CENTRE OF ADVANCED STUDIES (UGC)
ZAKIR HUSAIN CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
screening a documentary movie
THE SHEPHERDESS OF THE GLACIERS
Followed by a discussion with the director
Stanzin Dorjai Gya
(visiting Scholar, CAS/UGC, ZHCES)
Moderator: Prof. Susan Visvanathan, CSSS/JNU
August 23, 3:30-7:00 pm
Auditorium, SSS-I, JNU
It is an award-winning documentary, offering an intimate portrayal of a shepherdess living in India’s High Himalayas as she tends her herds of cashmere goats throughout the harsh winter months and the ever-present threat of predators
Stanzin Dorjai Gaya is an acclaimed filmmaker lives in Leh district of Ladakh region, India. He has dedicated his life project to weave stories that open the viewer’s eyes and minds to the unique challenges of human lives in the uphills of the Himalayas. His subjects are as compelling as the landscape. His messages are as profound as the surroundings of the mountain tops of the Himalayas