Glacier Man Sonam Wangchuk Talks About Global Award, Bollywood
Sonam Wangchuk , an engineer from Ladakh, has been trying to solve the problem of water for agriculture in the desert landscapes of the western Himalayas by building "Ice Stupas" or glaciers for several years now. For his efforts, he has been presented the prestigious Rolex Awards for Enterprise, 2016. While many who follow environmental issues knew about his efforts for many years, but he shot to fame after the Bollywood movie "3 Idiots" in which actor Aamir Khan's character - Phunsukh Wangdu - was based on him. Mr Wangchuk feels Indians are too obsessed with films.
