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As part of the series of events in promoting and preserving the Balti community in India, a two-day program titled Confluence of Balti Community in India was held in Uttarakhand.
Despite being the coldest day of the year so far and a holiday, there were more than 70 people across communities that attended this programme and actively participated. There was genuine appreciation for the uniqueness of the topic and the involvement of scholarly voices across Leh, Turtuk and Kargil. The secular representation of speakers from Buddhist and Muslim communities added flavour to the discussion. Each panel was a combination of experienced monks, research scholar, cultural expert, historian and/or poet. This included two Padma Shri awardees amongst them.Each
Despite being the coldest day of the year so far and a holiday, there were more than 70 people across communities that attended this programme and actively participated. There was genuine appreciation for the uniqueness of the topic and the involvement of scholarly voices across Leh, Turtuk and Kargil. The secular representation of speakers from Buddhist and Muslim communities added flavour to the discussion. Each panel was a combination of experienced monks, research scholar, cultural expert, historian and/or poet. This included two Padma Shri awardees amongst them.Each
Kargil,January 20 (Scoop News)- Cultural activist from Goma Kargil, Anayat Ali Shotopa organised a special event to mark Kargil’s ethnic food festival of Mamani for the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, ShriR. K.Mathur. The Hon’ble L-G of Ladakh was accompanied by the Hon’ble Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan and Deputy Commissioner, Kargil Santosh Sukhdeve at Circuit House in Kargil. Anayat Ali Shotopa has been instrumental in the revival of Mamani in Kargil over the last decade. The special Mamani event included 18 unique dishes from the local Ladakhi and Purgi cuisine. It included dishes such as Thugpa, hrsabkhur, Poli (buckwheat pancake), Kisir (fermented buckwheat), Markhur, Azug, Zerchung, Bales, Prapo, hSku, Gangtur and apricot cream, which is Anayat Ali Shotopa’s personal recipe. During the event, Anayat spoke about the importance of the initiative to revive Mamani, which he has been hosting since 2016. The Mamani Festival has helped revitalise 35 ethnic dishes from Ladakh. During the event, Anayat requested the Hon’ble L-G of Ladakh to introduce local food items in all Angarwadi Centres across Ladakh instead of rice and lentils. “This will ensure that the students receive a healthy diet while also supporting local producers and entrepreneurs and reducing the greenhouse gases that are emitted in transporting non-local produce to Ladakh. In the long-term, everyone will benefit and it will ensure the people of Ladakh and healthy and fit,” he said. The Hon’ble L-G of Ladakh appreciated Anayat Ali Shotopa’s initiative to promotelocal foods and their health benefits. He said, “This is the need of the hour. We must promote and prioritise local produce over food items that have been transported from outside. Such food festivals educate local communities about the importance of reviving their traditional practices and food production. This will play a key role in reviving traditional values, lifestyles and cuisines.” The Hon’ble L-G of Ladakh also appreciated the idea of introducing local food items in Anganwadi Centres. “This will help inculcate the habit of eating traditional food among children and mothers. In due course, this will help revive traditional food in the society and ensure that people are healthy,” he added. Anayat Ali Shotopa is a correspondent with All India Radio, Kargil. He started celebrating Mamani Festival to revive traditional Ladakh foods. Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation has been supporting and organising the Mamani Festival in different parts of Kargil since 2019.
Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Jan 20: Cultural activist from Goma Kargil, Anayat Ali Shotopa organised a special event to mark Kargil’s ethnic food festival of Mamani for the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur. The Lt Governor was accompanied by the Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan and Deputy Commissioner, Kargil Santosh Sukhdeve at Circuit House in Kargil. Anayat Ali Shotopa has been instrumental in the revival of Mamani in Kargil over the last decade. The special Mamani […]
March 3, 2021 “Climate Witness: Voices from Ladakh,” an international project led by Rochester historians, aims to preserve oral testimonies at a time of rapid climate change in the Himalayas. (Courtesy of Tanya Bakhmetyeva) Work to preserve testimonies of a people and their culture is recognized as an “outstanding model of applied environmental history scholarship.” Several University of Rochester historians are being honored for their work in chronicling the history of climate change in Ladakh, a mountain region in the far north of India. Tanya Bakhmetyeva, an associate professor of history and gender, sexuality, and women’s studies who serves as the associate academic director of the University’s Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, together with Stewart Weaver, a professor of history, have been awarded the 2021 Public Outreach Project Award by the American Society for Environmental History for their project “Climate Witness: Voices from Ladakh.” Daniel Rinn, who earned his PhD in history from the University in 2020, is also part of the prize-winning team and the designer of an interactive website that the group is in the process of building to make their research accessible to the public.