Namaste Hive Family, my name is Naveen Jogta and I live in Narkanda village of Himachal Pradesh state. I came to know about this platform from my friend @himalayanwomb who has been on Hive for many years. So let me tell you a little about myself. My basic studies were completed in Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. After spending 25 years of my life in the city, I also worked like everyone else. When I did not get leave to go to the track, I decided to leave my 3-year old job and come to my village Narkanda. After coming to Narkanda, I took over the work of my father's apple orchard in which initially I had no interest at all, but with time I also matured and started adjusting to the environment here. From 2018 to 2023, I spent most of my time in apple farming, as a result of which I now work in the apple orchards wholeheartedly with my family. ![Thumbail.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23z7C1H7q5mTJ6s5n28C8BmytKHavxem4ZDNYwFMKWXpoG6EjK8h6yjQerS6XG36VP7mQ.JPG)Photo of me clicked by my cousine at my home town, also posted on my facebook account ![naveen with home and animals.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23wWu6Lw1HF7gSpLnYc2pgL1cfcvgAbNZ2URmpdbQa843DA1TRfbzFFaypRa868GWnwnZ.JPG)This is me playing with my cow and dogs in front of my old house ![chharain village photo.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23xp3xqAdvuSBPuGhAzddpSSRYRRQQgdyBX2ffkpTc9Da9fU3Su4Kgfc5bAqH52hgdn3Z.JPG)Because my village is at an altitude of 2450 meters, two to two and a half feet of snow falls here. “If I talk about my daily routine here in the mountains, I wake up every morning at 6 am and take my cow's milk to Narkanda market. Narkanda market is 4 km away from my house and I cover this distance on foot every day. It takes me 09:30 in the morning to return after selling milk and eggs in the market. After coming home and having breakfast, I spend my day working and taking care of the apple orchards. I like to spend about one and a half to two hours every evening with my chickens and cow. And after having dinner, I go to sleep...this is my daily routine." ![dhondu & his partner.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23zRrCzpzvFdLSDdbd9QEed2T9baT9pNLNu2PykGgCqVdDrFAxJRvtD5L3pYfxQKzDGmt.JPG)Dhondu and Kalu enjoying snowfall ![narkanda market.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23xySzSSKUM1DSV6vZh7jhfHrezBVCi2Ee2mUmnafTWVkXi8W7g3Th8UEcpTwEY4pEYpV.JPG)This is Narkanda market where I come every day to sell milk and eggs ![rice dhulai.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23tc1tM7ceutZsZ5vS39yLgDJhRSEVRDQd1M9RKPfRaxFy8sMhERhrZNAkm2LTzNz5gUG.JPG)About every 10 days I take rice home from the market on my back for my chickens. ![naveen with dhondhu.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23wCC5FcuvGAgEb2hcPxzBHLTdFJoFB7t9TrKbeg1MkrNNn4hqLgGipdWSrinyv6wZpkR.JPG) Talking about my hobbies, I love drawing but I hardly get time to work in the apple orchards. Once upon a time, when I used to go to church, I also learned to play the guitar...even if I don't find time for any other hobby, I definitely find time for the guitar. Talking about music, I like Ozzy Osborn, Nirvana Band, Matelica and Queen. At one time I was so crazy about Ozzy that I got his name tattooed on my fingers. My mind feels so relaxed with music that later I myself wrote some songs which even today I often sit alone and hum on my guitar. ![drawing.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/EoChfqLbrqjECRe7Q46QGysnuKEJLWawxdQ7oFoPRutnr8rrjSyHfa2rezxrx46VE8g.JPG)I like making drawings related to mountains and people. ![guitAR.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/EoyNxoa1ATtzRyrdPECGs6oumRkT9Kc4vSiVEtKzhqfugoE1jSHkgfitYRvVqzz8eMm.JPG)I still enjoy carrying and playing the guitar while trekking in the mountains. ![ozzy tattoo.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23wgHkDnbyAgom7GGNBEgfnPjgfiVAuxbLu8Za2Jq9RUt4A4egerMgrJ8JyeiC82WvDep.JPG)Now you can understand how crazy I am about music I was studying in the second year of college in 2010 and then I felt that life should be taken to a different level. Inspired by this adventurous idea, I did a basic ski course in 2012 from my home ground Narkanda. The 14 days I spent here were some of the best days of my life because there I met people like me...with whom I realized that there is a home even away from home. When my passion for basic skiing started taking over, I did an intermediate ski course in the very next year in 2013. Because my house is in the Himalayas and the altitude here is 2650 meters, about two and a half feet of snow falls here in winter. This much snow is suitable for skiing. Taking my skiing profession forward, I did an advanced ski course in the year 2014 from the famous valley of Solang in Himachal Pradesh. After doing this course I realized that this sport is not for a person like me who does not have money to buy skis. So I put this profession on hold, but even today, when it snows, sometimes to survive this profession, I pay $15 a day and rent skis and refresh all the techniques I learned in the ski course. ![ski certificate.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/EoAbE8HuFHGnLipuuBLNay1SJD9YJPEx2zvY8KJkxAN2RGtX7M1HJAXSDVDmXpbZNAu.JPG)My Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Ski Course Certificates ![ski.