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Uttarakhand village community among Himalayan ridges

स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी

Rooted in Uttarakhand.
Growing together in the UK.

A community across two homes—preserving our heritage, lifting one another and giving back to the hills that shaped us.

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Our purpose

Belonging that becomes action

We bring Uttarakhandis in the United Kingdom together through culture, care and shared responsibility. Every gathering strengthens identity here and creates practical support back home.

Our story
Uttarakhandi families gathered at a cultural celebration

What we do

Care with roots and reach

Focused programmes shaped with communities, not simply for them.

Education

Shiksha Setu

Scholarships, learning materials and mentoring for students in remote hill communities.

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Wellbeing

Pahad Health

Health camps and essential care partnerships for underserved families across Uttarakhand.

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Culture

Roots & Rhythm

Language, music and dance workshops that help young people inherit a living culture.

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Relief

Aapda Saath

Rapid, transparent community support when floods, landslides or winter hardship strike.

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Community members at a cultural programme

Next gathering

Phool Dei: A Spring Gathering

20 March 2027Harrow Arts Centre, London

Songs, flowers, food and storytelling welcome spring with our whole community.

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Living heritage

Tradition, carried forward

Not kept behind glass, but practised, shared and made our own.

Uttarakhand cultural heritage

Culture

Chholiya & Jhora

Martial rhythm and communal circles that turn movement into memory.

Uttarakhand cultural heritage

Culture

Festivals of the seasons

Harela, Phool Dei and Ghughutiya bind celebration to land and time.

Uttarakhand cultural heritage

Culture

A mountain kitchen

Mandua, bhatt, jhangora and gahat speak of ingenuity and belonging.

Uttarakhand cultural heritage

Places

Garhwal

River valleys, high shrines and villages stretching from Dehradun to the upper Himalaya.

Uttarakhand cultural heritage

Places

Kumaon

Lake country, orchards and temple towns shaped by craft, song and scholarship.

Uttarakhandi woman community leader

“This community gave my children a way to know where their grandparents came from—and showed them that heritage is something we give, not only receive.”

— Meera Rawat, founding member

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