PCLS Kargil Demands Exclusive Use of “Ladakhi” to Represent the Language of Ladakh

News Desk, Dec. 18: Purig Cultural and Literary Society (PCLS) Kargil, Ladakh demanded to recognize and use the word “Ladakhi” only for the language spoken across Ladakh and not by any other name which could limit its scope of being a language having wider acceptability.

The PCLS members made the statement during a press conference today in Kargil which was joined by Taqi Khan Nayab (poet), Sajjad Ali Shujaat (poet), Abass Yawar (theatre artist), Haji Mohd Ali Butto (poet), and Ahmad Ali ...

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LBA, LGA Condemn PIL Challenging “Bhoti” as Threat to Cultural Heritage

VoL Desk, December 15: Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA) and Ladakh Cultural Foundation (LCF) in a press conference expressed strong disapproval of the PIL filed in the Jammu and Kashmir high court which challenges the use of “Bhoti” for the Ladakhi language.

The organizations emphasized that “Bhoti” is a crucial part of Ladakhi identity, deeply tied to the region’s Tibetan Buddhist heritage. They argued that this legal challenge was an attack on Ladakhi cu...

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