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Nepal. 2009/03/14. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/cbcbbe764a084613f1154033e36ff7f7_hd.jpg Mirror to society Nazmeen, 21, is seen in the reflection of a pool of water in the muddy tracks. Khabar Lahariya reporters make daily runs to far-flung, poorly-connected villages, to distribute newspapers and report stories. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ddaf2b5edf9a401ab0f3f608b4c08b46_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e14afb76af7d82fb7975e478c673e221_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c5c9c33ce5fe7672d109c7a023bdc8c9_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1332d7a328e2ed257998557dc4fef4e5_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-NSP-Rally2011-NSP-Rally Title: Fandom National Solidarity Party canvasses for support in Marine Parade GRC. 2011/04/28 NSP Candidates: Cheo Chai Chen, a one-term MP for Nee Soon Central from 1991 until 1997 on the Singapore Democratic Party ticket, will be backed up by Ivan Yeo, Abdul Salim Harun, Spencer Ng and Nicole Seah. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/742132c44140cd0fee2c7ff86d6c015e_hd.jpg Kathmandu Protests Tibetan protesters shouted anti-Chinese slogans and demanded a "Free Tibet" at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2009/03/10. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e97f6dfd1eca6428d0047557f79846f0_hd.jpg Sunita, 25, carries her 4-month-old baby to a production meeting at Khabar Lahariya office in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f83f3280a8e65b4435ea5a8111c3827a_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/37bfea429986fd253c915256cdc7b3d3_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3b178aeb7d0e1c6b908aac074ec87a7e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/8d653b21cdaf8e33e52c5486d87f6c0c_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-NSP-Rally2011-NSP-Rally Title: Fandom National Solidarity Party canvasses for support in Marine Parade GRC. 2011/04/28 NSP Candidates: Cheo Chai Chen, a one-term MP for Nee Soon Central from 1991 until 1997 on the Singapore Democratic Party ticket, will be backed up by Ivan Yeo, Abdul Salim Harun, Spencer Ng and Nicole Seah. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6715c3833705f7d47618feb3418a8104_hd.jpg Failed Crossing Tibetan refugees from Kathmandu were arrested by Nepalese police as they tried to cross the Nepal-Tibet border in protest of 2008 killings and detentions in Chinese-controlled Tibet. 2009/06/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ed23350c6685f4ac1e9386e730bc22f3_hd.jpg Khabar Lahariya office. Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3db6328eace7292643efc7de36a91e16_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/18c36b3ff674ef15cd380617883503eb_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/77fb0354d288353fd542f3d2558741e2_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/94ef596221e3638cf3535ace71b58be8_hd.jpg Title: Lions SM Goh and his Marine Parade team before starting a walkabout. 2011/04/30. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ba26bfd0460c33f54e18d8b0b1ce37bf_hd.jpg Failed Crossing Tibetan refugees from Kathmandu were arrested by Nepalese police as they tried to cross the Nepal-Tibet border in protest of 2008 killings and detentions in Chinese-controlled Tibet. 2009/06/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/92adf1ccc92086bb75e025fd59f76a0d_hd.jpg Readership A copy of Khabar Lahariya lies on ground of a mechanic's shop in Bendaghat, 48 km from town of Banda, where the newspaper originates. The village newspaper, which has been running for seven years, has found a loyal following among the oppressed rural poor in Uttar Pradesh - one of India's most impoverished states. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3d7a22b85201ac2ebb06edda2513d2c4_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b5425e24162b1f82191c5ebc608385ad_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/9d44a291ea61b6fbd493db6466470195_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b75d38d108db0a8b182ad16fe01c675a_hd.jpg Title: Little Girl Tin Pei Ling reacts to a comment by a constituent. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/75b5788c803e05769ced80037dc480d2_hd.jpg Memorial Prayers Hundreds of Tibetan refugees thronged the Samtenling monastery in Kathmandu, where memorial prayers were held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising in 1959. Nepal. 2009/03/10. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b9233f9c22a3c65881f6cd4cbf543d40_hd.jpg Dalit fishermen at Buragaon, a fishing village 5 km from Banda, form part of the readership of the Khabar Lahariya. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/8e8ca3a734e059f32016f794c4e33cc5_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7fb232d24e82670b89b6adcb0730e0fe_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bf4f1b30d27eca173321fd1e1a741d6a_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/56c26d13137a22d89ec67b8645b066f3_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: PM PAP rally at Geyang East field. General Elections 2011. Day Three. 