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Ladakh statehood activist’s arrest revives interest in “3 Idiots”

On: September 30, 2025

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 30, 2025: The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh’s renowned environmentalist, has revived interest in “3 Idiots,” reportedly the 21st century’s most popular Indian film. The inspiration behind the 2009 Hindi coming-of-age satirical comedy-drama film was Wangchuk, who has led a five-year-long agitation forContinue Reading

Ladakh’s Kung Fu nuns train girls in self-defense

By: Matters India

On: August 3, 2018

In: National

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