The Quint: In Uttarakhand’s Ghost Village, This Lone Resident’s Choti Si Asha 

Look at her , after struggling enough she is smiling... And that's life ..she is true women..

She doesn't look alone , she is satisfied with nature and herself ,she is funny and beautiful . What a true self, This lady shows the real meaning of yes I can live alone , there's no problem.

I am from Uttarakhand and tears rolled down into my eyes when I see the reality. A day will come when this will happen in almost many villages.Government is not focusing on these.Thanks to quint.

I can't imagine how lonely and scared she feels but still has the power to smile and laugh that is just beautiful. It is the kind of power that I want too but sadly I'm not as good as her

Uttrakhand maybe not developed like Delhi,Maharastra but still I love my Uttrakhand. Low Crime rate Low Poverty rate Pleasant weather Easy life .

educated people now coming back to village as corona attacked them in metro cities

I watched this video thinking it's a haunted village. Thanks click bait😂😂😂😂

Grandma is so sweet and innocent.Just look into her eyes....🤗🙏❤️ I love my uttrakhand❤️

Reporter: you can see the whole village behind me *literally one building *

By seeing her smile 😊 we can assume how much she loves her village and natural beauty really govt needs to think about these people.. By developing proper infrastructure... Uttrakhand Devo ki Bhoomi🙏

But she's free from the hustle and bustle of the city and breathe fresh air in every single second God bless you dear .

How innocent and cute is she 😍😍such a cute strong soul 😘😘😘🕊🕊plz govt walo s request h iss gao ko dekho iska vikas kro taki y akele na rhe log phir aa jaye iss gao m apne bacho ko pdane but see akele h phir bhi kitne strong h 😍😍 kitni positivity h inke ander salute to her

She is not crying neither wants to show by just being dull She is talking in a normal way and Happy way such a strong woman .

A pahadi myself but born and brought up in Delhi. Have loved the times when we used to go back to the mountains during vacations. Eagerly looking forward for the day I could permanently situate myself in the village back in Uttarakhand 🔥 Impossibly beautiful place I'm glad people are not crowding there just like the cities for then the beauty would be completely tarnished.

Being a kumaoni.. I can say that this is indeed a sad situation in the hills. But the fact that people in comments are saying "proud uttarakhandi" or something like that.. lemme tell you there is nothing to be proud of this thing. Instead we should ask our state govt that what have they actually done since two decades.? Why are kumaonis leaving kumaon and pahadis leaving pahad? Why are our villages converting into ghost villages? The fact that pauri is the most affected district is so ironic as the CM himself hails from pauri..! People should not be "proud" of this "accomplishment" of our govt..!

She is too brave and kind.. She facing lot of difficulty but then also she is smiling and joking.. She is true gentlewoman.. Hands-off.. God give her all kind of happiness..

What a beautiful soul ❤️❤️

This woman is giving me too much positive vibes... I don't know why💞

Government must help her..she is a true daring woman such an inspiration for the generation. one should not go away from their village because village is the true home for us and we can't ignore it for our needs. one must come to their village in couple of time in a year because someone is still waiting for us to come back home

I am from Hamirpur hamichal pradesh..becoz govt ne yaha bahut kam Kiya hai..schools,hospitals,jobs kafi kuch hai..isliye Himachal ke log Himachal me hi hai..Uttrakhand govt starts work to stop migration

Uttarakhand meri matrabhoomi, matrabhoomi ooo meri pitrbhoomi...oo bhoomi teri Jai Jai kara mera Himalaya 💖😭🛤🧳🏔🌄🐾

what the hell is wrong with people making joke out of this,this is a serious problem, government never provide facilities there,they have to live in their own at own risk,and still they say mera desh mahan

My native place is tehri gadhwal, now I m in dubai n family settled in Delhi for more than 2 decades. But still v r connected to our roots our Uttarakhand,😍our family vacation ❤️ perfect place.

Damn she is living alone for years without tv or net...here we ppl cant even stay at home in lockdown...i cant even stay alone in my house

Loneliness is peace!! ......I am ready to spend my whole life like this

Itna kuch hone ke baad v kitni khush h ye.. so Proud of you

The most important reason for migration is High literacy(>90%) in Hills and 0 employment. Every second person in Uttarakhand Hills is a Graduate unlike rural area of up/bihar where people can do blue collar jobs.

This women is much more clever then many educated people

She is such a lovely lady. Her million dollar smile shows her grit and her positive thinking nature. Immense respect and love for this brave lady. May God bless her.

