Sometimes the priest brought it; sometimes a
Ladakhi trader, lodging in the village, and anxious to get merit, trudged up the path; but, more often, it was the woman who had cooked the meal overnight; and she would murmur, hardly above her breath.
I come as
Ladakhi trader - oh, anything - and I say to you: "You want to buy precious stones?" You say: "Do I look like a man who buys precious stones?" Then I say: "Even verree poor man can buy a turquoise or tarkeean." '
We walked around town, spun more prayer wheels, and watched more
Ladakhi faces light up as we greeted them with julleys, the local greeting.
The author's extensive fieldwork in the high mountain villages of Ladakh reveals the impact of climate change on
Ladakhi life in the Indian Himalayas.
But in 2009, Thinks Chord set up the
Ladakhi Women's Travel Company, a trekking organization staffed exclusively by women.
Karun's Malayalam drama "Olu" will open the feature film category of the Indian Panorama section, which will have a mix of Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Tulu,
Ladakhi, Jasari and Hindi films, read a statement from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Wednesday.
Getting quality education is a challenge in this remote region, but Druk Padma Karpo is an award-winning school offering an education that grounds students firmly in their own traditional
Ladakhi culture and equips them to thrive in the modern world.
The Chamba Camps ensure patronage to various aspects of the
Ladakhi and Buddhist way of life, the Kohima camp that coincides with the Hornbill festival aims to revive, protect and preserve the tradition of the 16 tribes native to Nagaland and the Jaagir Lodge Dudhwa, a luxury lodge experience familiarizes guests with the thrilling wildlife and conservation initiatives in India's most diverse ecosystem.
And finally, Sonam Wangchuk of India, for his "uniquely, systematic, collaborative and community-driven reform of learning systems in remote northern India, thus improving the life opportunities of
Ladakhi youth, and his constructive engagement of all sectors in local society to harness science and culture creatively for economic progress, thus setting an example for minority peoples in the world."
A Mumbai-based doctor, who set up a rehabilitation foundation to rescue mentally-ill persons living on the streets, along with a widely known
Ladakhi engineer and education reformist, are among the six personalities named for this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award.
Wangchuk founded the Student's Education and Cultural Movement of Ladakh and started teaching
Ladakhi students, who failed in the entrance exams to government-run schools.
IANS Manila A Mumbai-based doctor, who set up a rehabilitation foundation to rescue mentally-ill persons living on the streets, along with a widely known
Ladakhi engineer and education reformist, are among the six personalities named for this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award.