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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 54 min.)) : sd., col
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Directed by Erik Koto
Featuring Morup Namgyal, daughter Chorol, other family members, and unnamed Ladakhi performers
Set high in the Indian Himalaya, Ladakh is home to a rich Buddhist culture and an ancient tradition of folk singing. In the 1960s as economic development thrust change upon Ladakh, Morup Namgyal, Ladakh's greatest folk artist, began his lifelong efforts to preserve his beloved folk songs. Using song as the medium, Morup and his peers sparked a social movement that would bring about profound and enduring change in Ladakh. It was a movement built on education, tradition, and preservation. What Morup could not imagine at that time was that he would ultimately embrace development and modernization
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Mode of access: World Wide Web