One lesson that Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots taught us is that we don't have to follow the rat race to achieve our dreams. That lesson was substantiated in Phunsuk Wangdu, the scientist who had 400 patents to his name and was even sought by the Japanese! What we didn't know was that the character of Phunsukh Wangdu was actually inspired by an engineer from Leh.

Wangchuk primarily works in the Ladakh region situated at a 3,500-metre altitude. This area faces acute shortage of water during the crop-growing season and his efforts towards making agriculture possible in this area have been recognized internationally.


And now, Sonam Wangchuk has been honoured with the prestigious Rolex Award for Enterprise 2016. The awards were presented on Tuesday in Los Angeles to those "who have reshaped the world with their innovative thinking and dynamism".

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR SENTIMENTS... FOR THE ROLEX AWARD
Learn more about the Rolex Awards — https://t.co/gYNb0attAV

— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) November 16, 2016