Sarla Behn was an English Gandhian social activist whose work in the Kumaon region of India helped create awareness about the environmental destruction in the Himalayan forests of the state. She playe
Behn, c. 1951
View of the Himalayas from Lakshmi Ashram
Kausani is a hill station and Village situated in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is known for its scenery and its 300 km-wide panoramic view of Himalayan peaks like Trisul,
Sarla Behn
…her Sarla Behn. The heat and bouts of malaria afflicted her at Sevagram and with Gandhi's concurrence she headed out to the more salubrious climes of Kausani in the Almora district of the United Provinces in 1940. She made it her home, establishing an ashram and working to empower the women of the hills in…
Sunrise from Kausani, Almora, Uttarakhand, India
Sunset at Himalayas 6 Panchachulli 17.20 PM
Tea plantation below Kausani 11 2009 panoramio