You may remember the character of Rancho or Phunsukh Wangdu from the movie 3 idiots but how many of us know the actual inspiration behind it.?Various names of the protagonist in the whole movie, 3 idiots played by Aamir Khan.?The film? 3 Idiots drew inspiration from the real life story of an engineer-cum-scientist called Sonam Wangchuk.
This ladakh based engineer and genius, has build 'ice stupas' which is artificial glaciers to across the address of water problem in the community he lives in.?
While Sonam Wangchuk has taken many initiatives but it were first noticed and brought into prominence by the movie?3 Idiots in 2009, there's more to this engineer educationist.?
He is the founder of Student Educational and Cultural Movement in Ladakh that was established in the 1988 by the group of students. The whole institute is designed with solar energy and uses no fossil fuel for cooking lighting or heating.?
He has also come up with a great way of providing fresh water to villages in the upper reaches of Ladakh that were in the biggest crisis situation. He sources of water are the nearby streams and he also uses his artificial glaciers that would stock freshwater for the community and that comes very handy in the springtime.?
He has said,?"There have been others before who have worked in this field but encountered problems such as premature melting. To address these problems, we have built vertical ice towers using a simple method."?
?He has set SECMOL, a non-traditional school that has brought educational reform in the whole region and improved the number of students clearing exams up to intermediate level. Sonam Wangchuk starting this at the intermediate level and has been planning on bigger things to help students earn their livelihood.?