Dear home: Letters from an NRB Eklawyas in the Himalayas By Dev N Pathak Uttarakhand instantly evokes images of the Himalayas with its curvy contours, the rivers of mythological significance such as the Ganges, the flora and fauna including the dense pine woods and the wild life, small hamlets which turn into dim-lit stars in the evening, temples of all ranks and files and religious orders, visitors/tourists, students and of course the natives who exhibit immense exuberance despite the tough life in the rocky terrain. Most of the online representations, on web pages, pertaining to the region,...