2011/04/30. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c5e2d95227ffde0f351add22c3fbbcf1_hd.jpg Distant Victory A young lama carries the portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama during the Buddhist festival of Chotrul Duchen - commemorating Buddha's victory over his rivals in a mystical contest. Nepal. 2009/03/11. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/10929b043580c0f73d7d5fa1f1a64a7c_hd.jpg In Badokhr, Uttar Pradesh, women are still condemned to a life of early marriage, uncontrolled pregnancies and a lack of social status. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/19bcc3f1a1b32653d2480c8691f90d4e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1a7b53eac30cd9691fc86b793881639a_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/55a91d02b7c7d2ab1d908169cf282f8a_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/8deae316b5681a494bccdf2b739ff107_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Regalia PAP rally at Geyang East field. General Elections 2011. Day Three. 2011/04/30. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/cd08dec79b7660f785ea1a0cc3308735_hd.jpg Distant victory A Tibetan woman hurls barley flour into the air as the revellers shouted "Bhoud Gyallo", translated to "victory for Tibet". Hundreds of Tibetan refugees gathered at Boudha monastery to celebrate the 74th birthday of His Holiness Dalai Lama. Katmandu, Nepal. 2009/07/06. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e1bf520966bb4f4bec934a200ed810a6_hd.jpg The fishing village of Buragaon has 400 Dalit famiies making a living on River Ken. Everyday, the fishermen work from 6pm to 5am the next morning, bringing back a maximum of 4 kg a person. Contractors who obtain licenses for the River Ken exploit these fishermen by buying their catch at a stipulated 10 rupees per kg, and then sell them for 100-150 rpees per kg. Kabita, 30 and Prema, 25, visit the village and breaks their story in the rural newspaper Khabar Lahariya, which has a circulation of 6,000 and a readership of 40,000 in Bundelkhand, one of the poorest districts in India. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0217337603fc113ed41a2966e2f36e93_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/41c7ef3746639dc5b262c13969c2fa21_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/5f6b579a90e8de7321b69b9f8161a9ad_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a3343417ec030acb89b30bd2df0f3dd6_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Ah Heng PAP rally at Geyang East field. General Elections 2011. Day Three. 2011/04/30. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ceb1aff41f05dc75b705cac5588c52e4_hd.jpg Tradition Tseten Phentsok, 45, dons a traditional garb to mark the 74th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2009/07/06. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f2bdc8258c2562a55984eae6be8f6910_hd.jpg A tuberculosis (TB) patient receives an injection at a clinic in Khurhand village, some 20 km away from the town of Banda. For a population of about 7,000, the area only has 2 qualified doctors and limited blood-testing facilities. In the far flung corners of Uttar Pradesh, TB is still a life-threatening disease, along with malaria and diarrhoea. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6ad81b461e0cb033f8e425639073bfd5_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7af0f3f80931b8342d916fd1d724cdcc_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e0d8465044a5cfede8a8ab86829d2a21_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/5771b8c07f87261e90bd07df9b1d108b_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Struck Seah Kiang Peng, Tin Pei Ling. PAP rally at Geyang East field. General Elections 2011. Day Three. 2011/04/30. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f196a226b23fd207c3ed74e6dfc5fc8e_hd.jpg Carpet Weaver Tibetan refugees face obstacles when looking for jobs in their host countries, and many, especially womenfolk, rely on traditional crafts such as carpet weaving for livelihood. Income from this carpet factory in Kathmandu feeds about 400 refugees. Kathmandu, Nepal. 2009/03/09. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/174f117ecbd90eda733496944e644f3d_hd.jpg Veiled Threats A Dalit woman in Bendaghat covers her face after the camera was pointed at her. Bendaghat, 48 km from town of Banda. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f6a92d3db63b2c78e62916f296473242_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/9d9e9a419be2f7d97bad6df9cebd3c6f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/55ae6c36913fde11311777be1296c9ed_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/27e3c3da32dfedb084ff928e73cbb2bc_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Nicole & Cat General Elections 2011. Day Six. 2011/05/02. