Last Updated on June 5, 2020 by asoulwindow Picture above – What you see here are the people from Dha Hanu Village, 160 kms northwest of Leh. They are called Brokpa aka Drokpa and are billed as the last Aryans in the valley. It’s said that their ancestors were once a part of Alexander the …
Last Updated on December 5, 2019 by asoulwindow Music of cymbals, drums and trumpets waft in the air dramatically, spiritual chants adding to the aura of the place. Thousands of Ladakhis drop their conversation unceremoniously and glue their eyes on the elaborate ceremony. His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of the 1000 year old …
Last Updated on September 3, 2023 by asoulwindow Life is acting strange this year. Just when I was thinking of Jordan earlier this year, an invite for a FAM to Jordan came out of the blue. Similar such instances happened through the year. Last week when I was still traveling in Ladakh on assignment, I …