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World Heritage Day Celebrated in Ladakh
Leh, April 18, 2025: The Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museum, UT Ladakh, and Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF), in collaboration with the Government Higher Secondary School Baima, the Preservation of Aryan Culture and Education Society, and the...
Pre-World Heritage Day Celebrated in Leh
Leh, April 12, 2025: With an aim to initiate dialogue and discussion about the preservation of cultural heritage in Ladakh, an event was organised by the Shesrig Foundation in collaboration with the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF), with support...
Dr Sonam Wangchok delivered Kaivan Mistry Memorial Lecture in Mumbai
Founder HCHF, Dr Sonam Wangchok delivered the Kaivan Mistry Memorial Lecture on the occasion of the Himalayan Adventure Festival 2025 in Mumbai. The event was organised by the Himalayan Club in B.N. Vaidya Auditorium, Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya, Dadar East, Mumbai,...
Ethnic Mamani Festival held at Hundurman Brog, Kargil, Ladakh
Events like the Ethnic Mamani Food Festival are crucial for sustaining the identity of villages: Dr. Sonam Wangchok During the Ethnic Mamani Food Festival 2025, the picturesque village of Hunderman Brok, which is close to the Line of Control (LoC), came alive with...
New Millennium Children’s School, Leh Organized Heritage Education
A half-day heritage education session was held at New Millennium Children School, Dambuchan, Leh as part of the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation's My Culture, My Heritage initiative, in recognition of the value of imparting heritage education in the school....
Dr. Sonam Wangchok re-elected as President of Ladakh Cultural Forum
The Ladakh Cultural Forum had its annual general body meeting on September 22, 2024, at Dharma Centre in Choglamsar, Leh. The meeting was chaired by Shri Tsewang Paljor, the Dy. Secretary of the Ladakh Cultural Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages. The Ladakh...
H.E. DRUKPA THUKSEY RINPOCHE AND DR. SONAM WANGCHOK APPEALED THE PEOPLE OF NUBRA TO MAINTAINED THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Hunder is one of the largest, most ancient, and historically significant villages in the Nubra Valley, as indicated by its original name, sngon-dar, which means earliest developed (village). It is said that the Nubra kings lived in the palace (Photang Dechen Tsemo) in...
One-Day Seminar on “Preserving Our Past: Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Rock Art and Indigenous Language) for Future Generations”
Tangtse, 8th September, 2024. The Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), in collaboration with Ten Friends of Lalok, successfully organized a one-day seminar titled "Preserving Our Past: Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Rock Art and Indigenous Language) for Future...
Week-long certificate program on Yige writing and reading held in Kargil, Ladakh
Inauguration Week-long certificate program on Yige writing and reading was organized by Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages Kargil in collaboration with Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF) on August 17, 2024. The week-long programme was inaugurated...
Heritage committee members visited Digar and Tangyar
On request of the Goba (village head) of Digar, Nubra, the members of the Heritage Committee of the Ladakh Buddhist Association visited the heritage sites in the village, especially the ones damaged by recent road construction and encroached by individuals. While...
Field visit to Zanskar to assess the state of heritage monuments
From June 29 to July 2, 2024, Dr. Sonam Wangchok, the founder of the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation, conducted a field visit to Zanskar to assess the state of heritage monuments during the ongoing rapid development projects, such as the building of roads from...
LAMO and HCHF Launched Five Books in Nubra, Ladakh
Five books on “Mapping the Culture and Heritage of Nubra" were launched in Chamshen, Nubra, by LAMO and the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF). Four Walk books and one book of inventory of cultural resources are the result of a year-long project initiated...