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3fad2af1a5ad1afc752a180d3904d358_hd.jpg After the carpet industry in Nepal caved in during the late 80s, Tibetan refugees who depended on carpet weaving for income, suddenly found themselves with no jobs. Refugees in the sprawling Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp have now become farmers. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/04e76df53d050c038ebf46fd280940d4_hd.jpg Newsroom At Khabar Lahariya's office, children are a common sight. Pryaka, 8 and Vandana, 5 entertain themselves in the office while their mother Meera, 24, is busy at work. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/fef39e7d4900d588196c4eeca77f9b7f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/567fa78783f5425e494d746c5a4c938e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/38e3bfb92ad0c4345b35149be92b344f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e855f9c5a4312116dfdda0aa8a985fce_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: PMEBs General Elections 2011. Day Seven. 2011/05/03. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/722da1bcd399d5745e38829d4a8deef5_hd.jpg Refugee Physician Dr Thinley Yonten, 36, an ayurvedic physician takes the pulse of a patient. In 1995, a young farmer with little education escaped from Chinese-controlled Tibet and trekked hundreds of miles across the snowy borders into India. Today, Thinley serves in the refugee settlements in Pokhara, Nepal. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0198894c8cb2bc9ca287be0526f69fd9_hd.jpg Prema Prema, 25, writes her story - in pencil on an A4-sized paper. Armed with an eraser and a sharpener, her endeavour reminds us of a schoolgirl taking her exams. Khabar Lahariya office. Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/eff0d3ce61e603bf5696816c0599a31b_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3223480639da9a6734bf250f32cf2928_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f2f28527804a6ab39241319f702a04a9_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e453b817fb9ce0458dff1e72924ec70e_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Lunchtime General Elections 2011. Day Seven. 2011/05/03. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bbda7552c945363807c8366b3825742a_hd.jpg Jangchup Jangchup, 29, accountant at the dispensary in Pokhara. Jangchup, who goes by a single name, was born in Lhasa, Tibet. At 7, he followed his aunty and uncle on a 20-day journey out of Tibet. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a0f5bdaae7afe66b9b21c53aba123b0f_hd.jpg Prema squeezes onto an auto-rickshaw to work. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7849d8a6d4cbd35eb1a557cb119694db_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/90d17725c5039ca7ff653151c81b101b_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1c33f9cb0b0579b177cc55e6ce983d2a_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2438dbc71dd5aa206cf5a907c24c50f3_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Support A supporter goes on stage to present garlands, and raises Mr Chiam's fist in mock victory. Chiam See Tong speaks for the last time at Potong Pasir, before heading out to challenge Wong Kan Seng in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. The residents of Potong Pasir threw him a grand farewell, accompanying Mr Chiam by marching him from the open field to the town council office. General Elections 2011. Singapore People's Party Rally. 2011/05/04. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/cc2d2c9a049493d992fd0c98b68db72e_hd.jpg I Love This Game A basketball court in Tashi Ling Tibetan refugee camp. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/24. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/23a988f3e2fa239eb18cb2d0a0e9d5dc_hd.jpg Reporting in the slum villages. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c7cf8008b56dbf4496a0f3e1a9ace1b5_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/5dc15dd9c9efccd2824697e2998b6fd8_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/9e2ba3a50e7aea3ab2c58af5840da42d_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/82d94f44973b6b923d3b1cdd444937f9_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: CST Speech Chiam See Tong speaks for the last time at Potong Pasir, before heading out to challenge Wong Kan Seng in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. The residents of Potong Pasir threw him a grand farewell, accompanying Mr Chiam by marching him from the open field to the town council office. General Elections 2011. Singapore People's Party Rally. 2011/05/04. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0242edaf8d14aa7efb7cfa6070fd5a1d_hd.jpg LIving Rooms “When I was a kid, we had mud houses that leaked water during the rain. Then we got tin roofs. Then one Dutchman came and helped us build cement roofs.” “Most of the time, we ask if Tibet is lost forever. It’s a big question mark.” - Ngawang Choether, 29 https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2eceb26435c8bc915a9875129a3cd1bd_hd.jpg Readership Readers of the Khabar Lahariya at a bicycle repair shop in Bendaghat, 48 km from town of Banda. