In the continuing phases of SEEDS Leh flash flood reconstruction response, a community centre is being constructed in Igoo. This revives the local building technique of rammed earth on which centuries old Monasteries were built. The building reflects the traditional wisdom that has faded away through the years. (SEEDS, http://www.seedsindia.org/Sarika Gulati, July 2012)
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2010. That’s about 3 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 35 new posts, not bad for the first year! There were 41 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 11mb. That’s about 3 pictures per month.
The busiest day of the year was December 4th with 207 views. The most popular post that day was Volunteering in Leh – Abhishek Kumar Tiwari.
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, en.wordpress.com, mail.yahoo.com, sitemeter.com, and link.smartscreen.live.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for rekha shenoy, seeds, losar in leh, sarikagulati.wordpress.com, volunteering in leh, and public service winner + ladakh.
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
Volunteering in Leh – Abhishek Kumar Tiwari December 2010
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About September 2010
surviving winters in leh . . . October 2010
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rewa soma December 2010
Gustor festival at Thikse Gompa October 2010
Copyright – Sarika/SEEDS
A traditional Ladakhi roof is made from poplar beams and willow twigs covered with straw, grass, mud and clay. Ladakhi ‘yagtses’ grass, a traditional stopgap layer, can absorb water several times its volume. The grass also serves to insulate the roof. The final layer of soil on the roof is applied wet, and its mix can include straw, and even the dung of cows, donkeys or horses to increase its solidness as people often walk on the flat roofs. They are used for gathering and for performing certain household chores.
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