Source: China – South China Morning PostAmid a drizzle and gusts of chilly wind, Anika pulls taut a rope tied to a shovel held by Chandrika as they mix a pile of cement with sand by the side of the road. The women, both in their early twenties, have their babies fastened to their backs by a sheet of cloth while they work near the mountain pass of Khardung La – which at an elevation of more than 17,000 feet is one of the world’s highest motorable passes – in India’s Ladakh region.
Hailing from neighbouring Nepal, they are among the…Read More