Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence, in association with The Nehru Centre- London, hosted renowned song-writer, composer, musician and singer of Ladakh Rinchen Wacher recently, through which the Art and Culture of Ladakh were exclusively highlighted full length for the UK audiences for the first time on the virtual platform.
Rinchen Wacher Amish Tripathi
The magnificent Himalayan region of India which has a distinct cultural flavour and history was made a Union Territory last year. Amish Tripathi, Author and Director of the Nehru Centre gave opening remarks for the event, highlighted Ladakh as the land that actually receives River Sindhu (Indus) and welcomed Rinchen to the session. Rinchen Wacher took over and captured the attendees’ interest and attention by highlighting various cultural facets of Ladakh, its people, life, language, music and his own work towards the same. He started his presentation with “Jullay”, an equivalent to Namaste/Hello in Ladakhi, sang his recent song dedicated to the workforce who tirelessly served communities in the wake of Corona pandemic. He nicely described Losar festival, the new year for people and the nomadic way of life. He also played Damnyan, the typical musical instrument of Ladakh. He also highlighted the Yak and Sheep farming practices in Ladakh.
Q & A session towards the end of his rendition was curated by Ragasudha Vinjamuri, Founder of Sanskruti Centre- who also rendered the Vote of Thanks. Videos outlining the extraordinary contributions of Amish Tripathi and Rinchen Wacher were shown.
The event was relayed on FB Live on both Nehru Centre’s and Sanskruti Centre’s Face Book pages.
By Ragasudha Vinjamuri
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Its interesting to see within just one year of Ladakh becoming Union Territory we have began to see Ladakhi artists promoting their music and culture in the UK and may this continue