Phuntsog Ladakhi

When Ladakh had just started to open up to the outside world one young Ladakhi had the vision and ambition to apply and get admission in the prestigious IIFT,Pune.In those days when the Indian cinema industry was coming into its own Phunstog Ladakhi made his and Ladakhs presence felt all over the country.Of the many movies he worked areKhel Khel MaiUchi UdaanShalimarKachhey Heraiand othersPhunstog has also worked in many famous television serials of which he would be specially remembered for Intizaar ( The serial made him a household name in India )Paramveer ChakraHe is also the pioneer of modern Ladakhi music. His album Om Mani Padme Hum is still considered a classic bench mark all over the Himalayan belt.He has also directed his own documentaries and movies on Ladakh namely

Dr.Siddiq Wahid,(Harvard)

He received his PhD in Inner Asian Studies from Harvard University, a Masters in Education from Harvard University and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Theory from Gustavus Adolphus College. Dr. Wahid has taught Central Asian Studies and Comparative Literature at Harvard University and at Metropolitan University. He has authored a book on Ladakh and several articles on Central Asia, Tibetan Civilization and the Kashmir conflict; he has lectured widely in South Asia, Europe and the United States. Since 1990 Dr. Wahid has been deeply involved as an activist in Jammu & Kashmir; in 2001 he was named a member of the People?s Election Commission of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. He is a member of the Governing Board of the People?s Commission on Environment and Development India (PCEDI) and a founding member of the India Forum, (IF) a Delhi-based discussion group.