Sarhad Ko Pranaam
After conquering western Ghats right in the middle of rainy season, I was blessed with an opportunity to experience the rugged terrain and inhospitable Himalayas in the beginning of winter season. “ Sarhad Ko Pranaam-A Salute to the Border and the People who protect it” was going to be our theme for this unusual getaway. This was not just any vacation. Little did I expect that this is going to be epic journey which gave us deep insight about the life of people in remote villages alongside India-Pakistan LOC. It all started on late morning 21 st Nov 2012 from Poonch, a town 250KM north of Jammu. Our plan was to travel to remote village of Jhulaas-Sulotri , about 20 km from Poonch and visit the LOC and to know the lifestyle of people here. We reached the village at around 1 o’clock in noon. This peaceful little village was nothing like what I thought it would be. Soon, the village made us realize that our premonitions about a village which contained LOC was nothing more than