Sonam Wangchuk’s wife writes to President Murmu for his release, seeks intervention on ‘witch-hunt’

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife writes to President Murmu for his release, seeks intervention on ‘witch-hunt’

Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, addresses a press conference, at the Press Club of India, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (PTI Photo/Atul Kumar)(PTI09_30_2025_000158A) | Photo Credit: – Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) reached out to President Droupadi Murmu to seek her intervention for … Read more

Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The Leh Apex … Read more

Explained | Sonam Wangchuk’s climate fast, Ladakh’s fragile ecology and the Sixth Schedule

Explained | Sonam Wangchuk’s climate fast, Ladakh’s fragile ecology and the Sixth Schedule

Social reformist Sonam Wangchuk does yoga during his five-day climate fast to “save Ladakh” in Phyang. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: Ladakhi innovator and engineer Sonam Wangchuk completed his five-day “climate fast”, in an effort to draw the attention of Indian leaders to the region’s fragile ecology and to secure its protection … Read more