New Nubra publication
30/07/10 13:18 Filed in: Ladakh Noticeboard | Members' news
HCHF in Service to Encourage Local Writers
Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF) has come up with a book on the Nubra valley (Nub-ra’i gNas-bShad) by Urgain Rigzin, an astrologer from Nubra. The book was made available for the readers with offering the first copy of the book to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during the two-day teaching at Deskit, Nubra. The book gives detailed significance of the sacred mountains dedicated to Mahakala (Gonbo) and other sacred landscapes such as sacred lakes, foot prints, medicinal hot springs, caves and so on. It also highlights description of several villages and list of Lamas and Rinpoches born in the Nubra valley. The book is in Bhoti and will be translated into English soon. One of the primary aims of HCHF is to support and encourage local writers to share their indigenous knowledge that will benefit all the people interested in Himalayan cultural heritage. The book on the Nubra valley by Urgain Rigzin is the first step in this direction.
Epilogue
12/07/10 21:52 Filed in: Ladakh Noticeboard | Members' news
Leh Workshop report
05/07/10 10:05 Filed in: Members' news
International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS) organized a workshop on Research Method and Presentation in the premises of Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation office at Lonpo House, Near Leh palace on 4th July 2010. The workshop began with an introduction to IALS and welcome speech by the Ladakh Liaison officer, Dr Sonam Wangchok. A constructive PowerPoint presentation was given by Dr Janet Rizvi, author of Ladakh, Crossroads of High Asia and Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes & Peasant Traders in Ladakh. About 30-40 young researchers from all over Ladakh as well as outside Ladakh participated in the workshop and discussed several issues and problems that they face during their research period. These young researchers expressed their happiness about initiation of small but fruitful workshops by IALS and they requested IALS to organize such more workshops in Kargil, Jammu and Delhi where many Ladakhi students are doing their higher studies. The workshop was also attended by advisors of IALS from Leh, Tsewang Dolma, Tashi Morup and Tashi Dawa Tsangspa. This very fruitful workshop was concluded with vote of thanks by Tashi Dawa Tsangspa who particularly thanked Dr Janet Rezvi and Dr Sonam Wangchok for organizing the workshop in very informal way but beneficial to all participants, especially to young researchers from Ladakh. It was heartening to see that several young researchers started to fill up the IALS membership form just after the presentation and they were inquiring about the next IALS workshop and seminar.
