A group of PAHAR members has done the preliminary tour of the route followed by the British Surveyors in 1808. The group members were Shekhar Pathak, Dan Jantzen, S.S. Pangtey and Girish Tewari Girda. They traveled from Hardwar, Dehradun, New Tehri, Chinyali Saur, Dunda, Uttarkashi, Bhatwari, Gangotri route, Dayara Bugyal, Chandravadani, Devprayag, Shrinagar, Rudra Prayag and Karn Prayag.

The rest of the tour will be done in June 2008.

Remembering Pundit Nain Singh Rawat. A Lecture cum visual presentation on the life and time of the great explorer will be organized on 31st May 2008 in Munshiyari, Pithoragarh.

Click here to see pictures of this event.

Namaskar Dear Friends,
Reporting from the birthplace of Pundits of great exploration. Munsyari is where PAHAR organized another program on its Silver Jubilee Year. Remembering Pt. Nain Singh Rawat turned out to be meeting the family members in present generation of Pundits.

Dear Friends and Members of PAHAR,

PAHAR has completed 25 years of its existence. Silver Jubilee programmes will be continuously organized during 2008 in different parts of India.

You are very cordially invited to the 2nd function being held in, New Delhi on 9th May, where a Felicitation function in honor of the Padma Award winners of 2008 - Shri, Tom Alter (Mussorie), Dr. M C Pant (Almora), Dr. R K Jain (Chakrata) and Dr. Rajendra K Pachauri (Nainital) will be held.

Venue: Teen Murti House, main Auditorium, Nehru Museum & Library

13th Rahul Sankrityayan Memorial Lecture by Dr. Ashish Kothari of Kalpvriksha, Pune on "Biodiversity Conservation". Presided over by Dr. Upeandra Dhar, Director GB Pant Institute.

A Round Table on FRA (Forest Rights Act 2006).

Key Speakers: Dr. R.S. Tolia, Dr. Ashish Kothari, Dr. U. Dhar, Dr. Shamsher Bisht, Sri Sinha of U. Wildlife Board, Dr. Ajay Rawat, Shri Tarun Joshi, CCF Kumaon and many forest officers, Dr. Shekhar Pathak, Dr. Girija Pande and many others.

PAHAR is celebrating its 25th year of existence by organizing various events. The first of the series of events was organized at the Town Hall, Dehradun on 5th and 6th April.

5th April, 2008

• Release of the PAHAR 14-15 (Askot Arakot Volume) by Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt and contributors
• Lecture by Ramachandra Guha on "War and Peace in Himalaya".

6th April, 2008

• PAHAR RAJAT SAMMAN 2008 to eight creative personalities of the region

Yoganand
Ruskin Bond
Vidya Sagar Nautiyal
HD Bhatt 'Shailesh'

Watch Part II of Jugalbandi between Narendra Singh Negi and Girish Tewari Girda performed live on stage in NJ, USA during UANA's 9th Annual Convention. The Jugalbandi was anchored by Dr. Shekhar Pathak. This was recorded by Tarun Joshi of www.readers-cafe.net

Watch Part I of Jugalbandi between Narendra Singh Negi and Girish Tewari Girda performed live on stage in NJ, USA during UANA's 9th Annual Convention. The Jugalbandi was anchored by Dr. Shekhar Pathak.

Clip from "Uttarakhand Ke Lok Nritya," a 1-hour documentary produced by Yugmanch Nainital in 2006. This segment details the folk traditions of Pithoragarh district bordering Nepal. A booklet was also prepared with the VCD for sale. For ordering information please call Prem at 9971536391/9927514181 in Delhi or Zahoor Alam at 09412983164 in Nainital. Featuring the Jhora, Chanchari, Chapeli and Cholia dance forms of Kumaon. Hosted by "Girda" Girish Tiwari & Shekhar Pathak Directed by Zahoor Alam Copyright 2006 Yugmanch, Nainital