Produced by Srishti Films with Kalpavriksh, for Vikalp Sangam, 2022.

The people of Ladakh, India’s northern-most territory, have been searching for sustainable alternatives to promote and maintain their unique heritage and livelihoods, well-suited to the region’s cold desert and mountainous ecosystems. Community participation has been key in their attempts to conserve their traditional cultural, food, and hospitality practices, in the face of mass tourism and ‘development’.