About Shikha
Born and brought up in the Himalayas, my love for travel was sparked by my curiosity for lower altitudes, and breaking free from the shackles of tea in search for great coffee. As a travel writer and photographer, life came full circle when I packed up my saturated city life to return to the mountains to pursue my interest in the outdoors. I specialise in writing on sustainable travel, active travel and adventure, with an added interest in climate change, culture, nature and ecology, and social stories. I also double as a qualified mountaineer who curates and lead programs in the outdoors. A personally satisfying project was authoring an award-winning children's book on the stirring story of Northeast India’s first female Everester, Tine Mena, for a literacy NGO.
