Kargil college hosts a pastoralist youth convening for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

3 November 2026

Government Degree College Kargil hosted a convening titled "Landscapes of Possibilities: Youth Convening for Sustainable and Resilient Futures", held in connection with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. Young people from pastoral communities in Ladakh and other parts of India took part in a three-day workshop that closed with a public gathering. The programme was put together by the Higher Education Department of the Union Territory with the college, ATREE, the Katradi Trust and the Achi Association India. Sangeeta Isvaran, founder of the Katradi Trust, facilitated it. Ayaz Ahmad Bhat, Tehsildar Kargil, was the chief guest, and Kaneez Fatima, formerly Joint Commissioner at the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Rector of the University of Ladakh, was guest of honour. The sessions used theatre, storytelling, movement and collective art to discuss pastoral livelihoods, identity, gender and ecological change.