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/92c18d8891dcde6b844069033f693a89_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/04f9a4a8d60be2bb949f75c34b999ba5_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/15aff6f2faff580aa12789cef361cb1e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/4a4877a45b6b06402f1a668cbc1a0997_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Fighter Chiam See Tong speaks for the last time at Potong Pasir, before heading out to challenge Wong Kan Seng in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. The residents of Potong Pasir threw him a grand farewell, accompanying Mr Chiam by marching him from the open field to the town council office. General Elections 2011. Singapore People's Party Rally. 2011/05/04. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/d34d26c052470e97d3249aeabfa38f71_hd.jpg Living Rooms Tsering Wangdu, 28, his wife Sonam, 29, and his daughter Tenzin Dechen, 13 months, in their 3m x 4m flat in Pajor Ling camp. As the populations grow in the refugee settlements, space has become an issue for new Tibetan families. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/25. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6bcea66456f3992fd6666f0082f1eddf_hd.jpg Readership https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/be369746f39be75e3f5a3026e03761c9_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/fad64ad0f834646b9d196b462289152f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f390f2bff1c1b00dc0082a1237a9425c_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2bad2ba74c85684df1af8b5c9b0a9c5e_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore On the way to Serangoon Stadium, another bus with an important message screams out for attention. Workers' Party last rally attracted 30,000 people to the Serangoon Stadium on the last day of the hustings period. General Elections 2011. Day Nine. 2011/05/05. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/d4f306fcd8826f0ad535e2a8a1946f42_hd.jpg Living Rooms https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e24b2f706e078e77785ac341e1518e46_hd.jpg Prema, 25, sells the newspaper at a barber shop in Khurhand village, about 20 km from the township of Banda. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c8afaf45c1af952866947726034c0787_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a85038a6c6b3c11d27b6d786ba35a40f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3571fe9cec022cd6662fff3e5735e468_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/5e0a2f0e3cec87528b5053cf23eb74f7_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Hammers Workers' Party last rally attracted 30,000 people to the Serangoon Stadium on the last day of the hustings period. General Elections 2011. Day Nine. 2011/05/05. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bdf62b0316712d6181d9a6a74ca1f7eb_hd.jpg Living Rooms Phuntsok, 66, former freedom fighter and his wife Sonam Lhamo, 54, refugees at Pajor Ling Tibetan Refugee Camp in Pokhara, Nepal. Both used to work in the carpet factory to raise their three sons. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/82b1e4c0091b8a1af8060efa29b14312_hd.jpg Readership Rameshwor Mishra, 35, owner of a motor repair shop in Khurhand village, Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The village newspaper, written in local Bundeli dialect and touching local issues, proves a popular read even among the semi-literate. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/8abc582ce7697ed0244d7cf17ed7924b_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/d85973ece542adb661db9ed2b5ebd18e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/8038b91ed63afc2882b4558bc6d52f9b_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ba48f1ebbc5c6760d41519542ef31d07_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Placards Serangoon Stadium. 7:02pm. 2011/05/05. Supporters at the Workers’ Party rally carry placards to express their views. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1d0f532dd218d738aa82ebd2fe8e1cff_hd.jpg Farmers "In Tibet, there were no machines. We used animals to plough the field. During harvest, we would lay the barley on the ground and let the yak run over them... The life in Tibet was much better. It's our own land and we do what we wish." - Sherap Sangpo, 55. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/833cbec58ec1e96b737657eedbefeaa5_hd.jpg Readership A food hawker picks up a copy of the Bundeli-language Khabar Lahariya in Khurhand village, some 20 km away from the town of Banda. In this remote corner of Uttar Pradesh, the 8-page rural newspaper is the only local language paper to reach it. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/49c34dc7b0ed462b2159081e3abacea2_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6237fc8638cedc482d3b1391bd7a31ad_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a6ad7c352cd6cdbe72495fa1423b163f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/eae30c7ce76e5f603732b51288915ad0_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Stage WP’s Sylvia Lim waves to the 30,000-strong crowd at Serangoon Stadium on the last day of the hustings period. 2011/05/05. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/32b5bd9a990471fcd5430cae10cfb303_hd.jpg Dongchen Tibetan lama Ngwang Jinpa, 22, blows the dongchen, or "big horn", which measures about 3 metres, at the Pematsal Sakya Monastic Institute. Dongchens are blown in religious ceremonies, dances and also to welcome high lamas into monasteries. Nepal. 2009/03/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c9a28fa61a7768d7dd3a7ae433070c1c_hd.jpg Prema, 25, takes notes after visiting a household in the village of Badokhr, about 20km from Banda. The reporters of Khabar Lahariya cover long distances in rickshaws, tempos, jeeps and horsecarts to reach their newsmakers in Banda district. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/8499a09654e5076e39f10bc81fb46385_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2545c3f47cf00efeabb70e90b0bc54f4_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/493014c75c23256f23c100606efb25c8_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/170b3c157e03af9118b46a56608a3ca1_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Wrecking crew Workers' Party last rally attracted 30,000 people to the Serangoon Stadium on the last day of the hustings period. General Elections 2011. Day Nine. 2011/05/05. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3aac742ed1e6156cbbfec6c29749d78b_hd.jpg Pop Culture Posters of a Tibetan musician plastered on the walls of Samyeling Tibetan Settlement, Majnu-ka Tilla. New Delhi .India. 2009/10/14. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a166a36fd372f84a9d491eaa9c833904_hd.jpg Door-to-door Meera, 24, assistant editor, distributes newspapers in Bendaghat, 48 km from the town of Banda. The reporters double up as saleswomen and go on foot to sell their product door-to-door. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/62aab3fc5b4ad2ac7101855920fb8dce_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/aa95ba8edb6d35c06a0a25094e8e77cf_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/9efc8519804db1b72a15aa3e21ec2666_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/14b9dc8b715a02b2172f6787800fa962_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Take a bow Workers' Party last rally attracted 30,000 people to the Serangoon Stadium on the last day of the hustings period. General Elections 2011. Day Nine. 2011/05/05. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f13621d40a0b3faf660e11243c9f169d_hd.jpg Preserving culture Young Tibetan artistes keep the Tibetan culture alive in exile by perfecting song and dance in the Tibetan Cultural Academy in Dharamsala. India. 2009/10/23. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2afda1ca490eee5c2cfbca771330cc1c_hd.jpg Meera, 24, and her husband Shivbaran, 30, rent a small room near the Khabar Lahariya office so that its convenient to go to work. Meera is assistant editor while her husband is a distribution agent. When there is "no light", meaning power outage, the family uses candlelight to cook. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/93e5e10674308786c2212954527a9371_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b5a0ca803eb78a1b7828d1391025ff84_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b17998cc14a449de2a266958d8c0fbe7_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0ad83b30006e98fca2bc52ff945365fa_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Limelight Workers' Party last rally attracted 30,000 people to the Serangoon Stadium on the last day of the hustings period. General Elections 2011. Day Nine. 2011/05/05. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/80f10dd1600132b220700a6dfb97dba9_hd.jpg Diwali Children in the town square set off sparklers during the eve of Diwali, a traditionally Hindu festival. Younger generations of Tibetans have adopted to their host cultures, but continue to find themselves strangers in foreign lands. India. 2009/10/16. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/51bc806e1545b7b8842c7cda39856999_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/98b919f7e33aa089a7e82293f0604b30_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/daab688cb365003aa012501b21cb680e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2b2d3cecefcd1e8579788a64ec5d45fe_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Young Politician General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/07. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1c13a315f650af0000720582004349ae_hd.jpg “Only the old people pray here because the young people are trying to make a living. It’s hard these days. Four months we would work and eight months we would sleep. Every year, the business is going down, down, down. The tourists nowadays only have money to eat and sleep. The retirees who have lots of money to spend are not coming.” - Mr Tashi, Nepal. 