'Mountain Wind' - The Himalayan Ecoversity
“Learning to live, Living to learn”
‘Ri’ is ‘Mountain ‘ and ‘lung’ is‘Wind ‘in many Himalayan languages of Himachal Pradesh (Kinnaur, Lahaul Spiti districts), Sikkim, Ladakh, Tibet and Bhutan across the vast Himalayan belt. The Himalayan Rilung Foundation, a not for profit organisation, based in the north-western Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in India, was set up in 2022, to fulfil the dream of creating a global community of learners, who are committed to protecting the Earth. Our core programme “Mountainwind” is a multi-eco-versity that looks at facilitating learning or education, of a kind that bridges the gap; that combines heart, mind and hand and land skills; that frees and empowers and re-connects us to our forest roots. The underlying principle and idea that finally underlines Mountainwind and all it stands for is the inherent inter-dependence and universal ethics of a common humanity which celebrates diversity, is founded in compassion and is forever learning.
The Foundation works to strengthen the Himalayan connection and voice across national boundaries, by bringing the Eastern and Western Himalayas together onto a common platform.
Mountainwind is seen as
- A platform for creative, social, experiential and ethical learning.
- A platform for learning HAND and LAND skills that derive from and nurture the earth and our environment and all that makes us humble and humane.
- A learning environment that allows free expression, questioning and dissent.
- A place that inculcates the sense of world community with an abiding respect for its inherent diversity.
