Ladakh, look before you move ahead | Mipham Otsal | TEDxLeh

Описание: This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Development is crucial need of the hour, but blind development can be detrimental towards degradation of our cultural and moral values..... The speaker throws light on the changes he has witnessed in Ladakh.. But on large, the issue is global when it comes to safeguarding our culture...

Shri Mipham Otsal is a well-known actor, director, writer and educator in the field of theatre. He is credited with establishing and sustaining theatrical activity in Ladakh’s difficult terrain. Shri Otsal obtained his Diploma in theatre from the National School of Drama, Delhi, in 1982, becoming NSD’s first graduate from Ladakh. Retuming home, he served the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages for many years. He is the founder of the Ladakh Theatre Organization in Leh, which has inspired the younger generation to project Ladakh’s traditional lore and performing arts on the stage. Based on Buddhist Jataka tales, he has produced a number of plays with this group. Among his plays are Nangsa Otbum, Fandi, Nai Mitsey, Idthok Lhamo, and Gyurja. He has conducted theatre workshops in Leh, Kargil, and Jammu, and presented papers on the traditional music and monastic chants of Ladakh at several seminars. He has represented India in Thailand, North Korea, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland on cultural exchange programmes. Shri Otsal has received felicitations for his work from institutions including the North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, the Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, and from Doordarshan Kendra, Srinagar. Mipham Otsal receives the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to the traditional theatre of Jammu and Kashmir.

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