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Sonam Wangchuk (Engineer) Height, Weight, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Biography, Family & More
Sonam Wangchuk is an Indian engineer and innovator. He has also made a Bollywood film, ‘3 Idiots’, about his life. He is originally from Leh-Ladakh. He has been awarded numerous awards for his social cause.
Birth and family
Sonam Wangchuk was born on September 1, 1966 in Uley Tokpo area of Ladakh. He is the son of politician and Indian National Congress party member Sonam Wangyal. He lived in such inaccessible places in Ladakh, where there was no electricity or education. As a father-in-law, he completed his education in Srinagar and Delhi.
Wangyal died a few years ago, leaving eight children. Wangchuk has three brothers who run a small business in Leh. Apart from them, he has 5 half brothers and sisters. One of his sisters works as a doctor in Delhi and another as a pilot at Indian Airlines in Calcutta. His third sister is a deputy judge in Leh.
Biography
| Real name | Sonam Wangchuk |
| Also know as | snow warrior |
| Profession | Innovator, engineer |
| Birthdate | September 1, 1966 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 54 years |
| place of birth | Uley Tokpo, Ladakh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Native city | Ladakh, India |
| Family | Mother: Not availableFather: Sonam Wangyal (politician; Congress Party member)Sister: 3 sistersBrother: 4 four brothersWife: Not available |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| ADDRESS | Uley Tokpo, Ladakh, India |
Education
Born in a geographically difficult area, Wangchuk’s early education was provided by his mother. The school was located about 150 kilometers from his house. At the age of 7 he entered the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Srinagar. In the early school days, he had to face many problems. He didn’t know Hindi or English. After studying for some time in this school, he went to study at Vishesh Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi. Sonam graduated in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar.
Educational details and more
| School | Kendriya Vidyalaya, SrinagarVishesh Kendriya Vidyalaya, Delhi |
| Colleague | National Institute of Technology, Srinagar National School of Architecture, Grenoble, France |
| Educational qualification | B.Technology in Mechanical EngineeringMaster in Earth Architecture |
| Active year | 1987-present |
| Awards | Not available |
Popularity and social cause
After receiving education, Sonam returned to Ladakh. She established a school with the brothers called Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) in Ladakh. She took a loan of 40 thousand rupees for this school. Within a few months, he paid off his loan with all interest. She also receives training to develop innovative ideas along with teaching the students of this school. Ladakh is naturally isolated, no government plan can reach here. That is why she took the initiative to solve the problem in this area.
Sonam is known today for his work in Ladakh and across India. Impressed by his life, Bollywood filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani also made a film on him, 3 Idiots. In which Rancho’s character in the movie was influenced by Wangchuk.
Physical statistics and more
| Height | 5′ 8″ Feet |
| Weight | 70 kilos |
| body shape | Chest: 40 inches Waist: 32 inches Biceps: 12 inches |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Black and White (white due to age) |
| Hobbies | Read, travel, listen to music |
Presence on social networks
Some facts about Sonam Wangchuk
- Sonam Wangchuk was born in a small area of Ladakh.
- Due to the lack of school in the town, his mother gave him initial basic education.
- Wangchuk joined Vishesh Kendriya Vidyalya, Delhi in 1977.
- An engineer uncle told him that he can do anything in life if he pursues mechanical engineering. For this reason, he joined a university in Srinagar.
- Wangchuk’s father wanted him to be a civil engineer, but he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.
- The father refused to give him money, after which he completed his studies by teaching children.
- After graduating in 1987, he opened his SECMOL school in Leh.
- He is multilingual, can speak Ladakhi, Hindi, Urdu, English, Tibetan and Swedish. Apart from this, he also has knowledge of French, German, Sanskrit and Pali languages.
- He places importance on the design of alternative energy systems in his school, his training center located in Phey is based entirely on solar energy. Here lighting, cooking, water pumping and heating are powered by solar energy.
- SECMOL’s publishing wing, Melong Publications, publishes children’s story books, magazines, newsletters, posters and stickers in colloquial Ladakhi.
- He was appointed to the National Primary Education Governing Council of the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2005.
- Wangchuk developed a prototype of an ice stupa, in which water is stored by creating an artificial glacier. He made this prototype in 2013.
- He appeared as a guest on the television show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”. The show was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
- Sonam Wangchuk had made some videos during the time of the border dispute between China and India that were very popular.
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