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The Unconference at BIR - Dhauladhar Range of Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh)

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Fascination to Himalayas and its stories always enamored me. When I saw the Learning Society having organized an Unconference at BIR a village at the foot hills of Himalayas on the 4th April 2011. I couldn’t resist the idea that I would be meeting a gathering of people on the agenda of “Change “with Contemplation, creativity, compassion and Courage as the theme. Without much planning just packed up and landed in Delhi on 3rd April by early morning flight with my mother who was also fascinated with it being an educationist for 33 years .Her curiosity promoted her to join me. There reached ISBT and got into a regular bus to Chandigarh. From Chandigarh it was another 9 hours long journey. When we reached Baijnath it was 3 am, in the biting cold we were the only ones at the bus stand with everyone in their warm bed. Luckily we found a Taxi to the small Tibetan village(upper) BIR in the backdrop of Dhauladhar Ranges of Himalayas. which is about 2 hours drive to Dharmashala the Ti...