The majestic Himalayas in Lahaul and one of the many ivory-thread streams. I am flustered. I am going to hold my first village meeting, talking to women from a self-help group (SHG) and I am terribly anxious. I look around the circle of women sitting with me, they are honest-faced and clear-eyed. I give them aContinue reading “Newbie in Nuker: The fears and joys of field work”