Sujata Sahu was walking, quite literally with her head in the clouds. She was on a solo trek in the high-altitude, bone-chilling, barren Ladakh and she was about to have an experience that would change her life forever.
“As I was trudging along alone, struggling against the high altitude, with nothing but barren mountains for company, I suddenly came across two local women going the other way. What I heard from them blew my mind. These two ladies were teachers and were walking back to Leh from their school (their journey would take them a day-and-a-half of a walk and a few hours of a ride hitched from a passing vehicle).
The reason for their journey, they were going to Leh to get mid-day meal supplies and uniforms for their children. Their commitment and the simplicity with which they accepted their ‘other duties,’ simply amazed me.” Sujata was no stranger to teaching herself. A US-returned....
