Education
Minket Lepcha is a storyteller, film maker, teacher & social worker from Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. She won the Young Green Film-maker Award at the 4th Woodpecker International Film Festival for her first documentary "Voices Of Teesta" which is about Teesta river and the connection communities of the Eastern Himalayas have with the river Teesta. She studied from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi and did a job in advertising for many years before moving back to her native place & conserving her unique culture. Listen to the podcast to know more about Minket & her story. Please find below the podcast timeline for your convenience: Timeline: Introduction - Till 01:52, Childhood - 01:53, Moving to Delhi & Studying in SRCC - 04:30, The shift to film making - 07:50, Conserving the "Voices Of Teesta" - 14:25, A Folk Lore from North-east India - 18:50, Experience with visually impaired children - 24:00, The challenge of choosing purpose over money - 27:35, The plan for future - 31:00 #storyteller #film #filmamker #teesta #river #himalayas #darjeeling #teacher #conservationist #nature #naturelover #SRCC #delhi #newdelhi #northeast #northeastindia #documentary #Filmmaking #advertising #award #winner #culture #westbengal #bengal #lepcha #community #indigeneous