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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Transformative aid: benefactors and beneficiaries in Xizang

Wang Tongxu, doctor of a medical team from a hospital in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, treats a patient at a village in Mainling city, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, June 12, 2023. Over the past three decades, with strong leadership from the central government and robust support from people across the nation and sister provinces and cities, the Xizang …

Song Aid Xizang

8 months, 1 week ago

Tibetan folk dance unites youth with charm

China Daily

While square dancing is a popular pastime for seniors across much of China, in the southwestern Xizang autonomous region, young people are fervently embracing their heritage, amidst the stunning backdrop of traditional Tibetan folk dance, Guozhuang. For 18-year-old Kunzang Wangdu, sharing his passion for Guozhuang dance is as simple as posting dance videos on social media. I have posted my …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Sonam Wangchuk | The man from the mountains

The Hindu

Khardung La, the world’s highest motorable mountain pass at a height of 17,582 feet in India’s youngest Union Territory of Ladakh, hit the headlines for a different reason on Republic Day this year. The move by engineer-turned-innovator Sonam Wangchuk, 51, to organise a rare five-day climate fast at Khardung La, 40 km from Leh, has thrown a major challenge to …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Engineer's Day: Netflix India Doffs A Hat To 3 Idiots, Kota Factory And Breaking Bad

News 18

Wednesday marks Engineers’ Day in India and to mark the event, Netflix India had a quirky social media post dedicated to all engineers. The American streaming platform shared a tweet to wish all engineers who have inspired fictional characters like Rancho aka Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad aka Phunsukh Wangdu from 2009 movie 3 Idiots. However, the tweet ended on a hilarious …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Sonam Wangchuk, real-life Phunsukh Wangdu, develops solar heated tent for Army personnel

Live Mint

Srinagar: Innovator and educationist Sonam Wangchuk, the real life Phunsukh Wangdu of Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots', has developed an eco-friendly solar heated tent that Army personnel can use in extremely cold places like Siachen and Galwan valley in the Ladakh region. While Wangchuk extensively referred to last year's India-China stand off in Ladakh, he said he had made an earlier …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality

China Daily

The State Council listed Xianzi Dance as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Despite being a veteran performer of the traditional Xianzi Dance, 58-year-old Tashi Wangdu had never staged a performance in front of a big audience. Xianzi Dance is a kind of folk art that combines song, dance and string music in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, with …

Dance Tashi Tibetan Folk Xianzi Dance

4 years, 1 month ago

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality

China Daily

The State Council listed Xianzi Dance as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Despite being a veteran performer of the traditional Xianzi Dance, 58-year-old Tashi Wangdu had never staged a performance in front of a big audience. Xianzi Dance is a kind of folk art that combines song, dance and string music in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, with …

Dance Tibetan Tibet Xianzi Dance Tashi Wangdu

4 years, 10 months ago

Sonam Wangchuk heads climate change movement launched by HIAL institute with UN Environment Programme

India Today

Renowned education reformist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk whose life we glimpsed in 3 Idiots’ is spearheading the I Live Simply Movement launched by Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh in special partnership with United Nations Environment Programme, India. The sustainability movement to address climate change was officially launched in the presence of eminent dignitaries from the United Nations along with those …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Sonam Wangchuk of '3 Idiots' fame attends happiness class in Delhi govt school

India Today

Bollywood flick 'Three Idiots' inspiration Sonam Wangchuk and Odisha's Education Minsiter Samir Ranjan on Monday visited a government school here to attend the happiness class. It was our pleasure to host the visionary education reformer and innovator Sonam Wangchuk @Wangchuk66 from Ladakh, whose work even Delhi school children know through Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots' character. pic.twitter.com/nKI7J060pB Manish Sisodia July 29, …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Designated medical institutions offering nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 in Hebei

China Daily

Updated: May 27, 2019 govt.chinadaily.com.cn Hebei province 河北省 Public medical institutions: 医疗机构: Shijiazhuang city 石家庄市 Hebei General Hospital 河北省人民医院 Hebei Chest Hospital 河北省胸科医院 Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine 河北省中医院 The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University 河北医科大学第一医院 The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University 河北医科大学第二医院 The Third Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University 河北医科大学第三医院 Shijiazhuang Jingxing Mining …

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6 years, 2 months ago

Sonam Wangchuk, the real Phunsukh Wangdu of 3 Idiots, was just awarded an honorary DLitt degree

India Today

Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots', has been awarded an honorary DLitt degree by a university in Maharashtra. 'I have not done anything big or special': Wangchuk After accepting the degree, Wangchuk, the real-life 'Phunsukh Wangdu' of the Aamir Khan-starrer film, said he has not done anything big or special. Read: …

Ladakh Wangchuk

6 years, 5 months ago

Award belongs to every student, says Sonam Wangchuk

The Hindu

Innovator Sonam Wangchuk, 51, inspired the famous Bollywood character Phunsukh Wangdu, the unconventional genius in the 2009 blockbuster 3 Idiots. Conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award on Thursday, Mr. Wangchuk is hopeful that the prize “will provide youth a boost in finding indigenous solutions to the problems of mountain people.” “I don’t feel I deserve it alone as an individual. It …

Ladakh Problems Wangchuk

6 years, 5 months ago

Real life Phunsuk Wangdu from 3 Idiots wins Magsaysay Award 2018 along with another Indian Bharat Vatwani

India Today

Two Indians -- one a psychiatrist who works for the mentally-ill street persons and another whose initiative to harness science and culture creatively for economic progress improved the lives of the Ladakhi youth -- were declared the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award. Ladakhi engineer and innovator Wangchuk, 51, just won Ramon Magsaysay Award as he was recognised for …

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6 years, 5 months ago

Man Who Inspired Aamir Khan's Phunsuk Wangdu in 3 Idiots Wins Ramon Magsaysay Award

News 18

Manila: Two Indians — one a psychiatrist who works for the mentally-ill street persons and another whose initiative to harness science and culture creatively for economic progress improved the lives of the Ladakhi youth - on Thursday were declared the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award. Vatwani was recognised for "his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India's …

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Transformative aid: benefactors and beneficiaries in Xizang

Tibetan folk dance unites youth with charm

Sonam Wangchuk | The man from the mountains

Engineer's Day: Netflix India Doffs A Hat To 3 Idiots, Kota Factory And Breaking Bad

Sonam Wangchuk, real-life Phunsukh Wangdu, develops solar heated tent for Army personnel

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality

Sonam Wangchuk heads climate change movement launched by HIAL institute with UN Environment Programme

Sonam Wangchuk of '3 Idiots' fame attends happiness class in Delhi govt school

Designated medical institutions offering nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 in Hebei

Sonam Wangchuk, the real Phunsukh Wangdu of 3 Idiots, was just awarded an honorary DLitt degree

Award belongs to every student, says Sonam Wangchuk

Real life Phunsuk Wangdu from 3 Idiots wins Magsaysay Award 2018 along with another Indian Bharat Vatwani

Man Who Inspired Aamir Khan's Phunsuk Wangdu in 3 Idiots Wins Ramon Magsaysay Award