Why are we missing awe in our life - by Utsav Mamoria
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and how reclaiming it will help us rediscover joy and wonder
On 22nd November 2024, as we drove through Sangti Valley, in the Eastern Himalayan foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, our car was filled with excitement and palpable tension. My co-travellers were frantically worrying about something alien to the landscape and the home of the Monpas - believed to be the only nomadic tribe in Northeast India. About 7000 feet above sea level, the black-necked crane had migrated from Tibet, into the calmer parts of the swift-moving Dirang River, which flows through Sangti Valley. Evaluated as ‘near threatened’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, these…
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