Bogdang village

"My father sold his land to fund our education. He was among the more progressive men in the village who believed that his daughters should receive a proper education," says Zulikha Bano, the first woman lawyer from Ladakh's Balti Community.

Without the ingenuity of Ghulam Hassan, a mason, there would be no THOISE (Transit Halt Of Indian Soldiers Enroute-to Siachen) airbase.