Ladakh

Whose Himalaya is it?

John Keay, Erika Fatland and Ed Douglas’ books on the Himalaya exhibit ways of seeing, or failing to see, the mountains and their people

| Mar 01, 2023

Memories of Galwan Valley

Recent India-China skirmishes in the Ladakhi valley revive conversation on how borders and their memories are constructed.

| Aug 19, 2020

Bad trouble man

What does a 19th-century Ladakhi pony herder’s autobiography look like?

| Nov 03, 2015

Righting the wrongs in Ladakh-Baltistan

The opening of a road could change the political and cultural landscape of one mountainous corner of Southasia that has suffered more than it should on account of others.

| Sep 26, 2005

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