Are you the same Sonia Gore that used to live in Manali with Nitin Gupta and breed horses?
Yes, Vidyut lived in Himachal Pradesh for six years as a local with Nitin Gupta and the Bodh family in Shaminalla. She co-owned horses with Nitin and worked as a cultural tour guide and cook, assistant horseman, or whatever role was needed on adventure tours in the Kullu, Ladakh, Spiti, Kinnaur and Banjar valleys (among other areas). She was the only horsewoman in the region who went with pack horses for treks until she returned. They lived a nomadic life with their horses and and a sweet Gerrman Shephard and Bhotia cross bitch called Pye. Vidyut returned to Mumbai in the year 2004. The horses and Pye continue to live in Manali as does Nitin and the Bodh family. We still prefer to collaborate with Nitin Gupta in Manali for tours that require extensive local management. We believe that falling in love with the land is the only way a place can really be shared with an aspiring visitor.
