Monisha Ahmed is a cultural historian, curator, writer, and co-founder and Executive Director of the Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation, Leh. Her work focuses on art practices and material culture in Ladakh, where she has worked for nearly four decades. Her research on the textiles of Changthang’s nomadic pastoralists resulted in Living Fabric: Weaving among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya, which received the Textile Society of America’s R. L. Shep Award. She has authored and edited several publications and curated exhibitions including Mapping Old Town, Leh, thread by thread, and Threads that Talk. She is currently President of the International Association of Ladakh Studies.