I love my Hometown Kausani, Uttarakhand - Devbhoomi❤️

ये गांव भूतों का गांव कैसे हो गया भाई जहां इतनी अच्छी सच्ची इंसानियत रह रही है। ये जगह तो शहरी शोर और अमानवीयता की होड़ से दूर है । प्रकृति की गोद है। स्वर्ग है सही मायने में ये जगह तो।

I remember seeing videos of deserted villages in China few years back. As China is making transition from developing country to a developed country, many Chinese fled from villages to cities in search of jobs. Same is happening with India. This creates a massive problem as cities become crowded and villages deserted. The only way to avoid this problem is to provide villages with facilities like electricity, water, gas, wifi, schools,offices and other things like cities irrespective of area. Then villages will not remain villages but a small city with same facilities as metro ones. Only this can avoid migration and unequal distribution of population.

She is so positive ❤❤

This literally melt my heart after years tears just rolled out😐

That reminded me of my village 😔. I'm pahadi too

How she is still hopeful and smiling in this tough time......is something very inspirational .

This is the fate of pahadis... People settled there from plains and now coming back to plains..

Although she is speaking hindi but we can understand her garhwali in her tongue. Thanks quint to showing this report Touches every villager heart

Grand maa bahot cute h❤❤

The Quint Thank you So much 😢🙏❣️

I don't know why but I am feeling peaceful listening to her voice..

I am from uttarakhand and i can feel the pain of staying in these areas.... Once the road gets damaged there is bo transportation... Communication... Even the infrastructured hospitals are very less.... I can understand the pain what the grandma is going through and that loneliness around her where no one is there speak... No one is there to watch..... It is lot a difference living in cities having that noise, u can watch someone on the roads having fun and all, u can have good time in cities even no one is there to talk to u...but there in these places if you dont have neighborhors belive me the city people can't even stay there for 2 days...... Its all habitat.... But the thing is when is the government going to take responsibility....??? If you have a land or 4 walls to live it doesn't mean the government duty is finished for you.... Wish the people re setttle there and grandma would fell the happiness again..... Smile grandma. #pahadi

Its a middle- term phenomenon due to drastic growth in cities and economy. In 5 to 10 years not only infrastructure will improve but also many of generation which shifted to cities will start to come back after their economic situation improve.

You gotta go that village again as reverse migration happened recently due to the pandemic. I really wanna see how many people came back and is aunty ji still happy.

I also want to live this life 😳 just amazing

Why doesn't his son take her with him to gurgaon? Shame on him! Find him and ask him. But slap him first!

I'm from uttarakhand, we have 24 homes in our village, it is almost abandoned. People there have no sources or choice but to leave their home. No one wants their children to deprive of education/english. Though i was born in city but i feel sad. Even the roads are constructed 8-10 years back. 2-3 hrs. Treck is common to go little market. How can one manage to live their. Dev bhoomi doesn't deserve this.

touched by the strength she is holding on to live and surviving all alone ..saddened by the reality that government did not took initiative for its district .. people had to relocate themselves ..those who had money they left and who those who didn't they had to.. i hope her son also gets better understanding that her mother is all alone here and take her with him .. may God giver her strength to live her life and maintain her smile as always ...❤️

Uttarakhand has always been used as a Political tool by every government. This is indeed a grim reality of our beloved Uttarakhand's villages.

Pani ka problem,bijli ka problem,aur kitney problem hongey.but she is happy. Yeh dekh kar bahut accha Laga. Ek kitchen banado govt en aunty keyliye PLZZ PLZZ

What a lovely soul ❤her smile after what all she is facing made my day. It's difficult to have such a courage.

धन्य हैं आप। जो इन विकट परिस्थितियों का अकेले मुस्कुराते हुए सामना कर रही हैं। यही उत्तराखंड की नारी की सबसे बड़ी विशेषता है। पर इस गांव के जो अन्य निवासी जो अब प्रवासी बन गए हैं उन्हें अपने इस प्यारे गांव और अपनी जन्मभूमि को इस प्रकार बिलकुल नहीं भुला देना चाहिए। हर परिवार से कोई न कोई अपने घर में बारी बारी आते जाते रहना चाहिए ताकि ये गांव कुछ तो आबाद रहे और इनका भी अकेलापन किसी हद तक दूर हो। सरकार को भी उत्तराखंड के गांवों में पुनर्वास पर ज्यादा ध्यान देना चाहिए और मूलभूत सुविधाओं की व्यवस्था करनी चाहिए ताकि प्रवासी लोग किसी अपनी जन्मभूमि से फिर जुड़ पाएं। साथ में प्रवासियों को ये भी याद रखना चाहिए कि ये उनके पुरखों की धरती है और उनकी भी जन्मभूमि है। आने वाले समय में वो परिस्थितियां भी जरूर बनेंगे जब सभी प्रवासी अपनी जन्मभूमि को फिर से दिल से अपनाएंगे और हमारा उत्तराखंड फिर से गुलजार होगा। ये भी याद रखिए कि यही आप ने इस बारे में गंभीरता से नहीं सोचा तो उत्तराखंड की इस पावन धरा पर कब्जा करने हेतु बाहरी लोग हर तरह के प्रयासों में लगे हुए हैं।

I like her attitude. Alone but confident and happy.

