Padyatra from Ladhak to New Delhi - Sonam Wangchuk

Who is Sonam Wangchuk?

A mechanical engineer by education.

Sonam Wangchuk has been working in the field of education reform for more than 30 years.I n 1988 he founded SECMOL (Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh), which aimed to bring reforms in the government school system in the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India. He was instrumental in the launch of Operation New Hope, a triangular collaboration of the government, village communities and the civil society to bring reforms in the government schools system. The programme involved formation of village education committees to take ownership of state schools, training of teachers in child friendly ways and re-writing and publishing localised text books for Ladakh. For students who still failed in their state exams he founded the SECMOL Alternative School Campus near Leh, a special school where the admission criteria is failure in exams and not grades. 

As an engineer Wangchuk teaches innovation at the school, where together with the students he designed and built solar heated buildings that are low cost, made of earth and mud but maintain +15 C even when the outside temperature is –15 C in Ladakhi winters.

In order to solve the water crisis facing mountain regions due to climate change and fast melting glaciers he also invented the Ice Stupa artificial glacier which stores the wasting stream waters in winter in the form of giant ice cones or stupas and releases the water in late spring when farmers need water.

He is now extending this experience of learning by doing to higher education and is in the process of setting up a university which will follow the pedagogy of experiential learning.

On Mission To Remind Govt To Fulfil Promise It Made 5 Years Ago': Sonam Wangchuk Amid His Padyatra From Leh To Delhi followed by Hunger Strike at Ladakh Bhawan, New Delhi

Padyatra from Leh to New Delhi

More than 100 volunteers led by renowned innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk started on a foot march from here to the national capital on 1 September 2024, to urge the Centre to resume the stalled dialogue with the leadership of Ladakh on their four-point agenda.

Detained

They were detained at the capital's Singhu border on September 30 by Delhi Police and released on the night of October 2.

Hunger strike at Ladakh Bhawan, New Delhi

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk began a hunger strike at the Ladakh Bhawan on 6 October  2024, for there demands.

Demands

The group is demanding a meeting with top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The sixth schedule of the Constitution includes provisions for the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in northeast India. It establishes autonomous councils that have legislative, judicial, executive and financial powers to independently govern these areas.

The protesters are also demanding statehood, a public service commission for Ladakh and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts.

Edited by
Ms Naresh kuwar 

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