Key facts
- Born
- 1 September 1966, Alchi
- State of birth
- Alchi, Ladakh
- Sector
- Science & space
- Profession
- Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Sonam Wangchuk is an Indian engineer, educator, and activist. He is the founding director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), which was founded in 1988 by a group of students who struggled with the public education system. He also designed the eco-friendly SECMOL campus, which is powered by solar energy.
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Timeline
- 1966Born in Alchi
- 2008Awarded the Real Heroes Award
- 2016Awarded the Rolex Awards for Enterprise
- 2017Awarded the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
- 2018Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) · Sonam Wangchuk