“I was in my final year of undergraduate school studying electrical engineering. I was just trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I was visiting Kumaon to see a non-profit called Avani. The landscape just grabbed me. Winding roads going up into the hills… I was worried about going over the edge… I was seeing landslides for the first time. But I really loved the little villages and bazaars and the way of life. I remember thinking this is a part of the world that is quietly




