Located in the Himalayan hamlet of Gondhla, in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti, rises a seven-storey tower that has outlasted empires, earthquakes and centuries of snow. Locals call it the Gondhla Fort, but its weathered stones and timber beams whisper of more than just walls. They speak of lineage, power and a cultural memory that now teeters on the edge of erasure.