Eliezer Joldan

Eliezer Joldan was the first trained graduate to profess teaching as a profession in Ladakh. He was born in 1916 to Tharchin Joldan and Chamnyet. He got his bachelor's degree in Education (B.Ed.) from the Punjab University, Lahore. He died at the age of 85 at Leh. The Govt. Degree College at Leh is named after him. He is survived by Kunga Joldan (wife) and his daughters Elza, Martha and Tadzin Joldan. 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. He used to go to the every household and talk to the parents about the importance of sending their children to school.