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Melting point! Ice hockey rinks need cooling fans in Ladakh

Mar 20, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Dawa Dolma |Monika Marandi |Harshal Mankar |Smriti Mukerji

Climate change is making itself apparent in the icy climes of Ladakh, where the fate of a favourite winter sport, ice hockey, now hangs in the balance. Rinks and natural frozen water bodies can no longer be relied upon to provide the ideal conditions for the sport as higher-than-usual temperatures cause these icy surfaces to develop puddles and shrink. Ice hockey isn’t just a mere source of recreation and entertainment but also a means of empowerment and social cohesion in Ladakh.
Eclectic food cuisines of India

Oct 16, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Apta Ramesh |Dawa Dolma

India’s culinary diversity is a true celebration of cultural richness. From the exotic red ant chutney enjoyed by the Santhal tribe in Odisha to the wholesome millet dishes, Indian food offers an eclectic mix of flavours and traditions. Each dish represents a unique taste of Indian heritage. This Food Day, let’s savour the delicious journeys of these diverse cuisines of rural India and appreciate the many flavours Indian food brings to our tables.
Ladakh’s age-old chuspon water-use system gives hope

Oct 16, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Dawa Dolma |Aliva Das

Air? Rarefied. Water? Scarce. Land? An arid and rugged remoteness cocooned by the formidable Himalayas that extend their majestic embrace towards the heavens. Ladakh is a land of barren beauty — a pristine expanse graced by the unspoiled hand of nature. However, the bustling centre of this captivating landscape — the brick-and-mortar town of Leh — finds itself on the precipice of peril. From being a tranquil outpost for ages, Leh has become a predictable pocket of “overtourism” in the 21st century.
Ladakh’s age-old chuspon water-use system gives hope

Oct 16, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Dawa Dolma |Apta Ramesh

Air? Rarefied. Water? Scarce. Land? An arid and rugged remoteness cocooned by the formidable Himalayas that extend their majestic embrace towards the heavens. Ladakh is a land of barren beauty — a pristine expanse graced by the unspoiled hand of nature. However, the bustling centre of this captivating landscape — the brick-and-mortar town of Leh — finds itself on the precipice of peril. From being a tranquil outpost for ages, Leh has become a predictable pocket of “overtourism” in the 21st century.
Looking Beyond Disability, How I Found My True Calling In Thangka Art

Oct 10, 2023 | shethepeople.tv | Dawa Dolma

Krishna Tashi Palmo of Shipting village in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh joined a thangka art school at 22. She talks about her journey from the confines of her house to the art world – in her own words. I was born in Shipting, a remote village in the trans-Himalayan Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh, the fourth among five girls. I contracted polio as a toddler and spent my entire childhood indoors.
Bt cotton, pink bollworm and the debt cycle in Punjab

Oct 7, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Novita Singh |Dawa Dolma

“The pink bollworm survives in two life cycles,” said Dr Vijay Kumar, Principal Entomologist at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). “One is the short life cycle that starts with the sowing of Bt cotton crops in May and goes on until November, and the other is the long cycle which is during winter when the pest hibernates.” The insect survives in bales lying at homes or ginning mills or in dried cotton crop sticks that people often stack at homes for fuelwood.
Caught by cotton - the thread that binds Team VS

Oct 7, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Dawa Dolma

– Pallavi Srivastava You can call me old-fashioned. Much before handloom became a cool word to flaunt at gymkhanas, before fashion designers recognised weavers, when Bollywood heroines danced in the rain in chiffon saris and satin dresses with pinned flowers (made of satin, what else) were bought for special occasions, that’s when I remember falling in love with crisp – and wrinkled – cottons.
Dwindling snowfall leading to water crisis in Ladakh

Oct 6, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Dawa Dolma |Niroj Ranjan Misra

It’s getting warmer and drier in the country’s cold desert. Known as the place where mercury drops several notches below zero and mountains remain barren through the year, Ladakh, well, is changing. From Zanskar to Nubra, a significant number of villages in the Himalayan region of Ladakh are facing water crisis. Reduced snowfall has begun causing issues for people, agriculture and livestock. Ladakh’s climate is arid and cold, with low annual precipitation.
Kashmir’s purple revolution with lavender cultivation

Aug 24, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Nasir Yousufi |Dawa Dolma |Teesta Rajan

As the sun descended beyond the horizon, casting the sky in hues of crimson, a solitary figure stood at the edge of a sprawling field in the foothills of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The man’s gaze, laden with pride, swept over the expanse of purplish lavender flowers that stretched before him. Reyaj Ahmad, a weathered farmer of 45, saw a fortune growing in his lush field – a kilo of essential oil extracted from fresh lavender fetches Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.
Cham - the mask dance of monks

Aug 23, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Dawa Dolma |Teesta Rajan |Sameera Kasulanati

The birth of cham (mask) dance is dated back to the 8th century during the reign of Buddhist master Guru Padmasambhava to cast away the evils by imbuing God’s mask at the foundation laying ceremony of the Samye monastery in Tibet. The dances of cham are titled according to their purpose, for the different deities they invoke and performed on different ceremonial occasions throughout the year.