Photographer || Himalayan rivers, forests, land, environment & human rights ||

Joined January 2010
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Recently, @ManshiAsher & I wrote an article on ongoing #hydropower #development in western #Himalayan state #HimachalPradesh. Do read & share your thoughts. thethirdpole.net/2020/07/22/… @journomayank @jayashreenandi @ikukreti @NGhanekar @lifeindia2016 @third_pole @Indian_Rivers

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northeastscoop.in/arunachal-… Wont be surprised next if they arrest us on NSA. There are so many ministers with actual crimes yet they go overseas, rapist/murderer gets parole while peope who are actually working for their land environment protection are being tagged as anti national

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2nd Oct Arunachal: solidarity to the people of Ladakh and Sonam Wangchuk. We should support as a fellow Indigenous. The land, forest and rivers are ours so decision making power should be us not those, who sits thousands of KM away deciding on behalf of some Adanis and Ambanis
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The cycle of disasters that the Himalaya are reeling under has reached its peak in 2025 & its impacts have been felt right down to the plains. The People for Himalaya is with the people of Ladakh as they strive to defend their env from irreversible harm. #ReleaseSonamWangchuk
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Story that caught the eye: Today government ministers will pay ritualistic obeisance to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. And yet, Sonam Wangchuk is in a Jodhpur jail because he was on a Gandhian fast to press his demands . Even his wife can’t meet him. As Gandhi once said: my life is my message. Embrace Gandhian values, not the man! 🙏
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Statehood demand isn’t about “boosting MP seats”. It’s about survival: – Melting glaciers – Loss of tribal land rights – Rising unemployment Without statehood & 6th Schedule, Ladakhis remain voiceless. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck
Ladakhi students and youth are asking: Will our voices only matter in tourism ads, not in democracy? #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck @PMOIndia @kavita_krishnan @suhasinih
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Statehood demand isn’t about “boosting MP seats”. It’s about survival: – Melting glaciers – Loss of tribal land rights – Rising unemployment Without statehood & 6th Schedule, Ladakhis remain voiceless. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck @PMOIndia @UNHumanRights @hrw
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We are not asking for favours. We are demanding constitutional safeguards to protect Ladakh’s fragile ecology & indigenous rights. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck @PMOIndia @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfLGJandK @AmitShah
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This is a test for India’s democracy. Will voices for the environment be crushed, or will the Constitution protect Ladakh? #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck
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सोनम वांगचुक पर रासुका लगाने का विरोध, लद्दाख को राज्य के दर्जे व छठी अनुसूची की मांग का समर्थन प्रेस क्लब ऑफ इंडिया में आयोजित एक प्रेस वार्ता में वांगचुक की रासुका के तहत गिरफ़्तारी और पाकिस्तान से जोड़े जाने के आरोपों का कड़ा विरोध हुआ @ankit_raj12✍️ thewirehindi.com/312622/lada…
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We stand in solidarity with @Wangchuk66 and other Ladakhis in their democratic and peaceful struggle. We support the demands of the Ladakhis. #LadakhSolidarity #FreeSonamWangchuck
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Press conference held in New Delhi under the banner People for Himalaya to call for immediate release of activist Sonam Wangchuk, arrested in connection with Ladakh violence. Photos: Ankit Roy @photojournalog #ThePrintPictures
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People for Himalaya Campaign invites all journalists and media persons to attend today’s press conference at the Press Club of India at 11 AM.
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Rapists are in garlands Educators are in jail This is what Modi has done to India #ISupportSonamWangchuk
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Honoring Our Brave Sons of LADAKH. On 24th September 2025, four courageous sons were martyred during the protest in Leh. We bow our heads in deep respect and gratitude for their bravery and selflessness. Their martyrdom will never be forgotten & we remain forever indebted to them. Our heartfelt prayers are with their families & we stand in full solidarity with them during this time of grief. Rest in peace, dear brothers. OM MA NI PADMA HU 🙏 #Ladakh #24Sep2025 #Martyrs #RIP #LadakhProtest
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The cycle of disasters that the Himalaya are reeling under has reached its peak in 2025 & its impacts have been felt right down to the plains. The People for Himalaya is with the people of Ladakh as they strive to defend their env from irreversible harm. #ReleaseSonamWangchuk
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Jan Hit Main Jaari | Episode 7 | The state of cloud bursts - youtu.be/Rv4R5Jl4N6A
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Latest: Himachal Pradesh should dread a Uttarakhand-like dredging policy. #Thread In Aug, Himachal’s CM reached out to our envt minister seeking exemption from forest clearance for flood rehabilitation and dredging in riverbeds for flood control. india.mongabay.com/2025/09/h… 1/11
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