Tibetans In India

Dalai Lama Fled To India After Failed Armed Rebellion: China

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 3, 2017

China said the Dalai Lama fled to India from Tibet in 1959 after a "failed armed rebellion", rejecting his remarks that he had no other option but to escape due to increased Chinese military action.

Top Tibetan Lama Abandons Monkhood To Marry Old Friend In India

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 30, 2017

A senior Tibetan lama at the centre of a long-running row over one of Buddhism's most important titles has abandoned the monkhood altogether after marrying a childhood friend in India, his office said Thursday.

Tibetans In Exile Celebrate New Year, Hold Special Prayers

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 27, 2017

Tibetans in exile settled in Dharamsala on Monday celebrated the first day of the Tibetan lunar new year Losar.

Issue Passports To Tibetans Born In India: High Court

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 23, 2016

The Delhi High Court Thursday said that nationality of Tibetans, born in India between 1950 and 1987, cannot be questioned under the Citizenship Act and directed the government to issue passports to all Tibetans who meet the criteria of being Indian citizens by birth.

Hundreds Of Tibetans Join Funeral Procession Of Schoolboy

India News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 6, 2016

Hundreds of grieving Tibetans today joined the funeral procession for a 16-year-old schoolboy who died after setting himself on fire to protest against Chinese rule.

Tibetans in India launch campaign against China to put pressure to end self-immolation bids

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 30, 2013

The Tibetan government-in-exile in India on Tuesday announced plans for a four-day campaign to bring global pressure on China in a bid to end a string of self-immolations in their Himalayan homeland.