Sonam Wangchuk 2026: Ice Stupas, SECMOL, and the 26-Day Fast That Shook Delhi

Illustration of an ice stupa artificial glacier in Ladakh with a gravity-fed water pipe, Himalayan mountains, a village with prayer flags, and irrigated barley fields

Fact-checked and updated: 14 August 2026 Featured image: AI-generated artistic illustration of the ice stupa concept, not an actual photograph. In 1996, out of every hundred students who sat for the Class 10 board exams in Ladakh, roughly five passed. Read that again. Ninety-five children were being told, year after year, that the system had … Read more