Asia Society’s Game Changer Awards – Kung Fu Nuns of Himalayas
November 13 , 2019 1758 days 1305 0
Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel felicitated the Kung Fu Nuns at New Delhi.
The Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa Order, recently received the Asia Society’s prestigious Game Changer Award in New York.
They were awarded for their path-breaking work to empower women and dismantle gender stereotypes in the Himalayas.
The 700-strong community of Kung Fu nuns belong to the Drukpa Lineage, a thousand-year-old Buddhist tradition that began in the Himalayas.
About the Award
The Asia Society is dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among people, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context.