Leh: Gitanjali J. Angmo sits in one of the passive solar heated buildings of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL). The sunlight pours in through the glass panes, casting patterns across stacks of papers and files beside her. Her fingers move urgently, scrambling through heaps of documents.

“Can you please translate these videos from Ladakhi accurately?” she asks a student politely.

Angmo is the co-founder and director of HIAL, and the wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested in Leh Friday under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) for alleged provocative speeches that led to outbreak of violence in the city on 24 September. Show Full Article

“They have picked everything out of context and are trying to defame Sonam Wangchuk. The whole world has s

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