Historic interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge from 1986 in Ladakh, India

Описание: In this historic interview from June 1986, we hear from the young linguist, Helena Norberg-Hodge, about her encounter with Ladakh (also known as "Little Tibet") and her work in the region, exploring sustainable and culturally appropriate alternatives to conventional development. The interview took place in Ladakh and was conducted by Barrie Machin, ethnographic author and film maker.

Helena Norberg-Hodge visited Ladakh for the first time in 1975, just after the area has been opened up to the outside world. She becomes fluent in Ladakhi and moves onto founding the Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG) in collaboration with local elders. In 1986, Helena Norberg-Hodge starts writing her classical masterpiece "Ancient Futures - Learning from Ladakh" and later produces a documentary video of the same name. The book and video have been translated to over 40 languages.

See the Ancient Futures video here for free:
   • Ancient Futures:  Learning from Ladakh  

Helena is the founder and director of the International NGO Local Futures. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Right Livelihood Award (aka the “Alternative Nobel Prize”), the Arthur Morgan Award and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.”

More about Helena:
https://www.localfutures.org/about/wh...

More about Helena's work in Ladakh:
https://www.localfutures.org/about/hi...