Friday, August 12, 2011
Where the Zanskar and the Indus River Join
Via Flickr:
Zanskar is the muddier (silt) colored river, the Indus is the green colored river.
Zanskar is the muddier (silt) colored river, the Indus is the green colored river.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Hardship and Happiness
After a day of health clinic in Ladakh, the family of the farm that we were camping at asked one of my colleagues and I to visit his grandmother. She was not in good enough health to make the trek to the clinic site. After walking through the fields and past several irrigation ditches we came up to her home. She had fallen down these steep stairs that run from the roof of her home into her house. She had clearly had at the very least some compression fractures in her spine. It was amazing to see her still doing work around the house and in the fields. We offered what little we could in terms of pain control. It was amazing to see what commitment her family had in taking care of her and how active of a member she remained in her community. Our western society could really learn a lot from Ladakhis.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Shey Festival- Sisters of Ladakh
It's been 4 years since I first visited Ladakh, and it beckons my soul. Wish I could be there with my friends, I hope they enjoy their time developing public health initiatives out there! As a tribute to the beauty of Ladakh, I have decided to post a series of photographs from my time in Ladakh. The photo above is from my first visit to Ladakh. I had joined a medical expedition through Himalayan Health Exchange to provide care in the Indian Himalayas, during the acclimation period we were fortunate enough to attend the Shey Festival. I was lucky enough to capture this shot with an Olympus Stylus Point and Shoot. It was a worldly experience to hear the beautiful tones of Ladakhi Buddhist Music while witnessing their beautiful dancing and ceremonial dress against such a stunning sky.
Check out this documentary about the Sisters of Ladakh!
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