about me
Khamree everyone! This is Leeza Lepcha from Sittong, Kurseong.
My name “Leeza” basically refers to a person devoted to god and I am of that sort. “Leeza” is my official name, however, my pet name is “Lenchyo” which means love.
Amongst everything, I value my experience in my life and what I learn from it. I believe in staying positive in all difficult situations that alter one’s life and enjoying the present moment.
Nice to meet you all. I hope you all would actively show your participation in this journey.
What is storytelling to me?
By the term “storytelling” I could just get the idea of simply reciting the story orally. But now the workshop has broadened my thoughts about it. I have understood that one could share their stories through different mediums like painting, singing poetry, etc. Therefore it depends upon how we want to share it.
ᰘᰪᰭᰎᰩᰳ ᰼ᰠᰪᰵᰌᰪᰰ᰼ ᰜᰧᰶᰢᰪᰵᰓᰦ ᰀᰠᰪᰮ ᰊᰰᰶᰆᰬᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰍᰪ ᰓᰨᰵᰜᰩᰰ ᰜᰤᰫᰀᰦ ᰎᰥᰤᰦᰡᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰜᰨᰃᰤᰫᰀᰦᰳ ᰉᰩᰵᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰮ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰣᰤᰨᰭᰓᰤᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫᰜᰩᰮ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰆᰧᰵᰶᰊᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰏᰴᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰅᰭᰶᰊᰩᰵ ᰀᰨᰊᰩᰵ ᰎᰴᰜᰦ ᰔᰦᰳ ᰢᰪᰵᰃᰪᰮ. ᰃᰨᰍᰪᰰ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦᰳᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰳᰓᰬᰭᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰕᰌᰫᰭᰓᰫ ᰓᰬᰭᰜᰩᰮ ᰠᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰕᰪᰕᰧᰶ, ᰘᰪᰭᰌᰩᰵ, ᰟᰮᰶ, ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫ ᰜᰩᰮ ᰛᰧᰳᰶᰂᰪᰳᰡᰴᰜᰦ ᰀᰨᰂᰪᰳ ᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ. ᰣᰨᰜᰨᰮᰌᰨ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰦᰳᰓᰬᰭᰍᰪᰰ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫ ᰠᰛᰬᰜᰩᰮᰍᰪ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰐᰪᰊᰩᰵ ᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰐᰪᰡᰴ ᰠᰦᰭᰆᰧᰰᰡᰨ ᰣᰶᰏᰴᰀᰦ ᰌᰤᰩᰱ ᰡᰴᰜᰦ ᰃᰨᰋᰨᰕ.
What is sacred to me?
I captured this view a few days ago before leaving for my college. This is the view from my balcony. It reminds me of my home and therefore it is sacred for me.
Finding my sacred place.
Good morning everyone! Let me take you to My Utopia my sacred place in nature which is surrounded by vast assortment of wildflowers and tranquil stream flowing among the rocks and the clear blue sky which is reason enough to uplift my spirit and I call myself the child of nature.–
ᰀᰠᰪ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰌᰨ ᰣᰶ ᰃᰪᰮ ᰠᰓᰦ ᰣᰤᰧᰳᰌᰤᰬ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰀᰦ ᰕᰌᰫᰭᰍᰪᰓᰫ ᰛᰧᰱᰶᰓᰫᰲᰎᰴᰍᰪ ᰓᰫᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰜᰴᰕᰫ ᰜᰴ ᰏᰴᰜᰩᰮ ᰛᰪᰵᰌᰦᰓᰫ ᰣᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰀᰤᰨᰵ ᰊᰪᰭᰠᰩᰳᰠᰦ ᰞᰬᰱ ᰑᰩᰵᰑᰧᰵᰶ ᰊᰪᰭᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰠᰰᰶᰌᰦᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰕᰤᰫᰵ ᰣᰦᰟᰨᰲ ᰎᰴᰌᰨ ᰀᰠᰪᰮ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰜᰳᰶ ᰕᰤᰩᰵ ᰡᰴᰃᰪᰮ. ᰊᰰᰶᰌᰩᰭ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰎᰴᰌᰨ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰣᰦᰎᰧᰯᰜᰳᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰋᰦᰯ ᰠᰰᰶᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰌᰨᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰤᰧᰳᰌᰤᰬᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰀᰪᰱᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶᰡᰴᰜᰦ ᰀᰨᰂᰪᰳ ᰡᰴᰃᰪᰮ.
I as a Lepcha.
The workshop has helped me connect more with my ancestry. Each session was different from the other but they were interconnected. While discovering our own sacred space on the first session with Arundhati ma’am I could connect to my roots and my origin. I could visualize the story of our river God that I had heard a long time back from my grandparents.