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Jojoda : A Unique Marriage System of Jaunsar-Bawar

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I was grown and brought up in various small towns and cities,despite this,i am very much attached to my native place.I always believe: no matter where you go in your life,no matter what you become,how much you earn, you should never forget your roots.This sense of belongingness with your society always prompt you  to understand it, its tradition and its socio-cultural identity. PC-  Chakrata- the heart of Jaunsar-Bawar I belongs to an ethnic tribe called ' Jaunsari' , which traces its origin from the Pandavas of Mahabharata & Rajputs of Rajasthan.We are called descendants of Pandavas.Topographically hilly,Jaunsar-Bawar area is situated in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand state,having two parts:lower part is called Jaunsar and upper part is called Bawar.This area remained cutoff from external world for centuries,that leads to the retention of our unique tradition and culture till now. Every society has its unique tradition and socio-cultural system which is different from o...

A journey to a mystique place: Sikkim

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It was a funny,sunny day😎(not Sunday) ,having some scattered clouds here and there, that gave me some sort of warning that it might rain in the afternoon, but,i wasn't concerned about that warning because by afternoon i would be on the other side of rain-spectrum to catch the trade-winds,the spectrum that is famous for its ever-green rain forest. We started our journey to Sikkim,which is called a land of mystique on 21st June 2017.On that day,I awoke around 8 am in the morning with the help of an alarm clock, that forced me to step out of my comfort zone, "My Bed" 😊.I was supposed to leave to airport by 10 Am in the morning.I went to market to purchase some goods( that's a secret ) and returned by 9.30 am .My friend, who was also going with me, informed me that flight was delayed due to some operational reason( well,operational reasons always sucks because of their lack of clarity and transparency..i wish i could also use these reasons for all of my excuses😜 ...