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Rendering Houses in Ladakh

, 2023
Sophie Day explores the houses that are imagined, built, repurposed, and dismantled among different communities in Ladakh, drawing attention to the ways in which houses are like and unlike people.A handful of in-depth ‘house portraits’ are selected for the insight they provide into major regional developments, based on the author’s extended engagement ...
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Applying epidemiological transition theory to health and disease transformation in high altitude cold desert Ladakh, India

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As we enter the new millennium, the Epidemiologic Transition Theory (ETT) provides insights into health, mortality, and fertility changes, shaped by environmental, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and technological factors across societies.
Aijaz Ahmad Khanday, Adnan Hussain Lone, G. M. Rather, Shaista Mushtaq   +3 more
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Deadly Predators and Virtuous Buddhists

HIMALAYA, 2019
The region of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas has recently seen a rise in attacks by stray dogs, some of which have been fatal. The dogs’ claims on territory have not gone uncontested in an emotional landscape fraught with anxieties over religious ...
Karine Gagné
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POLITICAL HISTORY OF LADAKH ( Pre 9th to 12th CE) [PDF]

, 2017
Ladakh is the Northern most division of Indian Union which falls in Jammu and Kashmir state. Generally the recorded history of Ladakh begins with the coming of Tibetans to Ladakh in the late 9th CE. This paper is an attempt to string together the Pre 9th
Dar, Mohd Ashraf
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Two Decades of Conservation in Ladakh

HIMALAYA
Ladakh’s climatic conditions have preserved some of the most impressive monuments in the Himalaya. These temples trace the spread of Buddhism in the Western Himalaya and the development of artistic and architectural styles. However, they are increasingly
Sushan Bhattarai
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Evolution de la parenté au Ladakh

, 2017
International audienceIn 1938 prince Peter of Greece visited six families in Leh. In 1981 Crook and Shakya visited the same families and I did the same in 2003, 2010 and 2016. In 1977, 1978 and 1979 Sander studied the families of Wanla. I visited some of
Ladakh, Au, De, Évolution, Kaplanian, Patrick,, Parenté, La   +3 more
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Leaflet: Cultural Heritage of Ladakh: rock art

, 2011
Leaflet introducing the importance of rock art in Ladakh. Available in English, Bhoti and Hindi.
Devers, Quentin, Bruneau, Laurianne, Vernier, Martin   +2 more
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Groundwater scenario under climate change and anthropogenic stress in Ladakh Himalaya, India

Journal of Water and Climate Change
Climate change and human interventions over the past few decades have significantly affected the groundwater resources in Ladakh Himalaya. Sparse or lack of suitable data and knowledge gaps are a major challenge in evaluating these impacts.
Farooq Ahmad Dar, AL Ramanathan, Riyaz Ahmad Mir, Rayees Ahmad Pir   +3 more
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Buddhist and Shia Identity in Ladakh

HIMALAYA
There are many ways to define Ladakh: geographically (as an area between the Himalayas and the Karakoram), historically (as a kingdom from the 10th century until the Dogra conquest in 1834), or linguistically (as a region sharing a common language—a ...
Patrick Kaplanian
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Protestant Buddhism and Social Identification in Ladakh / Bouddhisme protestant et identité sociale dans le Ladakh

, 1997
This article explores the historical background of social and political activism among Buddhists in Ladakh in an attempt to present a framework for understanding recent agitation for local autonomy in the region.
Brix Bertelsen, Kristoffer
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