Himalayan power caravan

If Nepal wants to play in the Indian power market, it should be present in the Indian power market.

Nepal’s strategy for trading power with India is highly reminiscent of Eric Valli’s beautiful film Himalaya , which opened in Nepal as Caravan . Released in 1999, the movie went on to secure a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards (Oscars), in addition to several other accolades. Set against the exquisite backdrop of the mountainous Dolpo region, the film tells the story of villagers leading a yak caravan carrying rock salt to trade for grain in the plains. The idea of hardy, handsome, spiritually enlightened men descending steep mountains and navigating treacherous terrains and ferocious weather to trade their produce might make for a great movie plot worthy of an Oscar, but makes for one lousy strategy for trading electricity.