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Sonam Wangchuk (born 1 September 1966) is an Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist.
As his 'fast unto death' protest entered its 13th day, noted climate activist Sonam Wangchuk continued to press for his demand for constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory of Ladakh, and protection of ecologically fragile Ladakh’s ecosystem from industrial and mining lobbies.
Mar 26, 2024 · Educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk completed his 21-day hunger strike on Tuesday, sleeping in the open despite temperatures being at a biting -10 degrees Celsius.
Sonam Wangchuk was born in the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India. Though a Mechanical Engineer by education, he has been mostly working in the field of education reform for...
View Sonam Wangchuk’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Though a Mechanical Engineer by education, he has been mostly working in the field of… · Experience:...
- Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh
Apr 9, 2024 · Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk observed a 21-day fast in Leh, surviving on water and salt, seeking protections for the fragile ecology and the indigenous culture of Ladakh.
Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, MVC is an Indian Army veteran, who served with the Assam Regiment and the Ladakh Scouts. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy, during his successful operation in the Kargil War.
Sonam Wangchuk, Leh, India. 550,321 likes · 678 talking about this. Welcome to Sonam Wangchuk's Page Wangchuk's World. Here I share my thoughts, struggles, adventures and eccentricities with the world.
Sonam Wangchuk has long worked to help people in India’s Ladakh region adapt to climate change. In an e360 interview, he explains why he fasted for 21 days to pressure the government to grant legal protections to the region’s fragile ecosystem and its life-giving glaciers.
Sonam Wangchuk . A engineer by education, and inventor of the Ice Stupa artificial glacier for storing water, Sonam Wangchuk works on education reform in the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India.