KSUT Public Radio had some very special guests in the studio, Wednesday, March 25, the Gaden Shartse Buddhist monks from southern India. Geshe Ludup Phuntsok spoke with Station Manager, Tami Grahm on air, sharing some of his core values and beliefs pertaining to the pursuit of happiness, while reflecting on spirituality and our connection with the natural world.

Joining Geshe Ludup Phuntsok in the KSUT studio were the Venerable Surya Bisht (left) and Durango’s own Karma Tenzing Bhotia (right) who hails a remote farming community in the Mount Makalu region of Nepal bordering Tibet. Bhotia and and his wife, Kumari Jyamu Bhotia, now live in Durango, Colo.; they own and operate the Himalayan Kitchen.

KSUT Station Manager, Tami Graham interviews Gaden Shartse Buddhist monks Wednesday, March 25.

Following the KSUT on air radio segment in Ignacio, the Gaden Shartse Buddhist monks return to Durango before continuing their journey home to India; the cultural exchange has taken them across the United States. Geshe Ludup Phuntsok presents KSUT Station Manager, Tami Graham with a silk scarf, as a gesture of friendship, following the interview.