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23u6DiT8pAJ4H8cf3SwT6KgxXdoBwVqmJzybf672FS7EA2HgYLBFaZW6UjH3qXChV8YQG.JPG)When I learned to ski, I started skiing with full confidence Because I am from the mountains and almost all the famous places are located near my house, so after completing my studies and skiing, I turned to trekking. I did some famous treks of my state, the main ones being Shrikhand Mahadev, Kugati Pass, Manimahesh Kailash, Kinnar Kailash, Spiti Valley, Chitkul, Pin-Parvati Pass, Chandranahan Lakes, Bhrigu Lake, Chuddhar, Yula Kanda, Hatu Peak and Patalsu Peak. Out of all the above mentioned places, I have been going to Shrikhand Mahadev for the last 13 years. Trekking has given a direction to my wandering life and it has given me the focus which I could never learn or understand among people. ![trekking.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23xevFF9XedqZhMJYwg6MXcMZVVeBuzk2tYV6N4aPuxz3r3jqT6ybd5AhczwEgfGC9SaP.JPG)This photo has been clicked by @himalayanwomb when both of us were going to Pin Parvati Pass ![shrikhand.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23wMU9yAv1d6AhtvZMt27fLYmJhvVhNhuBdjgV8Zk9aPN7Rsx8BKSGuwNbqSiisCK5eBY.JPG)This is Shrikhand Mahadev where I have been 13 times ![best photo.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23w2cj1jgMAtaFWKJs8HVocr3xoLzw2Mso3cG86ngS4sAkN2mZhj1tRmThPfWxnQ7txP2.JPG)This is a sample of my mountain photography While trekking, I explored mountain trail races and got the opportunity to volunteer at some ultra trail events. While volunteering, I learned that I have a good photography sense...so in the eyes of my friends and me, I am a good photographer with a good eye. While volunteering, I felt that I could also run because I am physically fit and live in the mountains. As a result, I participated in the 15 km category of a mountain trail race held near my house in which I stood third. Now I think that not in the big category but I can participate in the small category in future. ![bhrigu lake trekking.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23zkGqVBZdMbEBP76T9ifuHvMpzYHA2TTikXo65eFM2Gw2iePhButmYmtj5Uk92xTaK2A.JPG)I volunteered at Bhrigu Lake during Solang SkyUltra ![SURT medal.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/Ep1WWBDguQYJVwSNg6Y74h77edgcQR6QKRtAg6kNbjkbDr6bkhQk3MzpSPR6Qy6LvZj.JPG)I stood third in the 15km category After running, I would like to tell you about another hobby of mine, I love cooking and I cook almost all types of Indian dishes. Talking about food, I like eating white gram very much. And talking about cooking, I like making dal very much. And yes, I also like to drink tea made by myself. I am a vegetarian and eat eggs. ![cooking.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23tvZvpFhUgxkRzLTa4qfyPonmXsYKGe1C7ykbycSRkGdFYVjeEJaJMUT41TZYrXAAMz6.JPG)I am not a chef but I know that people like the food I make. After spending 25 years in the city, my life has now taken shape in Narkanda village. After living life in a hill village, I understood that my needs were very less. Because my needs are less, I am able to work in the apple orchards with full honesty. I have also contributed in building a home stay in 2019 by staying with my family. Till now I have not been able to register this home stay but will soon get its license and would like to show my village and my experience to the tourists. ![shimla.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/23tveNmcBUWFPFXgZSuAVGWsDREqXY8kRKqZd1fF7MN684EoijWb9LdmoaFZjphezphFG.JPG)This is Shimla where I spent 25 years of my life ![DSC00089.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/Eq355DdYbgwd3vCMNjrfVYDSCakbJ2zbjQaQfWE3KJKKdxUnMkYgVwAsx58AZXqtZtW.JPG)The building visible behind me is a home stay whose license is to be made. ![apple cutting.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/EprLGoLwnxh77AGe8vhZehAD7pahAggfcSKtUzRJy4HEc6CBfq75CtyBZMN8AvHRJdy.JPG)Nowadays it is winter and apple cutting is necessary in this season. ![murgi.JPG](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/naveen.jogta/EoCk54i2VRvH1uvuGubJi9ibE27HBXTLKYs9iJgQBgaXFPK1ZrNZEqahPYFurMaN4S9.JPG)i have 16 hens and one rooster My target on hive: I want to present my village in front of the people living in the country and abroad, I cannot travel the world, so I want you guys to come to my home stay and sit in front of me and share your experiences and make me tour the world. By staying here, I want to share with you the experience I learned in the apple orchards. I want to introduce the amazing people present here to the Indian Himalayas. And with the money I earn from Hive, I will fulfill my pension by buying myself an alpine ski. If there is money left, I would like to prepare my barren land for crops. Disclaimer: I am present on social media with the name jogtanaveen. In today's introduction post, I have posted some photos from my Instagram and Facebook accounts. This post is originally written in Hindi and translated into English with the help of Google Translator. I click photos with my Android phone and Sony camera and edit them in mobile apps Lightroom and Snapseed.

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