkers scale the Everest every year
The achievements of the trekkers make headlines, but how do their supplies reach the base camp?
Manoj Paudel
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Why we’re drilling into the world’s highest glacier on Everest with a converted car wash
Meet the first team trying to understand the secrets of Mount Everest's glaciers.
Katie Miles, The Conversation & Bryn Hubbard, The Conversation
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In the Himalayas, a home offers comfort and love to the elderly and kids with nowhere to go
The Jamgön Kongtrul III Memorial Home in Kalimpong is where the elderly and children have formed a close-knit community.
Jael Silliman
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Journalist Elizabeth Hawley, who chronicled Himalayan expeditions for five decades, dies in Nepal
Edmund Hillary, who scaled Mount Everest in 1953, once called her ‘the Sherlock Holmes of the mountaineering world’.
Scroll Staff
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At the peak of success, mountaineer Harish Kapadia wants to turn Siachen’s glacier into a peace park
The first Indian alpinist to win the prestigious Piolets D’Or award, Kapadia’s incredible Himalayan career spans over half a century.
Bibek Bhattacharya
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Record number of climbers waiting to climb Mount Everest this spring
Clearances for 373 foreign climbers have been received and cleared this month.
AFP
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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A photographer has taken stunning shots of one of the most treacherous roads in the Himalayas
Gareth Phillips has posted these images on the Instagram account of the 'New Yorker' magazine.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
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A young mountaineer brings the pristine beauty of the world's peaks to her Instagram feed
Saachi Soni has gone climbing across continents, including to the tallest mountains in North America and Europe.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Swelling glacial lake threatens Sikkim’s heritage village
Lachen, a picture postcard village high up the Himalayas, is threatened in all sorts of ways.
Shailendra Yashwant
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing