Thudam Village in Eastern Nepal

Thudam Village:
It's the last village on Eastern Nepal side bordering with Tibet/China. Umbak la is about 4hrs distance for the villagers from where they get their basic commodities such as salt, rice, suger, chilly powder etc. Thudam people sell "Medicinal plants" and Bamboo stick which chinese use for their construction.
There is a generator for power supply apart from Solar panels. Using generator, they will play DVDs as subsitute for Movie entertainment.

There is school as well, but no teachers. Even the nepalese don't dare to come here. the cultures are very different. Even the language.. Mad guys like me travel to such remote and extreme places..well that was the opinion of most of the people as I kept inquiring about the region and anybody willing to accompany me as guide.

The kids in the photo were SONAM's children. He has three and another is in Queue. They get married(?) by about 14yrs age. whatever, he had cute children.. They were busy most of the time playing with my binocs looking at distant peaks and ridge lines.
He had lot of yaks.. So there was no shortage of Yak milk, Churbi(Hardened Yak cheese) and Curd. He preserved a few chillies for me to do chatni to eat with rice and curd. Later he pleaded for my "red wollen Jacket" as his wife became very much fond of it.. I couldn't put down the plea of those who fed me at such remote place.

Later, I enjoyed thier luxurous hospitality in the hut which was ment for Yaks. They slept in another hut. I slept by the side of the fire which Sonam set with the fire wood he collected for preparing food during his emergencies.



The cute kid in the center of the photo is Sonam's yongest daugther. As I pitched my tent in Thudam.. It was an exhibition for the entire village and a play object for the kids.. Unable to bare the enthusiasm.. I shifted my tent in middle of the night to near by bushes that provded some cover.

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