Time To Protect Our Hero Dr. Sonam Wangchuk ( A Indian Scientist, Innovator, Educator, Activist)
I know I create content related to crypto, airdrops, and crypto projects, but this post is different. I heard about the arrest of
@Wangchuk66, an Indian scientist who represented our country worldwide and created many inventions to make our lives easier.
If you don't know about him then do you remember the movie 3 Idiots which is based on his life, not a true story or biography but the character of Phunshuk Wangdu is the character of Sonam Wangchuk. This is my all time favorite movie.
The man who is the founder director of "Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL)", a school where students learn not only from books but also through practicals. (You must have seen this school at the end of the movie 3 Idiots where Farhan and Raju go to find Rancho).
• The man who was invented "Ice Stupa" a technique to store wasting stream winter water in a giant cone shape structure. Which will release in late spring when farmers needs water.
• Founder of Ladakh Voluntary Network (LVN), a network of Ladakhi NGOs.
• He have worked as an education advisor for MS, a Danish NGO working to support the Ministry of Education for education reforms.
• He have invented solar powered tents for Indian Army that can trap heat during the day time and can warm the soldiers in night.
• In response to the clashes on the India-China border, he started calling for a boycott of Chinese products, which later led to the government also calling for a boycott of Chinese products, which was started by Sonam Wangchuk.
This is not the end, he has done a lot for our country so if I try to cover everything then this post will become very big.
He has won many awards for our country 🇮🇳
• 2018 -Ramon Magsaysay Award
• 2018 -Honorary D.Litt by Symbiosis International
• 2018 -Eminent Technologist of the Himalayan Region by IIT Mandi
• 2017 -Indians for Collective Action (ICA) Honor Award, San Francisco, CA
• 2017 -GQ Men of the Year Awards, Social Entrepreneur of the Year
• 2017 -Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
• 2017 -State Award for outstanding environmentalist by J&K Govt.
• 2016 -Rolex Award for Enterprise
• 2016 -International Terra Award for best earth building
• 2014 -UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture, by CRATerre France
• 2008 -Real Heroes Award by CNN-IBN TV
• 2004 -The Green Teacher Award by Sanctuary Asia
• 2002 -Ashoka Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship, by Ashoka USA
• 2001 -Man of the Year by The Week
• 1996 -Governor's Medal for educational reform in Jammu and Kashmir
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On 26th January 2023 He has started a protest to highlight the effects of climate change on the fragile ecosystem of Ladakh and to demand its protection under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. And he has fasted in this protest.
In March 2024, he started a fast-unto-death to press for his demand for constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory and protection of Ladakh from industrial and mining lobbies.
And he have held two or three protests to protect climate change, and these protests were "peaceful protests" with no violence or vandalism. But the government remained silent on these protests and didn't even listen to Dr. Sonam Wangchuk's voice.
And on 26 September 2025, the government arrested Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, saying he had received funding from China, Pakistan and several other countries.
The only thing the government has is that if someone says something against me it means he has got funding through someone, they don't see the reality why someone is saying this, solve the problem, instead of this, the government will say "YOU ARE GETTING FUNDING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY".
Government are throwing mud on Dr. Sonam Wangchuk reputation, and this is unacceptable.
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