Sonam Wangchuk Requests Thermometer for Jail Experiments, Receives Books on Ants

• Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, currently in Jodhpur Central Jail, has requested a thermometer for experiments on eco-responsive architecture.
• His wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, met him and delivered books he requested, including one on ants and others on climate change.
• Wangchuk, a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient, has been in solitary confinement for over 110 days.
• He is observing ants in his barrack and wants to study their community and team spirit.
• Angmo has filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his detention, with the next hearing on January 29.

Why It Matters: Sonam Wangchuk, jailed for over 110 days, seeks scientific tools for eco-architecture experiments.