WHO IS SONAM WANGCHUK?
Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk is an Indian engineer, innovator, and education reformist who hails from Ladakh. He is the founding director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SEMCOL), which was founded in 1988 by a group of students. Wangchu also inspired the character of "Phunsuk Wangdu" in the 2009 Bollywood film "3 Idiots."
He has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the safety and protection of Ladakh as studies suggested the extinction of nearly two-third of glaciers in the Union Territory. Speaking to the media, he stressed that if carelessness continued and Ladakh refrained from being provided protection from the industries, the glaciers in the region would become extinct, thereby creating enormous problems due to water scarcity in India and its neighborhood.
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Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk says he's under house arrest, police deny charge
Engineer and innovator Sonam Wangchuk claims he has been placed under house arrest at his institute here, a charge denied by ...| January 29, 2023, Sunday -
Act now or Ladakh could become a barren land of disasters: Sonam Wangchuk
Wangchuk, who inspired 3 Idiots character, to go on fast; says Joshimath should be lesson for Ladakh| January 24, 2023, Tuesday -
Innovator Sonam Wangchuk bags seventh Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios award
Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster "3 Idiots", was on Sunday ...| November 27, 2022, Sunday -
TMS Ep170: Ambuja and ACC, Sonam Wangchuk, IPO size, USFDA's Form 483
Why are top Indian companies vying for Ambuja & ACC? Can Sonam Wangchuk's innovation clear Delhi's air? Market volatility to make ...| May 12, 2022, Thursday -
How can Sonam Wangchuk's latest innovation clear Delhi's toxic air?
Innovator Sonam Wangchuk's carbon-neutral building stays warm in freezing conditions and can keep the air in Delhi-NCR clean. ...| May 12, 2022, Thursday -
Innovator Sonam Wangchuk awarded honorary D.Litt degree by Symbiosis
I did what humanity demands people to do," said the engineer-turned-educationist who set up the Students' Educational and ...| October 24, 2018, Wednesday -
Meet Sonam Wangchuk, the man who inspired Aamir Khan's role in '3 Idiots'
Sonam Wangchuk makes artificial glaciers for Ladakh's desert villages| September 01, 2017, Friday
