The Engineer of Change in Ladakh
• Gitanjali J. Angmo filed a petition in the Supreme Court on October 2 for the whereabouts of her husband, Sonam Wangchuk, detained under the National Security Act (NSA) on September 26.
• Wangchuk, a climate activist and education reformer, is labeled by police as the “ring-leader” of violence in Leh city that led to four deaths and 150 injuries.
• Following the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, civil society groups in Ladakh have protested for statehood and constitutional protections, with Wangchuk emerging as a key figure in these protests.
• He used media to raise awareness about the ecological threats posed by corporate solar projects in the region before the protests shifted to include political demands.
• Wangchuk’s detention under NSA is not his first; he was previously detained in October 2024 after a foot march, during which he staged a hunger strike.
• Government officials accuse him of using protests for personal political gain; however, Wangchuk denies these charges and positions himself as an environmentalist.
• The Ladakh administration has recently revoked land allotments to institutions he founded, including the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning and SECMOL.
• Wangchuk has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2018 and initiated reforms in the government school system since 1994.
Change Maker Ladakh Engineer is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).
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