Background
He was born in 1916 to Tharchin Joldan and Chamnyet.
He was born in 1916 to Tharchin Joldan and Chamnyet.
He got his bachelor"s degree in Education (Bachelor of Education) from the Punjab University, Lahore.
He died at the age of 85 at Leh. The Government Degree College at Leh is named after him. His students includes top political leaders, doctors, scholars and other intelligentsia of Ladakh.
He would always prefer the traditional Ladakhi Goncha over western pants and shirts.
During his time formal education was in the nascent stages.