Michelle Yeoh joins Aamir Khan as brand ambassador for Live to Love Foundation

DOCUMENTARY ON GYALWANG DRUKPA’S WALK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SCREENED AT BAFTA

GANGTOK, 22 March: The Live to Love Foundation promoted by the Drukpa Lineage, a 1000 year old Buddhist sect headquartered in the Himalayas, today announced its second Ambassador, the acclaimed international actress Michelle Yeoh.
The most recent recipient of France’s highest decoration the Legion of Honour, Michelle joins Hindi cine star Aamir Khan as a brand ambassador for the Foundation and has volunteered her services to promote the values of the lineage. Aamir Khan had earlier pledged his support to the Drukpa Lineage’s core causes focused towards protection of the environment and the spread of education in the Himalayan belt.
“We are delighted that Michelle Yeoh has agreed to support the cause of the Live to Love Foundation. I believe that celebrity patrons like Michelle and Aamir Khan can play a significant role in not only raising global awareness about our mission and goals, but through their personal efforts encourage many others to come forward and provide us much needed support,” commented the Gyalwang Drukpa today.
The announcement was made on the sidelines of the BAFTA event in London, which, this year, had a unique entry from India - a documentary focused on the work of the Drukpa Lineage entitled “Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey”.
This documentary which has been entirely shot using solar power by Ngawang Sodpa, a monk from Ladakh, has been directed by Wendy J.N. Lee and narrated by leading environmentalist Daryl Hannah. The film charts a 250 mile trek undertaken by 700 people across the Himalayas to highlight to an international audience the damage being caused to one of the most important water sources on the planet.
With a call to save the ‘3rd pole’, these 700 intrepid walkers equipped with only the most basic kit, travelled on foot from village to village, gathering almost half a ton of plastic litter enroute. Led by the Gyalwang Drukpa and a large entourage of monks and nuns from the Drukpa Lineage, as well as several environmentally conscious global citizens who subscribe to the philosophy and beliefs of the Live to Love Foundation, the group completed this journey in 45 days.
The film outlines the story of their difficult journey through hostile and formidable conditions, while at the same time poignantly capturing the simplicity and innocence of the local people encountered during the trip.
A historic and revolutionary adventure, the Pad Yatra offers a beacon of hope for the rest of the world and highlights the importance of local action in the ongoing battle against climate change.
During his visit to London the Gyalwang Drukpa was joined by some of his world famous Kung Fu nuns from the Himalayas, who symbolize empowerment and independence. The nuns demonstrated kung fu at the prestigious Oxford University and Olympic Park.

[The trailer for the Pad Yatra film can be seen here: vimeo.com/36872404]