In late September 2009, I joined Sahastra and four friends on a trek to the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand. When we reached there we were told that the season for flowers had slipped behind us by two weeks. We prepared for disappointment but instead discovered to our happy surprise that the Valley in September was fall’s magical fairyland, ready to be tucked in for a long winter nap. This piece was published as the cover story in India Abroad Magazine, August 27, 2010.     Autumn burnishes the Valley of Flowers with ochre, gold and fawn WHEN I ARRIVED in the … Continue reading Valley of Potpourri – Autumn in the Valley of Flowers