Yale Himalaya Initiative

In this video, filmmaker and writer Kesang Tseten discusses his film, Who Will Be A Gurkha?, a documentary about Nepali Gurkhas who have been recruited into the British military for decades. Tseten's documentaries have won several awards in film festivals in Nepal and been screened at international film festivals across the world.

In this keynote address from the 2014 Himalayan Studies Conference at Yale University, Professor Françoise Robin delivers a lecture on the increasing presence in Tibetan poetry and films of the disappearing herders' black tent during the settlement of the mid 2000s.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Francoise Pommaret speaks on the topic of cultural diversity in Bhutan.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Francoise Pommaret speaks about the challenges and opportunities for cultural diversity and biodiversity in Bhutan.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Francoise Pommaret speaks on the topic of biodiversity in Bhutan.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Francoise Pommaret introduces herself and her work in Bhutan.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, journalist and publisher Kunda Dixit discusses how the press can play a substantive and meaningful role in report about civil conflict and environmental pressures in Nepal.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Andrew Quintman, provides an introduction to the aesthetic, cultural and religious significance of thangka paintings in the Himalaya. This video is supplemented with a longer video exploring five more thangkas from the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library's collection of over 70, all of which can be viewed online at http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/tanka-collection Photo credits: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies at Yale, Sara Shneiderman, discusses her long-term research projects on mobility and identity in the Himalaya. A founding member of the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Professor Shneiderman reflects on the growth of Himalayan Studies at Yale, and its impact outside of the scholarly community. The photographs in this video are used under permission of Sara Shneiderman.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Sir Peter Crane, reflects on the Yale Himalaya Initiative, and on the importance of understanding the region through a truly interdisciplinary perspective.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, former Queen of Sikkim Hope Cooke speaks of her memories and experiences of Sikkim, and her continued relationship with Sikkimese communities.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, linguist and anthropologist Dr. Mark Turin outlines the mission, history and trajectory of the Yale Himalaya Initiative. A scholar of the Himalaya for more than twenty years, Turin discusses the importance of connecting scholarly resources with communities of origin across the Himalayan region, and reflects on how technology can support wider collaboration and knowledge sharing.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Forestry & Environmental Studies doctoral candidate Anobha Gurung discusses her research on air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The photographs in this video are used under permission of "Austin Lord and Anobha Gurung".

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Andrew Quintman, discusses his ongoing research interests in the religions of Tibet and Nepal, including the intersections of art and religion, and religion and culture. Quintman also addresses the interdisciplinary nature of his work with colleagues across departments, disciplines and nations. Photo credits: Andrew Quintman, Pritzker Collection, Chicago Field Museum, Nalin Collection

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Forestry & Environmental Studies doctoral candidate Alark Saxena discusses his research on the impact of tourism on the sustainability of livelihoods in and around Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park.

In February 2013, Dr Rajesh Thadani, Visiting Fellow of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and Executive Director of the Center for Ecology Development and Research (CEDAR), visited Yale and discussed the cultural, geographical, and ecological issues affecting the Himalayan range with with Dr Mark Turin, Program Director of the Yale Himalaya Initiative. Some of the photos in this video are used under a Creative Commons Atribution-ShareAlike license.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Dr S.P. Singh (Professor of Excellence in Ecology and Biodiversity at the Forestry Research Institute) and Dr Jagannath Adhikari (Coordinator of the Nepal Development Research Institute) discuss a range of topics related to the Himalaya, including the derivation of the word 'Himalaya', the East-West Arc, traditional knowledge, resource management, and the interdisciplinary approach of the Yale Himalaya Initiative.

In February 2013, Dr Rajesh Thadani, Visiting Fellow of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and Executive Director of the Center for Ecology Development and Research (CEDAR), visited Yale and discussed a number of key issues affecting the Himalayan range with with Dr Mark Turin, Program Director of the Yale Himalaya Initiative. Some of the photos used in this video are used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Dr. Sienna Craig (Associate Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College) discusses the importance, breadth and adaptability of Tibetan Medicine in the Himalaya. The photographs in this video are generously provided by Sienna Craig and Macduff Everton.