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Anirudh Garg from Himachal Pradesh thought his screen was glitching when he saw his All India Rank 2 on the Chartered Accountant Final exam. He balanced a demanding job at Ernst & Young while preparing for one of India's toughest professional exams.
A Himachal Pradesh engineer returned home to help her parents sell apples directly online, tripling their profits and inspiring sustainable farming. What started with 10,000 Instagram followers became Phal Phool, a thriving farm-to-customer business.
In the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, over 400 women are bringing back a dying craft and building their own sustainable fashion empire. What started as a mission to save traditional Kullu weaving has turned into a movement that reaches 20 countries.
After backpacking the world for two years, Sudhir and Bhawana Nehru traded their corporate careers for a sustainable life in Himachal's Tirthan Valley. They built two eco-homes from wood and stone, creating a guest retreat where nature takes center stage.
When heavy snowfall buried their mountain road, young villagers in Mandi, India, built a makeshift chair and carried a 75-year-old man on their shoulders for four hours to reach medical help. Their determination saved his life.
A young Indian sailor detained by US authorities after his oil tanker was seized in the North Atlantic made it home just in time for his brother's upcoming wedding. Rikshit Chauhan landed safely in Himachal Pradesh after weeks of family anxiety and no communication.
An engineer from Himachal Pradesh is fighting climate change and careless tourism with ancient building techniques that survived earthquakes and kept homes comfortable for centuries. His construction firm proves traditional methods can outperform modern concrete while creating jobs for local artisans.
A teenage boy who disappeared at age 12 and spent years drifting across India was reunited with his father through a routine police check at a cow shelter in Shimla. The discovery came eight years after Sudhakar Bodade filed a missing person report for his son Jayesh.
After weeks of waiting, winter has finally arrived in Himachal Pradesh as heavy snowfall blankets five popular mountain destinations. The snow brings hope for better harvests and thrilled tourists, transforming the landscape overnight.
Himachal Pradesh is championing a weather-based crop insurance system that better protects apple farmers from climate risks. The state is pushing to replace one-size-fits-all insurance models with coverage that actually matches what mountain farmers face.
While winter fires ravaged Uttarakhand's forests, a father and daughter in Himachal Pradesh quietly completed a 35-year mission that brought an entire forest back to life. Kishan Lal and his daughter Kalpana planted 70,000 trees, proving that patient, consistent care can restore what seemed lost forever.
Hidden in the Himalayas at 14,100 feet, Chandratal Lake earns its "Moon Lake" nickname from its crescent shape and surreal ability to reflect moonlight like a mirror. The remote glacial lake transforms through shades of blue each day, offering trekkers a pristine sanctuary untouched by human development.
Two university professors traded their academic careers in Japan for a dream life running an orchard homestay in rural India. Now they're teaching guests the French art of cheesemaking surrounded by apple trees and snow-capped mountains.
As winters warm and snow fails in Himachal Pradesh's apple belt, farmers are ditching risky artificial icing experiments for a better solution: choosing apple varieties that thrive with less winter chill. Scientists say this climate-smart approach protects trees and keeps India's apple supply strong.