For a long time, I wanted to work in a school in a small village called Gamru, close to McLeodganj. Picking up a travelogue on Dharamsala was the first step. My teaching plans went kaput but the book kept me engrossed.Dharamsala Diaries by Swati Chopra is a wonderful book. It offers you a glimpse of the Tibetan settlement and daily living in the area, a clear picture of the volatile political situation, an introduction to philosophy and Buddhism and is generously sprinkled with interesting tidbits of trivia. The language is lucid, free flowing and conjures a number of pleasant mental images. Most definitely worth a read.
Visiting Himachal Pradesh is on my bucket list for sure.
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