Hari-Sila or Harsil : A Secret Treasure of Garhwal

Nothing much happened to the generation. I guess he had three or four sons who migrated. One seemed to be a good for nothing and stayed back, making everyone's life difficult.

Though people say that the ghost of wilson still roams around, just in case you may want to visit him

<cross-posted with jitu>

Certainly no dynasty at Harshil. Even the apple trees around can be counted on, well, fingers and toes. As far as I recall, he retired to Blighty with his fortune (don't take my word for it). I can't recall if there was any issue, but if there was probably went to Blighty too.
There are a coupla good books written on him, easiest found in Dehradun and Mussoorie.

@ Dilliwala

stay connected, this view gonna proven wrong

@ JuliaF,

few part of your quarries already answered by Jituyadav'ji.............Yes, apple-growers still in the area, Indian businessmen in the form of (cruel) Late Wilson........I'll cover this part in my next writing



Thanks guys for the encouragement


You'll not regret to be there, trust me ........ but dont skip 2/3rd Oct, I mean before apple harvesting

yes. you are right. He was the first and only known human being to have made fortune by killing animals and chopping trees down in Himalayan range. NO reported incident either before or after .. till today. He robed livelihood of local people there by doing so...

there are lots of story circulated in local region about what you have said and there is nothing good as such... one of his son was killed by the villagers in Harsil itself. other fled..
and yess his soul is not at peace and roams on a white horse at old wilson bridge many have seen it, so now that bridge is closed and a new built

wel thats the personal life of Willson which are are not suppose to discuss in this thread...
Harshil... wow what a beautiful place... i love it...

PKanti, I think I understand what Dilliwala is trying to confirm!
Wilson was way ahead of the times!!

It was just one of the most important aspects of his life which I mentioned, can't see why this would irritate you this much!

OR is this blabbering a result of head injury you got when banged on the head by a bear, carrying wooden stick, sent on a secret mission by some a gathering of snakes and leopards to achieve some sinister motives?

@ funny_in & Dilliwala

what a funny typo ......... I really overlooked it........thanks for the light guys

@ chandanprakash2002, himalayangoat, jituyadav & Dilliwala

I think, with your kind permission guys, we better not to discuss Wilson as a human, but his impact on today's Harsil

It can be easily trace the inhabitants, Bhutias, Tibetans, of this place. They are different from Garhwalis. They may consider the real inhabitants of this place. And there are few Jadhs villages on the surrounding hills since the ages. The forefathers of them settled here centuries ago; but yet their accent sounds sweet Tibetan.


Anil was a local lad, invited me & my wife to his Gaon (village), Kachora, almost 3km way from Harsil. The kilometers I've mentioned here, I dont think its genuine; actually we have to move through unmarked & unconventional path through dense forest of pine, deodar, oak. As the real path is through a military base camp, except locals, no outsider can access it. Later; Anil said its around 1km from Harsil to their village.

Top West side view of Harsil. One can easily locate the superb location of GMVN on Bhagirathi

on the way to Kachora

Every where just apples & apples......different colors.......sorry dont have enough & proper vocabulary to describe them..........and the unique aroma floating around.........all I can say lost all the stress & tiredness in a moment

YES! count it if you can.......but dont count it as a tree, its a just tiny branch

To be continued........



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Not as yet - Kachora is not Harshil.
But wow! - haven't seen so many apples on trees anywhere in UA.

The Jadhs were actually brought down to this area by the govt because they had to leave their villages of Jadhang and Nelang (against their will) - "security".

officially Yes!............Kachora under Harsil post office


picture abhi baki hai mere Sir (Travel Report not over yet)

nice info ...............Dilliwala'ji please put some more light on it..............why they brought down by Govt?

Come on, that's what you're giving me?
In that case - Harshil PO is under Bhatwari PO. Therefore you saw the apples at Bhatwari.

Area north of Jadhganga river/Nilapani Gad - India sits there, China claims it. That leaves the Jadhs caught between a rock and a hard place, as it were . Therefore GOI evacuated them to 'safer' places.

owaooo! Here is all what i looking for. EXCELLENT thread PKanti Sir. Snaps are super good and writing is just superb.

actually the place is "super good"