Tinkar residents bear the cost of Kathmandu’s border rhetoric
Residents of Chhangru and Tinkar depend on India for travel, supplies and trade. Disputes over Lipulekh and Kalapani make that dependence increasingly difficult.
Residents of Chhangru and Tinkar depend on India for travel, supplies and trade. Disputes over Lipulekh and Kalapani make that dependence increasingly difficult.
Every year, residents of Chhangru and Tinkar in Darchula leave their homes for the lowlands and return in spring when the snow recedes.
Residents of Chhangru and Tinkar in Darchula move to lower elevations each winter to escape heavy snowfall and extreme cold, returning in spring after preparing their homes, fields and livestock for the long absence.