Many people think of pregnant women traveling to other countries when they hear the term 'pregnancy tourism'. It was once a trend to travel to countries like the US during pregnancy in order to obtain citizenship for their baby through birth. Some travel like this to obtain a passport and to seek better living conditions. However, in the Aryan Valley of Ladakh, pregnancy tourism has other meanings. The term is associated with mythology, folklore, and racial purity.

The Brokpa community, also called Drokpas or Minaro, are an ethnically distinct group residing in the Aryan Valley villages of Dah, Hanu, Darchik, Biama, and Garkon in the Batalik sector of Ladakh, India. They are believed to be the direct descendants of the Aryans. Unlike other Ladakhi communities, the Brokpa have distinct fea

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