Sonam Wangchuk - The Real Rancho | Interviewed by Dr. Anand Nadkarni | PUNE VEDH

Sonam Wangchuk (born 1 September 1966) is an Indian engineer from Ladakh, innovator, and education reformist.
He is the founding director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) which was founded in 1988 by a group of students who had been in his own words, the victims of an alien education system foisted on Ladakh.
He is also known for designing the SECMOL campus that runs on solar energy and uses no fossil fuels for cooking, lighting, or heating.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to Sonam Wangchuk’s Early Years
1:43 - Sonam Wangchuk’s First Teacher - His Mother
2:35 - Sonam Wangchuk’s Adventures with his uncle
3:59 - Was engineering a goal for Sonam Wangchuk?
5:11 - Sonam Wangchuk on ‘Earth architecture’
5:31 - Family Disputes
6:16 - Sonam Wangchuk's efforts to finance his education
8:30 - Identifying Flaws in the Education System
9:33 - Importance of learning ‘Earth Architecture’
10:59 - Sonam Wangchuk talks about a special university from Grenoble, France
12:28 - Introduction to SECMOL
13:40 - SECMOL’s Innovative School
17:01 - Qualifications required to enter this unique school
17:39 - Democratic Methods in this school
19:56 - Challenges faced in the fight for education?
23:09 - Moments of Satisfaction for Sonam Wangchuk in his Line of Work
25:57 - Sonam Wangchuk Teaches the Power of Solar Energy
29:50 - Current Project by Sonam Wangchuk
33:45 - Student-made Prototype of this Project
36:14 - Philosophy of ‘Beyond Self’
37:40 - Sonam Wangchuk revises a verse in Ladhaki
39:28 - A final address by Dr. Anand Nadkarni
40:41 - Sonam Wangchuk gifts a token of gratitude
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