Women’s voice within the Folk Songs of Ladakh

Written by Namgyal Angmo.


The songs which are influenced by the culture, lifestyle and tradition of a certain place -where they are sung- are called folk songs. The songs may differ as per the place, culture and religion. Folk songs represent the culture of contemporary society just as they represent the culture of past generations. How can they do both?

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Am I me or you?

Written by Harsahej Mann.


Are you you or them? Am I me or you? What am I, but the experiences I had through you? Am I just another extension cord, leading to you? Is there a me at all? Am I “I” or am I just an artificially induced you?
We do not often realise it, even as it happens. Every second, the edges of our “ self” are grated off by the abrasive gaze of the other . Even as I write this, the grated edges of my “self” may be falling like snowflakes , on the cold hard marble flooring of my room . Whether they are actually falling, I cannot say for as I said we often do not realise it, even while our self is disintegrating into mere dust.

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