Mata ji ki awaaj mein kitna skoon hai yaar ....Still smiling

More video on this issue needed!

Hats off to you dadhi .... you are ultimate... your ethics are wonderful ... single women in an abandon village .... one of the strongest lady 💪🏻👏👏👏

I thought it must be haunted but it came out something else.. This lady Vimla is lovely n her way of talking is so beautiful. She is a gem.

Atleast she is safe from coronavirus!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Yr yeh lady ek baar bhi problem bta ker royi nhi...I want to become like her...I want to win myself...how hard it is to live alone in life..but still being so cheerful

we all pahadi's know .....what is dadi ji holding in that glass 1:39 🤣🤣.....and then talking...'cause MOOD is necessary...but loved this episode...🙌🙌

I Love my Uttarakhand 😊

This video was uploaded 3 years ago, I wonder what happened to the village and to aunty ?

This is a true reality of Uttrakhand 😔 We also moved from pauri to delhi but came back to dehradun. The government is so corrupt here, doing nothing for the welfare of pahad, pahadi cuture and pahadi people.

I don't know, but my eyes filled with tears after watching this video, But Aunty ji is happy there hence she is smiling, Mai to khungi aunty ji bs government suvidhaye de apko paudi me magar aap delhi jaisi polluted jagah pr kbhi mat aana , people Also here are not gud ... Aap "Pahado ki Rani" ho, God Bless You 🌼

Hats of to the Lady....love the mother..❤❤❤❤❤

Ap kitni positive n happy h itna sab ke bad bhi heads off lady . May god give u all the happiness. ❤️

Inspite of serene natural beauty , fresh air and soothing calmness .. I wish and i am feeling concern for this lively lady who is living all alone there, that there must be someone beside her to take care of her in case of any emergency or illness.

Leaving birthplace will be so emotional

pls do not blame people. i could've never lived the life im living now if my dada had not moved out. look at Switzerland they have less plains too. but government policies are better than us. no medical no school mediocre transport poor communication and many more. government is to be blamed thats all

I love her smile...being an uttarakhandi I feel shameful ki itni sunder jagah se playan karwa dete hein parents...but I wanna settle in my hometown

'mere piche pura gawn dekh sakte hai' 😂😂 piche sirf ek ghar tha

Love my uttarakhand ❤❤❤

Great person… her inner strength is so high ….

Thanks quint for showing this.

What has happened to my beautiful Garhwal 😭😭🙏

Good work quint..

The way she speak lagta hai bagal Mai Beth Kar bss Sunti rahu🙂

Why government doesnt change this places to tourist spots?..

Brave lady with a beautiful smile .....

She's self isolating herself from this cruel world 🙂

i am moved by this super lady. A true hero with an amazing smile on her face. Wish i get a chance to meet her.. May Allah pak fulfil all ur prayers

"ulti ki dwai dede srkaar to mai chli jaungi* XD

Now these are being used as quarantine centres

Keep it up...Doing good work...unbiased generalism

Such a sweet and brave lady.

She lives alone but have a smiling face .......lv u aunty g

We separated from up in 2000 with hope of development. But it did not happen. Don't develop it but govt should atleast provide better education facilities in uttrakhand.

Sad🙄 .... I m also from pauri garhwal...

Dil bahut dukta h in baato ko sunke 😭😭😭

Nice video kudos to the makers

Respect great women like her❤️

Now politicians and people from nearby states are destroying devbhoomi.... They are making it hell

I love my uttarakhand 😘

she is so strong by heart

She is so bold n strong lady God Bless her 😚

This will be the sate of my village in the next decade....an hour or two from this village.

Whatever content the video have you can put is a title. I thought of something and the video turned out to be something else. Though I loved the lady very much .. thank you for sharing.

A Big Salute To Dadi

Her voice is awesome.

I feel like kicking quints video maker Arxe....its audio video..why those big letters on top the video...its soo distracting. 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