Legitimacy Beyond Dispute
As the clock struck 09:09 on the morning of 08.08.2011 at the Dalai Lama’s temple in Dharamsala, the outgoing Prime Minister, Samdhong Rinpoche, handed over seal of the office to Dr. Lobsang Sangay,
At Home in Exile
I was born and schooled in Dharamsala, India, and I have fond memories of the place. But there is also another place that I come from, a place I have never seen with my own eyes. This is Tibet. In 1959, the Chinese occupation of our country forced many Tibetans including my parents to escape to India.
Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay takes oath, Pledges reunion
On a day which the Dalai Lama described as one of the most special days in Tibet’s 2000 years of history, Dr Lobsang Sangay took oath of office as the 3rd directly elected Kalon Tripa
Lobsang Sangay’s inauguration
Dr Lobsang Sangay taking oath as the new Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) from Chief Justice Commissioner Mr Ngawang Phelgyal as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and outgoing Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche looks on. The ceremony was held at Tsug-la Khang in Dharamshala, north India, the exile seat of Tibet on August 8, 2011. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)