Singi Sherpa, the matchmaker

Singi Sherpa, the matchmaker

Mingyur: At what age did you start working as a mikten (matchmaker)? Singi Sherpa: During my father’s time there was no mikten in our village, and they had to find one, when they needed a bride for their son. Later, when the committees were formed, they requested...
Ebi Karmu on life in the past

Ebi Karmu on life in the past

Mingyur: Grandmother, you are eighty-five years old, right? Please, tell me about yourself. About your parents, where were you born, etc.? Ebi: My mother passed away at the age of sixty, my father used to be an unze (master of ritual in the temple). He continued to...
Kheba Dorje

Kheba Dorje

Dorje: Can you please say a few words about the work you are engaged with these days as an artist?  Kheba Dorje: Though we say artist in general, I’ve been doing lhabri (painting) work. I learned it many years ago.  Q: What kind of artworks did you make and where? Can...