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Super Blue Blood Moon in India on Jan 31: Where to Witness the Spectacle The super blue blood moon 2018 is a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon and it is just round the corner. Here are some of the best places in India to witness this spectacle.

Lion of Ladakh: The Legendary Soldier Who Saved India While Still a Teenager! Colonel Chewang Rinchen, a two-time recipient of the Mahavir Chakra, embodied the spirit of India that lives within every Ladakhi.

IALS to hold International Ladakh Studies Conference in Leh STATE TIMES NEWS LEH: The next international conference of the International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS) scheduled on 2019 will be held at the Centre Institute for Buddhists Studies (CIBS) i

Heritage Heroes: Preserving History on the Roof of the World As history crumbles in the face of modernization, art lovers from across the world try to preserve Ladakh’s cultural heritage.

GES gives Sonam Wangchuk a new idea for Ladakh The snowy mountains of Ladakh may soon see women entrepreneurs scoring big time, if Sonam Wangchuk manages to get another of his ideas

Geothermal energy could light up rural Ladakh Although Puga Valley in Ladakh has shown potential to produce geothermal energy, a project to harness the power has been endlessly delayed due to political and financial constraints Geothermal e…

Here Is Why Everyone Bitten By The Travel Bug Needs To Visit Ladakh At Least Once Get Leh'd for once!

A Himalayan home for Buddhist nuns Ladakh, a stunning Himalayan region in India, is home to 28 Buddhist nunneries - this is one of them.

When Tradition Triumphs Modernity: Ladakh's Dry Toilets Ladakh opened itself to the world in 1974 when the Government of India first allowed foreign tourists into this high-altitude region of the Himalayas flanked on either side by China and Pakistan. Since then, however,

Who was Bakula Rinpoche for Mongolia? - The Mongolian Observer By SonamWangchuk Shakspo. Prince, Buddhist monk, social activist, statesman and diplomat, words fail to capture the greatness of this incredible Buddhist monk from India. Born in Ladakh as a prince in the year of Horse on the auspicious Vaisakh Purnima day on 19 May 1917, the 19th Bakula Rinpoche, L...

From Monk to Statesman: Here is a remarkable Indian you may not have heard of! Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, the 19th incarnation of Arhat Bakula, considered one of the 16 direct disciples of Lord Buddha, was a prominent Buddhist monk, statesman and international diplomat. The former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called

Ladakh pays tributes to Sonam Wangyal STATE TIMES NEWS LEH: Rich tributes were paid to former Minister late Sonam Wangyal on his 19th death anniversary here at Wangyal Memorial Chorten (Stupa). Wangyal's close associates, well-wishers, re