Dabhara - A peaceful hamlet in the Shivaliks of Himachal Pradesh

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My village “Dabhara” is a beautiful and picturesque hamlet located in the lap of himalayas. It is a tiny village with around 20 homes and a population of less than 100 people, who all are a part of one family.

Dabhara is located in the Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. Situated at an elevation of around 1600 metres my village has a panoramic view of the peaks of the Solan, Sirmaur and Shimla districts. Also, a magnificent view of the Churdhar peak (literally meaning the bangle of snow), which is the highest peak of the Sirmaur district is seen right in front.

View from my village 


You must be wondering what is the meaning of Dabhara ? 

I too was very inquisitive to know what this term actually means. I always used to enquire from the elders of our village about the same. But I always got a similar kind of answer from almost everyone. The answer was that in the old days the names were given very randomly to places in our pahari language and they need not have any fixed meanings.


Being born in the village I have a bulk of sweet memories of my childhood. When I along with my parents had to shift to the town of Solan to start my schooling, which is around 30 kms, was a very tough experience. Every weekend I would rush back to the village from the town after completing all my homework in  a great hurry on the weekdays itself.

Some fruits of the village include kiwis, kaaphal (himalayan wild berry) and apricot trees.



Blessed with the natural beauty of the lush green trees of pine, there is always a pleasant climate except the days of  harsh winters.

All houses clubbed together, A wooden old door & A view of the hills from my village.






The times of this ongoing pandemic has deviated the attention of many from their busy and fast city life's towards their villages and rural places and made us realise that there is no substitute to the peaceful and slow life's of our villages.

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