Women riders and drivers

I am honestly surprised at how little interest the rest of India has in the Himalayan region in general. Right from Kashmir and Ladakh to Himachal, Uttarakhand and the northeast-these areas are filled and fueled by their own unique stories and histories, but are almost foreign to the rest of us.

This is why an ongoing exhibition at Travancore House, Delhi, put together by industrialist Siddhartha Lal's Royal Enfield Social Mission, has visitors transfixed. More so, if like me, they come from outside Delhi, as the national capital has become the natural first flight out of the Himalayan regions. The result is that Delhi is naturally treated to the finest wools from this region, as well as its street-side staple, the momo.