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THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Tourism pill for agriculture
Tourists and pilgrims to the state will now find billboards proclaiming the major local resource of that area

A mustard field in bloom in Dehradun.Dehradun, December 2
With the aim to protect meagre agricultural land in Uttarakhand, the state government proposes to develop special agricultural zones (SAZs) under the new agriculture policy.


A mustard field in bloom in Dehradun. Tribune photos: Vinod Pundir 

Pauper to paper tale
Moved by the dismal plight of women in slums in Haridwar, Aashish Gautam decided to do something for their upliftment. He employed them in handmade paper business, changing their lives
Dehradun, December 1
Exquisite handmade paper items made by women from the slums of Haridwar, working for the Divya Prem Seva Mission, a non-government organisation at Chandighat, Haridwar, are on display at the ongoing khadi festival in Dehradun.


EARLIER EDITIONS


Asha Lal Rock sound
Dehradun, December 1
Asha Lal ruled the roost in the sixties and eighties, carving wooden pillars that formed the main plank of wood and mud houses, the preferred choice of those residing in hills. Armed with tools, he transformed plain pillars and main entrances into pieces of art, at times carving images of gods and goddesses and at other times decorating houses with flowers and leaves.

All the world’s a stage...

Scenes from the plays " Kendra Se Chhudana Hai", “Nath” and “Amba Badol” that were staged during Uttarakhand Mahotsav in Dehradun. The festival concluded on Monday.
Scenes from the plays " Kendra Se Chhudana Hai", “Nath” and “Amba Badol” that were staged during Uttarakhand Mahotsav in Dehradun. The festival concluded on Monday. Tribune photos: Anil P. Rawat


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