Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)
Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist
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Sonam Wangchuk is an Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist. He is the founding-director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), which was founded in 1988 by a group of students who had been in his own words, the 'victims' of an alien education system foisted on Ladakh. He is also known for designing the SECMOL campus that runs on solar energy and uses no fossil fuels for cooking, lighting or heating.
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'Unacceptable': Rahul Gandhi reacts to Sonam Wangchuk, over 100 Ladakhis detention at Delhi borderAround 120 people from Ladakh, including Wangchuk -- who had marched to the national capital demanding Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory -- have been detained by the Delhi Police at the..DNA - Published | |
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Prohibitory orders imposed in Leh ahead of Wangchuk’s LAC marchLeh imposes restrictions before Sonam Wangchuk's LAC protest march, demanding statehood and 6th Schedule inclusion. Magistrate Sukhdeva enforces Section 144, bans vehicles, loudspeakers, and emphasizes..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ladakh: Section 144 imposed in Leh ahead of Sonam Wangchuk's 'Pashmina march'The District Magistrate, Santosh Sukhadeve, said in his order that the Superintendent of Police of the district has reported to him that there are reliable indications of apprehension of breach of..DNA - Published | |
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends fast after 21 days, Ladakh statehood stir to continueIndiaTimes - Published | |
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends 21-day-long hunger strike in Ladakh, says 'this is not the...'He sat on a 21-day hunger strike demanding for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
'Modi Ki Chinese Guarantee': Kharge slams PM Modi over Ladakh's 'climate fast'Congress condemns Modi govt for Ladakh security risks and rights violations. Promises protection. Wangchuk on hunger strike for statehood. Allegations of glacier exploitation. Jairam Ramesh raises PLA..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk on 5-day hunger-strike; claims he was placed under house arrest, police denyIndiaTimes - Published | |
Meet Sonam Wangchuk, inspiration behind iconic film 3 Idiots, know his sincere request to PM Modi over LadakhSonam Wangchuk, socially conscious engineer and education reformer from Ladakh, India.DNA - Published | |
