After braving dangerous mountain passes and crossing
treacherous rivers, the Davars reached the breathtaking Nubra Valley
Text: Aban Mukherji Photos: Doreen D’sa
A century ago, Nanabhai Davar and his wife undertook an arduous nine-month journey to Ladakh via Kashmir. Their experiences were published as a series of articles in a Gujarati newspaper and later in the form of a book in Gujarati, Vichitra Ladakhmaa Tran Maasni Manjal or Three Months’ Sojourn in Wondrous Ladakh. In this three-part series writer Aban Mukherji retells the Davars’ travels and travails. The first part, "The woman who returned alive,” which appeared in the October 21-November 6, 2023 issue of Parsiana, noted the wife’s indomitable spirit while traversing the inhospitable terrain.
The village of Panamik in the Nubra......