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A revival project in Leh's old town is keeping contemporary art alive

The centre is housed in the newly restored and renovated Munshi and Gyaoo houses in the old town

Local musicians rehearsing at LAMO; a music performance
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Local musicians rehearsing at LAMO; a music performance

Anjuli Bhargava
Ladakh’s first trash festival called Khimsa, regular screenings by offbeat film-makers such as Manju Kak and Frederik van Oudenhoven, a group of Japanese artists creating a wall mural, a photography workshop by UK-based photographer Michael Fung — the list is long and eclectic. Known largely for its lakes, peaks and barren landscape, Ladakh is today offering a lot more than meets the eye.

The credit for this goes to the Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation (LAMO), a centre for contemporary arts that opened in Leh in 2010 and has since been pulling in lovers of art and culture from all