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Malana Village - Trek to the Oldest Democracy

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Malana Village - Trek to the Oldest Democracy On September 2019 10:30 AM, I was waiting to check-in at the Hostel in Kasol after a long journey from Delhi to Kasol via Bhuntar. Two guys from the same hostel approached me to ask if I would like to join them for  t he much heard of   -  Malana Village Trek .  "Malana Trek", the name comes from a notorious village of Malana where India's ultimate produce of Cannab is comes from. So far, this was the only information about the village I had. However, after 2 hours of tedious trekking to this village and 30 mins of walking through the deserted lanes of the village, I felt a different vibe in this village. "Malana" - the name itself was enough for me to say "Yes"   with excitement   even when I felt vulnerable and risk-taking on the inside. After a second thought, I reverted and thanked them for their offer as I wanted to stick to my original plan of covering the Malana Trek as the last leg of m