Ep4- Gartang Gali: A forgotten story with Dr Lokesh Ohri

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For this episode we have embroidered a piece of Uttrakhand with the threads of Gartang Gali that stitched together India and Tibet. This ancient trade route in the Nelong valley was the prime medium of transport for the Jaad Bhutiya community, who acquired a unique identity over a period of this cultural and economic exchange. The history of this wooden bridge needles into the identities of these communities; not only in its physical form but also through the intangible aspects, folklores and other lesser-known stories.