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
Leh: Fourteen Buddhist nuns, who are specialized in Kungfu, imparted self-defence training to the local girls in a six-day workshop which concluded at Naro Photang Hemis on August 1. At least 40 girl students, in the age group of 12 to 20, participated in the event and learned the techniquesContinue Reading
New Delhi: Clad in black sweatpants, red jackets and white helmets, the hundreds of cyclists pedaling the treacherously steep, narrow mountain passes to India from Nepal could be mistaken for a Himalayan version of the Tour de France. The similarity, however, ends there. This journey is longer and tougher, theContinue Reading
Nepal’s ‘Kung Fu nuns’ are Buddhist nuns who grow up learning the martial art.Continue Reading
