Have you ever encountered the charm of hand-woven fabrics? Have you wondered about their origin and history? Have you speculated on the energy, the vital expression, and the passion that went into making them? The beauty and grace of hand-woven fabrics make.....

Most of us must have seen a beautiful wooden barrel either in real life or in the movies. The wooden barrel is a part of Ladakh’s rich cultural heritage. It is known as a Dzem. One look at the Dzem is a.....

Ladakh is mostly known for its beauty, a traveler’s paradise, a home for wandering souls, a getaway to serenity… However, what it is not known for and what has gone predominantly unnoticed is its craft—its sparsely populated artisans and the narrative of.....

I first came across the “dranyen” while documenting craft in Ladakh, and I remember being completely awestruck by the instrument—its bright colors, the horse-shaped head, and the skill with which Tsering Angchuk le was playing this fretless six-string instrument. The dranyen, or.....

“Waste generation,” “Plastic waste,” “Degrading environment,” and the list goes on. All of us are familiar with these terms, but how many of us are concerned? The rising menace of waste engulfs the world, and tourism-centered areas are the biggest prey. Boracay.....

The indigenous use of traditional watermills to grind the locally grown crops is unique to the Himalayan region, especially Ladakh. The watermill is known as rantak in Ladakh. People of Ladakh have been using rantak since the olden days. No history tells.....

Like most of you, I believe, I had no idea about the concept of “pregnancy tourism” before I began my research for this article. I knew the Brogpa tribe in Ladakh was referred to as the last “Pure Aryan” tribe in the.....

Vernacular architecture is a source of history, a standing archive of how people lived in the past. The connection one feels to an old house is inexplicable and enigmatic. Traditional architecture plays an essential role in connecting a person to their heritage.....