He created the "Ice Stupa", thereby inventing the artificial glacier technique, which consists of freezing winter meltwater into cone-shaped ice heaps to provide water for spring agriculture in the trans-Himalayan region, which was also a practical way to fight climate change.
Yes, that is the innovative Sonam Wangchuk for you. Much admired for his advocacy (educational included) so much so that he has been lionised in, after, beyond "Three Idiots", the film which made him famous for the ordinary citizen.
The question hence is, how come the lakhs and lakhs of students -- for whose sake he is "losing muscle mass" (to quote the CJP's founder, Abhijeet Dipke) and is compromising with his blood pressure for almost three weeks now -- are just not concerned with such a protest?
Is it the case that the common man sees through the obvious partisan party politics involved, and hence is wary, does not want to get involved? Tough to believe that students are not 'aware', as narratives are literally thrown in to everyone's face, especially on the social media.
Well, the March 2026 protests against the UGC stipulations do show that students of ALL 'colours' ARE responsive, both pro and against, when it comes to the academic arena. How come then that there is no major reaction to this demand for the resignation of the Education Minister?
In my opinion, the issue is much more layered. Honestly, given the ubiquity of information explosion everywhere, these days it is tough to hoodwink anybody. People see through party-specific posturing, right? No, it is not the dea(r)th of the middle class, the erstwhile sensitive/sensitised group.
Rather, people ARE acutely aware of ALL issues, Deep State type international p(r)ogrammed propaganda included. May be, extreme factionalism (born out of the echo chambers everywhere) makes the common man suspicious about the hidden agenda(s)?
Yet I do feel that the government should, rather must, initiate a dialogue directly with Sonam Wangchuk to avoid any further, universal at that, embarassment and/or emergency. Better late than never!
Pratima@ Given such turbulent times, is it any wonder that the Kalidasa Day on "ashadhasya prathm diwse" was almost overlooked?!?
Quote of the day: Maintains Malcolm X, "Concerning nonviolence, it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks."
Word of the day: partisan The term refers to showing excessive support for a person, group or idea, especially without thinking through all possible pros and cons.
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