By Isaac Gomes Calcutta, Dec 16, 2019: On November 28, mattersindia.com carried an article captioned “Himalayan kung fu nuns challenging women’s role with martial arts.” In my comments on the article, I wrote: “Bravo! Himalayan kung fu nuns if utilized with due respect will bring salvation to the girls andContinue Reading

Leh, Oct 29 (IANS) Kung fu nuns of the Drukpa lineage based in Leh, Ladakh, have been awarded the prestigious Asia Game Changers Award by the Asia Society in New York for inspiring and applying their unique talent to make the world a better place. The Asia Society is aContinue Reading

By Adrija Bose Kathmandu, September 24, 2019: In 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors soon found without much choice, but to trust the promises of overseas work and education, that turned many into victims of trafficking. To their rescue came aContinue Reading

By Brit Dawson May 15, 2019: In South Asia, there’s a devastating correlation between weather-related disasters and the rising number of women being trafficked for sex. Every year, in the remote depths of the Himalayas, hundreds of nuns clean plastic from the waterways of the mountain range. Trekking miles, theContinue Reading