Bidyang Kyoung
“Bidyang, our home has a beautiful history but is being forgotten, even within our own family.
Hence this is an effort to keep the story going.”
Junu Pundi Lepcha
Knowledge Keepers behind the expression
Munu’s note: “Went and stayed in Bidyang, Kalimpong 6th June – 10th June 2022.
Interviewee:
Doji Namgyal Kunchudyangmoo Lepcha (Jetha Batim) MALE, 87 Years.
Karma Tshering Kunchudyangmoo Lepcha (Aku Saila), MALE, 77 Years.
Thenka Kunchudyangmoo Lepcha, MALE, 60 years.
Dup Tshering Kunchudyangmoo Lepcha, MALE, 70 Years.
Zermit Pundi Kunchudyangmoo Lepcha, FEMALE, 27 Years. (Munn, female shaman)
Anand Apa, Kunchudyangmoo, MALE, 58 Years
The smell of fresh earth after rain, family/brothers gathered in the kitchen, food on the table: I am here at the right time. Everyone was happy telling stories, recounting the past as much as their mind stretches. I am the only female collecting stories from my own home, about our own place. I feel blessed.”
ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰶᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵ
ᰠᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰕᰧᰶᰋᰫᰭᰠᰴ ᰜᰦᰳ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰚᰦᰜᰦᰍᰩᰵ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰝᰫᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵ ᰣᰦᰜᰴ ᰠᰫᰵᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰙᰫᰭᰜᰤᰫᰭᰀᰦ ᰗᰩᰮᰌᰦ ᰍᰧᰶ ᰕ .ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ,ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ, ᰅᰫᰰᰡᰴ ᰍᰝᰦᰰᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦᰳ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰪᰵᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰮ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ.ᰍᰦᰮ (᱁᱉᱀᱁-᱁᱉᱀᱅)ᰠᰦ ᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰕᰧᰭᰌᰫᰮ ᰓᰦᰮᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰠᰴ ᰀᰦᰜᰬᰰᰎᰪᰵ ᰝᰥᰨᰮᰀᰦ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰜᰧᰶᰓᰤᰩᰵ ᰙᰫᰭᰡᰴᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰌᰩᰵᰓᰥᰧᰯ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰴ ᰜᰦᰳᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰊᰧᰵᰠᰩᰵ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰀᰫᰮᰌᰧᰍᰧᰶ ᰜᰧᰶᰎᰴ ᰋᰫᰱᰡᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰛᰤᰬᰮᰌᰨ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰓᰦᰮᰡᰴ ᰊᰦᰭᰡᰧᰭ ᰕᰦᰳᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰝᰥᰨᰮ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰀᰦᰀᰦ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴ ᰙᰦᰘᰩᰵ,ᰠᰪᰵ, ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰍᰩᰰᰠᰦ ᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰓᰦᰮᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰓᰦᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰜᰤᰩᰳᰓᰦᰰ ᰣᰦᰠᰲᰶ ᰣᰦᰯ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰩᰵᰃᰦᰳᰓᰫ ᰙᰪᰱᰊᰩ ᰉᰧᰮᰶᰓᰫ ᰃᰨᰋᰨ ᰕ.ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰛᰫᰓᰫ ᰠᰪᰵᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰬᰯᰊᰩᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰉᰬᰳᰎᰩᰭᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰯ ᰣᰦᰈᰬᰵᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰋᰰᰶᰎᰫᰆᰬᰰ ᰑᰦᰳᰉᰧᰮᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰠᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰊᰌᰨᰮ-ᰊᰌᰨ ᰕᰧᰃᰧᰳᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰑᰤᰦ ᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰡᰨᰭᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰋᰫᰱᰂᰪᰳᰡᰨ.ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰕᰉᰧᰰᰓᰫ ᰆᰩᰮᰜᰤᰩᰳᰓᰫ ᰎᰪᰰᰙᰩᰭ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰑᰦᰳ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰬ ᰣᰬᰀᰦᰲ ᱇ ᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰐᰧᰯᰜᰬᰮ ᰓᰳᰶᰋᰨᰓᰫ ,ᰠᰓᰧᰶ ᰓᰧᰭ-ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴ ᰋᰩᰵᰌᰤᰬᰀᰦ ᰙᰩᰳᰂᰪᰳᰡᰨ.
ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴ ᰓᰦᰮᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰎᰓᰦᰲ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰈᰨᰱ ᰣᰫᰵᰜᰦᰱ ᰀᰦᰳ ᰉᰧᰶ.ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮᰶᰀᰦᰳ ᰣᰫᰵᰈᰨᰱᰠᰦ ᰎᰓᰦᰲ ᰓᰧᰭᰀᰦᰳ ᰣᰫᰵᰋᰴᰀᰦ ᰍᰩᰵᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰣᰶᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰊᰬᰭ ᰍᰪᰱᰍᰪ ᰝᰪᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰕᰦᰭ ᰅᰫᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ. ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰙᰴ ᰀᰧᰵᰆᰫᰮᰆᰬᰰ ᰣᰦᰊᰤᰰᰶ ᰅᰫᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰦ ᰀᰤᰨᰵᰕᰫᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵᰈᰨᰱ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰼ᰓᰧᰭ ᰋᰤᰦᰵᰍᰪ ᰕᰦᰭᰓᰫ ᰌᰶ᰼ ᰜᰧᰍᰪ ᰋᰧᰭᰓᰧ ᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰠᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰅᰦᰳᰛᰬ ᰻ᰣᰫᰵᰈᰨᰱ ᰠᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰓᰧᰭ ᰍᰪᰱᰍᰪ ᰕᰦᰭᰓᰫ᰻ ᰃᰪᰮ.ᰊᰆᰳᰶᰠᰦ ᰌᰬᰱᰀᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰫᰲ-ᰣᰦᰟᰦᰵ ᰅᰫᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰠᰛᰬᰀᰦ, ᰓᰧᰭ ᰋᰤᰦᰵᰍᰪ ᰕᰦᰭᰓᰫ ᰌᰶᰜᰩᰮ ᰣᰦᰊᰦᰰ ᰜᰧᰰᰊᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰓᰧᰭᰋᰤᰦᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰰ ᰓᰧᰭᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰊᰧᰵᰠᰩᰵ ᰜᰨᰓᰦᰛᰬ ᰀᰤᰨᰵ ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰼ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ᰼ ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ ᰜᰩᰮ ᰋᰤᰦᰭᰂᰪᰳᰡᰨ.ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰎᰪᰰᰙᰩᰭ ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴ ᰌᰬᰱ-ᰌᰬᰱᰀᰦ ᰠᰋᰴ ᰎᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰀᰨᰲ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰃᰨᰋᰨ ᰕ.ᰣᰨᰓᰧᰶᰠᰦ ᰡᰧᰮᰊᰩᰵ ᰎᰴ ᰃᰤᰦᰱᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰜᰨᰑᰥᰩᰵᰓᰦᰰ ᰠᰪᰵᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰫᰀᰦ ᰕᰧᰋᰫᰭᰊᰤᰬᰳ ᰊᰦᰳᰂᰪᰳ ᰡᰨ.ᰣᰨᰛᰬᰓᰬᰭ ᰌᰦᰮᰓᰤᰩ ᰉᰬᰳᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵᰀᰦᰳ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰠᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰶ ᰣᰨᰛᰬ ᰍᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰄᰤᰬᰳᰓᰫ ᰀᰫᰵᰜᰩᰱ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰕᰌᰫᰭ-ᰕᰌᰫᰭᰠᰦ ᰋᰦᰮᰎᰴ ᰝᰥᰪᰱᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰃᰨᰋᰨ ᰕ.ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰶᰛᰬ ᰌᰩᰭ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰫ ᰛᰪᰮᰌᰦᰲ ᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰜᰧᰶ ᰜᰦᰟᰨᰉᰦᰵ ᰠᰨᰍᰦᰱ ᰊᰗᰳᰶᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰗᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰌᰫᰮ ᰛᰧᰱᰶ,ᰠᰩᰵ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰉᰧᰰ ᰐᰪᰜᰪᰵ ᰛᰪᰮᰑᰦᰳ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰦᰮᰓᰦ ᰣᰦᰌᰫᰮ ᰉᰬᰳ ᰓᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰫᰀᰦ ᰌᰶ ᰎᰓᰦᰲ ᰏᰶᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰚᰴᰠᰦ ᰌᰤᰬᰰᰛᰧᰶ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ .ᰀᰤᰨᰵᰠᰦ ᰛᰪᰵᰠᰲᰶᰀᰩᰰ ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰶᰙᰴ ᰣᰦᰠᰲᰶ ᰌᰶᰜᰦ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰠᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰶᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰜᰧᰶᰍᰪᰰ ᰋᰤᰦᰭᰡᰨ.ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰉᰬᰳ ᰌᰶ ᰓᰬᰭᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰫᰛᰬ ᰛᰪᰮᰌᰩᰭᰓᰫ ᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰬᰮᰡᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰎᰪᰲᰊᰦᰮ ᰀᰦᰳ ᰜᰧᰶᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰤᰬᰰᰛᰧᰶ ᰉᰧᰶᰢᰦᰮᰋᰨ ᰕ .ᰠᰋᰦᰛᰬ ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰠᰴ ᰝᰦᰰᰑᰥᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰌᰶ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ ᰜᰤᰩᰳᰓᰦᰰ ᰉᰬᰳᰑᰥᰩᰰᰓᰫ ᰌᰶ ᰎᰓᰦᰲ ᰓᰦᰮᰡᰴ ᰈᰬᰵ ᰣᰨᰋᰦᰜᰩᰮ ᰣᰦᰑᰦᰳ-ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰩᰳ ᰕᰦᰳᰡᰴ ᰜᰤᰩᰳ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰌᰪ-ᰠᰌᰪ ᰕᰦᰳᰜᰪᰵ ᰡᰪᰈᰩᰭᰀᰦ ᰌᰶ ᰣᰶᰜᰦ ᰠᰩᰰᰍᰩᰵ ᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶᰕ.
ᰍᰦᰮ ᱂᱀᱁᱀ ᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰀᰫ ᰠᰦᰚᰜᰦᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰫᰵᰈᰨᰱᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰅᰫᰠᰦ ᰣᰫᰵᰜᰦᰱᰀᰦ ᰜᰤᰩᰭᰓᰦᰰ ᰍᰦᰮᰊᰫᰮᰛᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰣᰫᰵ ᰣᰦᰛᰦᰮᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰓᰦ ᰣᰫᰵ ᰎᰶᰋᰪᰰ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰰᰶᰆᰬᰰᰓᰫ ᰣᰤᰨᰭᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰫᰀᰦ ᰙᰫᰭᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ.ᰀᰦᰳᰋᰧᰰ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴ ᰣᰦᰗᰩᰵ ᰣᰫᰵᰈᰨᰱ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰫᰮ ᰣᰦᰎᰧᰯᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰕᰶᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰡᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰀᰧᰵᰶᰗᰫᰮ ᰢᰫᰲᰓᰪ ᰍᰩᰵᰍᰪ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰦ ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰀᰤᰨᰵᰠᰦ ᰌᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰙᰫᰭᰜᰤᰫᰀᰦ ᰊᰦᰀᰪᰱ ᰗᰩᰮᰌᰦ ᰉᰧᰶᰕ. ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰓᰦ ᰣᰦᰓᰧᰶ ᰣᰫᰵᰜᰦᰱ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰌᰪᰰᰀᰦ ᰜᰧᰶᰓᰦᰮ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰋᰦᰮᰆᰵᰶᰎᰴᰠᰦ ᰉᰩᰳᰡᰧᰵ ᰎᰴᰡᰧᰶᰡᰨ.ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵ ᰌᰶᰠᰦ ᰠᰪᰵᰋᰤᰨᰍᰪ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰰ ᰜᰦᰳᰓᰫ ᰕᰛᰩ ᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰕᰶᰡᰨ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰇᰧᰶᰓᰧᰶᰡᰨ.
ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰀᰦ ᰅᰫᰰᰓᰪ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴ, ᰜᰦᰳᰓᰫ ᰕᰧᰋᰫᰭᰠᰴ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰃᰪᰰ ᰋᰤᰨᰮᰓᰫ ᰠᰴᰀᰦ ᰀᰠᰪᰜᰩᰮ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰐᰪᰌᰧᰵᰶᰕ.
ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰣᰦᰗᰩᰵ ᰜᰤᰬᰰᰇᰩᰊᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰃᰫᰜᰩᰰ ᰣᰦᰍᰩᰮ ᰕᰧᰵᰀᰤᰬᰳ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰍᰩᰮ ᰙᰬᰍᰧᰶ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰏᰴᰀᰦ ᰌᰤᰬᰰᰛᰧᰶ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰩᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ,ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰮ ᰌᰬᰱᰇᰩᰭᰀᰦ ᰓᰪᰜᰦᰳ ᰓᰨᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰊᰗᰳᰶᰀᰦᰳᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰮ ᰀᰶᰋᰫ ᰎᰩᰭᰍᰪ ᰍᰝᰦᰰ ᰍᰩᰭᰓᰩᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰘᰪᰠᰦ ᰍᰩᰳᰜᰩᰮᰀᰦ ᰠᰪᰵᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰌᰪᰰᰡᰴᰛᰬ ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰫᰮ ᰜᰩᰮᰀᰦ ᰝ᰷ᰥᰩᰰᰡᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰀᰦᰀᰦᰳ ᰅᰫᰰᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰶ. ᰣᰨᰜᰨᰮᰌᰨ ᰣᰤᰨᰭᰓᰤᰩᰵᰀᰦ ᰗᰪᰮᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰰᰡᰩᰱᰌᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰍᰩᰮ ᰠᰴ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰊᰤᰩᰯ ᰠᰴᰌᰬᰱ ᰗᰪᰮᰓᰦ ᰃᰨ ᰊᰌᰨᰮ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰉᰩᰵᰡᰨ.
ᰡᰩᰱᰌᰪᰰᰊᰩᰱᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰍᰪᰮ ᰇᰧᰶᰟᰦᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰚᰫ ᰏᰴᰀᰦ ᰌᰤᰬᰰᰛᰧᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰠᰮᰶᰛᰩᰵ ᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰜᰨᰰ ᰣᰦᰀᰳᰶ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰩᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ᰠᰮᰶᰍᰩᰵᰜᰩᰮ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰐᰪᰡᰨ.
ᰓᰧᰌᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰙᰦᰘᰩᰵ-
ᰛᰤᰬᰰ ᰀᰦᰲᰕᰦ ᰇᰧᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱ , ᰛᰤᰬᰰ ᰌᰨᰲᰈᰧᰶ ᰍᰦᰮᰃᰤᰬᰯ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱ ,ᰣᰪᰰ ᰋᰬᰰᰀᰦ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰎᰪᰳᰓᰫ ᰠᰪᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰜᰨᰌᰨᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰑᰥᰩᰰᰀᰦ ᰓᰪᰜᰦᰳ ᰓᰨᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ᰀᰠᰪ ᰠᰮᰶᰍᰩᰵᰜᰩᰮ ᰀ᰷ᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰊᰧᰮᰶ ᰐᰪᰌᰧᰵᰶᰕ.
ᰡᰪᰈᰩᰭᰀᰦ, ᰕᰫᰍᰫᰕᰧᰳ ᰛᰩᰵᰕᰧᰳᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰠᰪᰵ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰋᰤᰨᰍᰪ ᰃᰤᰨᰮᰓᰩᰰᰓᰫᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰃᰤᰦᰱ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ ᰐᰪᰡᰨ.
Junu Pundi Lepcha
“May this be a gentle reminder that our ancestors walked with us…
ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰆᰧᰵᰶᰂᰨᰡᰧᰶᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶᰀᰦᰳᰜᰦᰃᰪᰮ ᰠᰓᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴᰜᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰌᰤᰬᰱᰌᰨ ᰜᰩᰮ ᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰮ…
… the way we do now, and so will the future.
I intend this to be, with all my heart, a love letter for our ancestors, our future generations and birds, animals, fruits, trees, pond, people and things that give Bigdyang its own sacred essence.
Our places are made sacred by our collective existence and experience, may we cherish it, may we protect it.”
Animation by Junu Pundi Lepcha
Interviews and background work by Munnu Lepcha (Junu Pundi’s sister)
Translations by Meenamit Lepcha
Mentored by Chewang Rinchen Lepcha