May 2026
Block by block: how the house grew
Each generation added a room, a roof, a wall to what came before, until it became the house you'll stay in.
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This one's still being written.
It's on the list — a longer, more personal piece, to be set down in Manohar's own hand. For now, here's the heart of it:
“Each generation added a room, a roof, a wall to what came before, until it became the house you'll stay in.”
About the author
Manohar Negi
Owner & host
Manohar grew up in these hills and never really left. A photographer by craft and a host by heart, he turned the family home at Kunja into a place to share — and most of the frames you see across this site are his.
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