pravalika nanda wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21785622

i think you guys will love these black and white pictures of a village in the himalayas, in himachal pradesh. look at the picture of primary school children getting their lessons with the clear blue sky above in a pristine green mountain valley. they sit in ribbon-like rows probably by class. how crisp and sweet-smelling the air must be! it is difficult not to be overwhelmed by such beauty.
which picture do you like?

Seva Lamberdar wrote:Quite a few of my primary and middle school classes during summer used to be held outside the classroom under the shady trees. Sometimes even during the winter when it was sunny and not very cold outside, the classes would be held outside the classroom in the sun. Btw the school was in a village called Baggli (a few kilometers from my village Ansoli) in Himachal Pradesh and I am talking about 1950s.

pravalika nanda wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21785622

i think you guys will love these black and white pictures of a village in the himalayas, in himachal pradesh. look at the picture of primary school children getting their lessons with the clear blue sky above in a pristine green mountain valley. they sit in ribbon-like rows probably by class. how crisp and sweet-smelling the air must be! it is difficult not to be overwhelmed by such beauty.
which picture do you like?

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

pravalika nanda wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21785622

i think you guys will love these black and white pictures of a village in the himalayas, in himachal pradesh. look at the picture of primary school children getting their lessons with the clear blue sky above in a pristine green mountain valley. they sit in ribbon-like rows probably by class. how crisp and sweet-smelling the air must be! it is difficult not to be overwhelmed by such beauty.
which picture do you like?

The pristine valley and crisp air are great. For a holiday. Otherwise, let's see now. There's no school building, teachers play truant (that fellow must have turned up that day for the photo-op), there're no toilets, no running water, no access to basic healthcare, no economic opportunity beyond sheep-rearing and cannabis sales, no life beyond the cloistered little village society. So nah, I don't see anything to love here.

pravalika nanda wrote:

Seva Lamberdar wrote:Quite a few of my primary and middle school classes during summer used to be held outside the classroom under the shady trees. Sometimes even during the winter when it was sunny and not very cold outside, the classes would be held outside the classroom in the sun. Btw the school was in a village called Baggli (a few kilometers from my village Ansoli) in Himachal Pradesh and I am talking about 1950s.

** that's nice, sounds like a wonderful childhood. no one mentioned which picture they liked the most. i thought it would be like a rorschach test.