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How a 25-YO Woman’s Solo Treks Brought Sustainable Tourism to Kashmir’s Forgotten Villages
At just 25, Shabnam Bashir has mapped 16 hidden valleys in Bandipora, bringing them onto Kashmir’s tourism map. Defying social barriers, she turned her solo treks into a mission for sustainable tourism — creating 40 homestays and seasonal income opportunities for over 60 villagers from the Gujjar–Bakarwal community.
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