Tibet in Exile

In 1959, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, followed by more than 80,000 Tibetans, fled Chinese oppression and came to India. According to the latest census of the Tibetan Demographic Survey (TDS) in 2010, there are 13,701 Tibetan refugees living in Dharamsala, 109,015 in the Indian subcontinent and 127,935 worldwide.
Over the years, Dharamsala has become a major pilgrimage and tourism centre where fluttering prayer flags and saffron robes meet cappuccinos and souvenir...
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In 1959, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, followed by more than 80,000 Tibetans, fled Chinese oppression and came to India. According to the latest census of the Tibetan Demographic Survey (TDS) in 2010, there are 13,701 Tibetan refugees living in Dharamsala, 109,015 in the Indian subcontinent and 127,935 worldwide.
Over the years, Dharamsala has become a major pilgrimage and tourism centre where fluttering prayer flags and saffron robes meet cappuccinos and souvenir stalls. While all Tibetan refugees are very thankful to India, many of them live an uncomfortable situation: a feeling of transitory status, in limbo.

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http://blog.bm-photo.ch/2010/12/09/tibet-in-exile-hopes-and-fears-of-tibetan-refugees-in-dharamsala/
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