{"id":11414,"date":"2021-08-23T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T07:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/?p=11414"},"modified":"2021-08-23T21:05:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:35:51","slug":"a-glacier-a-perfect-sunrise-and-a-telecom-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/a-glacier-a-perfect-sunrise-and-a-telecom-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"A glacier, a perfect sunrise and a telecom tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11414\" class=\"elementor elementor-11414\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df14801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df14801\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53fec44\" data-id=\"53fec44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd475e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd475e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A drive through Spiti valley is rejuvenating for the tired, worn out urban existence. And if the journey happens to be on two wheels, it\u2019s nothing short of a reset button for one\u2019s soul.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da4c198 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da4c198\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f567f\" data-id=\"49f567f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed02fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed02fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Riding through the Himalayas,one reaches the quiet s<span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var(--c-contrast-800);\">leepy village of Losar on the right bank of the Spiti River in District Lahaul Spiti in the state of Himachal Pradesh, 58 kilometers from Kaza. The beautiful snow clad peaks all along the way set the perfect tone for this little piece of heaven of town. The town is situated in a geological depression, surrounded 360\u00b0 by glacier clad mountain peaks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f6044d\" data-id=\"2f6044d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8a9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3b8a9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/huLC9YV5fdw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a25b508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a25b508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3639a14\" data-id=\"3639a14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db2ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db2ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The influx of tourists and bikers has had an evident effect on the village with a few \u2018homestays\u2019 and small motels popping up. However, thus far this place has not yet lost its charm and spiritual character and one can experience being in the cradle of Himalayas in this town.<\/p><p>The perfect scene is putrefied by a telecom tower that stands tall jarringly right in the middle of the little slice of heaven. This tower stands as a rude reminder of the life we thought we had left 900 kilometers in the rear view mirror.<\/p><p>For quite sometime now, the juggernaut of \u2018development\u2019 and \u2018progress\u2019 has been running over one town after another.<\/p><p>However, talking to locals one gets a mixed bag of reactions. The obvious factors of age, origins and occupations aside, one gets a feeling that this developmental tsunami is about to sweep the traditional way of life away for these hill people.<\/p><figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/dwb1MCx3zqOr8gImStna_Pk_fCdrUK1VNg0lKQOancLdd_CKAF7_pskgffmQuKXeGTU0MIEpOjV64ubWTsOSnKVrXY6gxM3tnpEucJOxNdYbpR5Dgfx6FNZFhMocQV3Gx5vcCcU6zmX4ww=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210701_072520-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sanju the innkeeper with the author<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1708152059207247232\" data-legacy-message-id=\"17b4933f67666580\"><div class=\"gs\"><div class=\"\"><div id=\":xn\" class=\"ii gt\"><div id=\":xo\" class=\"a3s aiL \"><div dir=\"ltr\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Sanju (26) a caretaker at a local motel is quite excited by the 4G connectivity provided by the new tower. \u201cEarlier it used to get very boring during times when there were not a lot of tourists around , especially during the COVID-19 lockdowns. However, since we have data connectivity here, it\u2019s not that hard to pass time,even when business is slow\u201d.<\/p><figure style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/327aIOq15vUc306rFBdCzU6nJyt5Elk7b4Z0f6yHLO0LAgMcpnxssziDf1M6jgWyVF0Y-YlISxUalba3vbRZgVb4PrMw5avCEE6RJL27yQrMcTlc4M9RRdN09OsiaXbLHbxEzRQkvAdOu4_UgpoRRA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-14-24-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shyam Lal- Dhaba owner<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>However, Shyam Lal a local resident and owner of a roadside dhaba does not seem to be all that excited by the pace\u00a0of change he is witnessing. &#8220;We are happy with the limited number of tourists we have in our village. Our primary source of income is the production of peas in our farmlands. More and more tourists are coming in each year, because of the internet connectivity many people have started living here for longer durations, which they call &#8216;workations&#8217;. The single road running through the valley which was maintained by Himachal Pradesh public works department has now been handed over to the B.R.O. (Border roads organization). It is being said that they are going to develop this into a double road<em>&#8220;<\/em>.<\/p><p>Referring to the over commercialization of many regions in the hills in recent years, he worries\u00a0&#8220;What happened to Kaza might happen to our little village soon!\u201d<em>.<\/em><\/p><div class=\"yj6qo\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"adL\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"hi\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ajx\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"gA gt acV\"><div class=\"gB xu\"><div class=\"ip iq\"><div id=\":xm\"><table class=\"cf wS\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"amq\">\u00a0<\/td><td class=\"amr\"><div class=\"nr wR\"><div class=\"amn\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcf60cf elementor-section-boxed 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src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-15-03.jpg\" alt=\"Milestones: the trophies of the road\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Milestones: the trophies of the road<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-14-58.jpg\" alt=\"The beautiful Spiti river\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The beautiful Spiti river<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-14-33.jpg\" alt=\"Tough roads lead to beautiful destinations\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tough roads lead to beautiful destinations<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-14-50.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers of the cold desert\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Flowers of the cold desert<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-14-38.jpg\" alt=\"The blissful route towards Losar\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The blissful route towards Losar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0921-1.jpg\" alt=\"A buddhist temple over looking Lossar village\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A buddhist temple over looking Lossar village<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0924-1.jpg\" alt=\"The snowcovered peaks surrounding Lossar\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The snowcovered peaks surrounding Lossar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0946-Copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glaciers surrounding the village\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Glaciers surrounding the village<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0953-1.jpg\" alt=\"The sunset view from the village\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The sunset view from the village<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_18-23-28-e1626943640402.jpg\" alt=\"The mandatory &#039; Pahadon wali Maggi&#039; photo\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The mandatory ' Pahadon wali Maggi' photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_2021-07-21_14-14-29-1.jpg\" alt=\"Travel, and you might find yourself\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Travel, and you might find yourself<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/photo_2021-08-15_20-23-40.jpg\" alt=\"The erosion timeline of the planet.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The erosion timeline of the planet.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/photo_2021-08-15_23-18-19.jpg\" alt=\"Highest petrolium retail outlet in the world\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Highest petrolium retail outlet in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 17\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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