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Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

Nov 17, 2023

In Matho: bringing Thangkas back to life

Local women in Ladakh are the first to restore centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist paintings

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Author

Avidha Raha

Avidha Raha is a photojournalist interested in gender, history and sustainable ecologies.

Editor

Vishaka George

Vishaka George worked as a Senior Editor at PARI and reported on livelihoods and environmental issues. Vishaka was the head PARI's Social Media functions (2017-2025) and worked in the Education team to take PARI's stories into the classroom and get students to document issues around them.