The arc
Three seasons, one slow journey
Each season is a step deeper in — not toward seeing more, but toward belonging more. The first is here; two more are on their way.
Homecoming
First, simply see — the hills as they are. The temples, the trails, the turning seasons, filmed just as we found them, so the quiet reaches you before you ever arrive.
To see
Becoming
And finally, linger — not to take something more from this place, but to give back what you can, and find a truer self in the quiet giving of it.
To linger
Why we film
Made to slow you down, not speed you up
These aren't vlogs and they aren't adverts. There's no one talking over the top, no hurry, nothing to buy. They are simply a showing — of the rituals, the trails, the temples and the quiet around us — so that the calm of this place reaches you long before you do.
Keep them for whenever a day gets loud: put one on, let your shoulders come down, and borrow a little of the hills' peace. And if a film happens to show you something you'll want when you're here — a temple, a waterfall, a walk — all the better.
This first season we called Homecoming, and all it asks of you is to see. Before you can feel a place, or linger in it, you first have to look — at the hills as they are, the temples, the trails, the turning of the seasons. That was the whole thought behind Season 1: to let you see this corner of Kumaon clearly, plainly, and let everything else follow from there.
Watch
Kunja, on film
14 films
What they cover
A little of everything around us
Rituals
Weddings, jagars, poojas — the year's ceremonies.
Nearby places
The temples and corners within easy reach.
Tourist sights
The waterfalls, viewpoints and walks worth the trip.
Slow life
Ordinary village mornings, and the unhurried day.
A seasonal touch
Buransh, snowfall, monsoon green — the turning year.
A personal word
A word from behind the camera
Slow travel was the idea all along — long before I had a name for it. The strange part is that, to make these, we hurried: a few days to shoot, late nights to edit, a rush to publish — all of it in a hurry, only so that you, watching, might finally slow down. The thought was there from the very day the renovation began. And let me be honest — we are no filmmakers or cinematographers; this is a humble attempt. I can see a hundred things in these films that could have been done better, the shake and the flicker and this and that. But the aim was never to be perfect. It was only to bring these hills to you in whatever best we could manage. And if you have a word to whisper — any thought, any feedback at all — we are all ears.
Manohar NegiOwner & hostThe cast & crew
The hands behind the films
A small circle of family and friends, mostly of this house — the films are as much theirs as ours.
Reels
Quick ones, for the scroll
Short, vertical cuts — a minute of the hills when a minute is all you have.
A special mention
The three who made the reels come alive
Every reel this season that made you stop and watch was pulled out frame by frame over long evenings of cutting, trimming and timing. That patience was theirs.
We're listening
Something to say? A film you'd love to see?
A person, a place, a kind of day you wish you could see before you come — or simply a thought on the films we've made. Whatever's on your mind, tell us; we have all ears.
Thank you
To everyone who made this happen
A big, heartfelt shout-out to all the others who helped us pull this together — every hand, named and unnamed. And to our YouTube family, who kept pouring their love even on the days we couldn't give them what they hoped for: thank you, truly.
Season 2 is coming your way — that's a promise.
Soon, Season 2 will take you deeper into what we stand by in these hills — our rituals, the day-to-day, the big festivals and the smallest occasions.
Step into Season 2