The mother and daughter visited our campsite at Dhunda in search of medicines. It is very common on a trek to be requested for medicines by Gujjars. I don’t know why the people living high up the mountains are called Gujjars. They have nomadic lifestyle, they build temporary shelters and move with their livestock to the places where food is available for the cattle.
So this pair came for medicine for fever as the father was having fever. The camp leader gave them the medicines after a conversation. In the hills one of the most common request at the end of the trek is to give away your common medicines. And for that reason a trekking doctor is all the more valuable.
nice one…… well this is something i didn’t knew about Gujjars…
Nomads struggle a lot. Poor people. In our country people still have to struggle for basic amenties.
The pic is beaautiful.
Don’t know about Gujjars but people in remote places irrespective of their countries struggle for these basic things. … medicines, warm clothes and books/notebooks etc for kids.
The picture is beautiful… evening time, long shadows. 🙂
Though the origen of Gujjars are not clear but they claim that they belongs to Suryavanshi Kshatriyas and related to lord Ram, anyhow there are strong records in our holy books that they are kshatriyas and helped in fighting against demons.
Gujrat got its name because Gujjars ruled it, this is another interesting fact but lets not go in detail, its just for your information.
In Himalaya range Gujjars do not stick to one place, according to food and season they keep changing their living places and then return to the same places in next seasons. So they live nomad life style (khanabadosh).
Hi Mridula,
Lovely to stop by again. Nice photograph and I am going to post it on FB my page – juliadutta ( the one with a turban) Also proud to be in some way acquainted with one of India’s best travel blog writers!
Julia
DCI thank you.
I agree Chitra that we are still lagging as a nation in providing necessities to a large number of people.
Thanks for sharing your perspective Nisha.
Manish many many thanks for sharing your knowledge about the Gujjars.
Julia you are very kind, I don’t know why you say so though best travel blogger and all 😀