India’s First Village

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has designated Mana as 'India’s first village,' challenging the previous notion of it being the 'Last Village of India'

[{"selector":"#anim-f35f5bfd-a595-423d-aabc-a8d75a138bc7","keyframes":[{"offset":0,"transform":"translate3d(0, -375.54315%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.29,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.45,"transform":"translate3d(0, -105.60273378000001%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.61,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.71,"transform":"translate3d(0, -35.90192514%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.8,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.85,"transform":"translate3d(0, -13.481999085000002%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.92,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.96,"transform":"translate3d(0, -5.85847314%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":1,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"}],"delay":0,"duration":600,"fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c80c347c-6d76-4489-a4ea-1187dbb9fad5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(45.870781287476426%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Mana village is situated on the banks of River Saraswati, and is 26 kilometers from the India-Tibet border, serving as the last village before Mana Pass

[{"selector":"#anim-cd8fa251-984f-44d3-bfbe-e6b4ac476af8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.352447717373355%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6439d9de-7571-45e1-8f40-0135eff4f704","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1645a8a0-ac2e-4821-8258-94fff590636f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

There are 558 households in Mana, inhabited by the Bhotia community, a Mongol tribe

[{"selector":"#anim-2beb4dfb-b39e-4588-853c-656b6f974ddf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.31764829986598%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f6aa6d3-e4fa-4817-a89c-ebb7bf6d9a1a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5418aae0-b5fa-4ecf-ac68-af59f47cca1b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Winter migration due to harsh conditions; coffee shops claim to be the 'last' on the Indian border

[{"selector":"#anim-48f641fd-47f4-451b-af2a-b6eb899eedd6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.827263606471934%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-97c21678-a230-4fbd-854a-0285a4388870","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe63f78f-34ea-4d0f-be3e-5152e0cdfdc3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

It has been renamed under the 'Vibrant Village' initiative, to develop border villages across 19 districts and four states

[{"selector":"#anim-3b369003-1a63-4b2f-a346-e34c9f50fced [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.746353890347834%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b02918d-40d7-44e5-b9b0-b54a7d15fa05","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Due to its location, it has a unique blend of architecture, food, and traditions of both India and Tibet

[{"selector":"#anim-225507c0-cb12-4b64-8ba0-e279e68e77d4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96d45ad5-3b27-47e8-9c40-a82f1de7f931","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1445755-fa5d-43fa-9768-876dee1f7173","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

It has links with Mahabharata as it is said that the Pandavas passed through the village during their journey to heaven and Sage Vyas composed Mahabharatha in the Vyas Gufa

[{"selector":"#anim-5f9a9bbe-4b51-44ed-9a19-09e23e8bad93 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-51.86486157523793%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f9940013-b94f-4ecb-8fe5-ce229becdadb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4903b11-c653-4d51-80b1-0c58f53b4af1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 127.88064%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Other stories

[{"selector":"#anim-4d4a8156-4725-481e-87be-ef345a2a23d2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bce55859-350e-47c8-a4c6-796f1c35a063","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-140.00002%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-717b4997-eccd-4d9a-a16a-95a7d2ecb92e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-081215ba-6bf9-421c-8268-d8f410633045","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-142.73503%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03291ccc-7654-4319-86a6-2063fc0c9df0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5bfb2f2d-be21-4c17-9359-c8320e7b8386","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(157.50003%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58aa9a05-0424-43bc-8491-572a9c7a3aa1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce2f2c62-f58e-4bcb-b41f-655e1b46029a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dfa10f39-696a-4b1d-815a-a7af8929a250","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce32012b-9b13-4416-942e-6f8a5b6f4634","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94f58491-521f-492d-b921-237afb678fa6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-293.33336%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a231c523-b66e-4222-b804-86f5b647d47c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eafe78c1-97ee-4281-9603-22a2d119b07e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-41393a04-d5ab-454b-b8b6-e9170ab3b547","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a5acd48-8cda-4ba4-8978-445da59397fc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88c797df-0da9-48bd-95d7-a590cce36cc0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-282.11381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4f2faa3-04c3-4a11-bbb0-7b9222094518","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ee1f967-ae6c-4393-8436-b5731a8cffe6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-147.86729%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":50,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] See More See More Read Next Story

India’s First Village

Which is

that also has links with the Mahabharata?