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Good shepherd: Tsering Dorjai | Photo Credit: Stanzin Dorjai The sole shepherdess of Gya village spends 11 months a year alone with her flock high in the desolate mountains of Ladakh Last month Khenrab Phuntsog, wildlife guard at Hemis National Park in Ladakh, received a frantic telephone call. Could he urgently visit Gya, a remote village in Ladakh, and help the caller catch a couple of wild wolves that had attacked her sheep? The wolves had already killed four sheep in the last three days, the caller said. So Phuntsog immediately set off with his colleague and reached Gya by late evening. And it was not hard to locate the house of the caller, Tsering Dorjai. She is after all the only herdswoman in the village and everyone knows her. ....
In third edition of Rising Gardens festival, films about women, food and livelihood The documentaries and short films will be streamed for free between March 12 and 15. Soufra (2018) | Rebelhouse/Pilgrim/Big Productions In its March edition, the Rising Gardens Film Festival will focus on the theme of “Community and Sustenance – Women, Food and Livelihood”. Previous editions have examined the relationship of women with nature and women and agriculture. Ten films will be available for free viewing on the website www.doculive.in between March 12 and 15. The festival has been organised by Sangat and the Kriti Film Club to mark the One Billion Rising’s South Asia Campaign. The selection has been curated by eminent editor and filmmaker Reena Mohan. ....
Last chance to watch: Documentaries and animated films about women and nature The Rising Gardens Film Festival has been organised by Sangat and Kriti Film Club and curated by Reena Mohan. Nina Sabnani’s Hum Chitra Banate Hain (2017) | IDC, IIT Mumbai The latest film festival to come straight to our computers and tablets is Rising Gardens. The online event has been organised by Sangat and the Kriti Film Club to mark the One Billion Rising’s South Asia Campaign. The selection has been curated by eminent editor and filmmaker Reena Mohan. The films will be streamed between January and April. The January package, which is available until January 18, is titled ‘Cosmic Connections’ and is organised around the theme of women and nature. The films are available for free on the website www.doculive.in. ....