2018
GOING TO THE RACES
Horses used to be central to life on the Tibetan Plateau, for transportation, herding and symbols of status. The Plateau was famous for its handsom...
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2018
THE MANY HANDS OF NORLHA
Made by hand, handcrafted, are the words that describe a product that doesn’t come out of a machine. The label it carries heightens its value, thou...
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2018
FATHER & SON, CONTINUING TRADITION
In Nepal and India's traditional families, sons follow in their father’s steps and adopt their line of work. Panch Anand hails from a small village...
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2018
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
A heartfelt thank you to the generous participants of Norlha’s ‘One for You, One for Them’ campaign.
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2018
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
There are no trees in Ritoma. At first I thought it was due to the altitude, though the monastery’s pine grove planted some thirty years ago and lo...
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2018
CHILDREN'S DAY
Children are the future, and their happiness ensures the stability and well-being of future generations.
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2018
ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR THEM
The most significant aspect of giving is selflessness. A true gift is one that has no expectation of reciprocity, for which one hopes nothing in re...
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2018
SAGADAWA PRACTICES
Sagadawa is a holy month during which merit is believed to count manifold over that accumulated at any other time. Tibetan Buddhist culture is root...
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2018
NORLHA FAMILIES
We have around 130 employees at Norlha, all issued from the 200 families in the village with half having at least one member working at Norlha. Bec...
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2018
NORLHA'S NEWEST MOTHER
Wangdi Tso, on Norlha’s communications team, and Norlha’s newest mother, presents her second baby, warmly swaddled in a yak khullu baby blanket.
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2018
NORLHA, A MOTHER DAUGHTER TEAM
Norlha’s core is a mother-daughter team that ignited from a passion for textiles and my wish to start something in Tibet.
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2018
KNITTING AT NORLHA
In the old days, women spun, wove and sewed all their clothes and those of their family. They spun and wove sheep wool into blankets to dry cheese,...
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