2009/03/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1e875a86133d31d92316ce95db257d8b_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2f6e54684d441d309da8235a7e17d82d_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/4609aace23e5a865feaa81298263d1e4_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/343f17eeb2255648d9a9ffd36518803a_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Against the flow General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/07. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bed548a78456be20eea77701ef327f75_hd.jpg Health Advisory Tibetans who fled to Nepal had to cope with many differences, including climate and diet. Meat-eating Tibetans are suddenly confronted with rice and greens, and many first generation refugees could not get used to vegetables. The drawings in the clinic in Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp gives sound advice against an unbalanced diet. Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7e6d345e3462ad26ff184bf2847071e3_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a6694bb3d6d4eb811729e89d4484b8c7_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7010ab7cda687e503fccc83fdfd60ad3_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Reaction General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/07. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e599ebbeeef2d9439ae86512bd955d2e_hd.jpg Preserving culture First-year artiste Sangyal, 23, teaches basics of "tenchin" - an instrument traditonally played by men - to fellow student Tsering Donker, 20. Dharamsala, India, 2009/10/22. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ba7aa818dcdcfe9adaa95bba110a2a54_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/66090829f96e6dd29c9434396d4e39a8_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/dd9d26f557d1d29454bc6475cdfd1989_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Young Politician II General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/07. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c669ab5ba9e1a0734edf1c6dedf7ce66_hd.jpg Old guard Chime Phuntsok, 84, former bodyguard to the Dalai Lama and a leader in the Chushi Gandruk guerilla forces, holds an old photo that depicts the Dalai Lama during his escape to India in 1959. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6f60d4d272b7a48aec2bf8f95f524461_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b7f66ef4b2f1a27c7371eaabda01a522_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ab03e47d33f70ad90e28dcb93b5299cc_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: North Star General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/07. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/01468f01ae76ff096910e4a612447198_hd.jpg Old guard Chime Phuntsok, 84, former bodyguard to the Dalai Lama and a leader in the Chushi Gandruk guerilla forces, speaks with a young Tibetan in his home in Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a418f7dc7bfc2f1ee2f7833252605557_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/66f012881050207becdc9794b3eed251_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/cefbdbbd07afbddb084f8ddf9e5c8eaa_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Sweat WP’s Low Thia Khiang wipes perspiration from his forehead before announcing their landmark victory in Aljunied GRC. 2:21am. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f25ce5c427e160933c9382e62810f68e_hd.jpg Wool Half a kilogram of spun wool can fetch 40 Nepalese rupees (US$0.46), but it takes an entire day to spin. Survival is a everyday struggle for Tibetans in Nepal - where already 40 percent of people are unemployed. Of the 130 households in Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp, almost everyone spins wool for a living. Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/29f9c3ce8e321b900a2e1f89405ab119_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0e6fade0916a644efc68e2c90d067a1a_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/43d7017ac2a1a326a987b64150aaf524_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Scent General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0dabcc2eaa4a648971f61677cb908c86_hd.jpg Dharamsala A newly arrived Tibetan refugee having his congee at Dharamsala, or "resthouse". It is commonly known as the "transit centre", where new arrivals await arrangements for education, housing and employment, by the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile. More than 180,000 Tibetans live in exile outside Tibet, 50 years after the failed uprising of 1959. Dharamsala, India. 2009/10/24. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2a2eabe2ad49b3b67958977bb6239d78_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/269dd04f35a6dc4579e952f7f5458d4f_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6a0f24888da081d92b24e3739ca06df7_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Limelight II General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/78a547ba49a9d9054a8f1473bc27434e_hd.jpg Third Gen Tenzin Ngawang, 7 months old, represents a third generation of Tibetan refugees born in Nepal. His motherwas born in the same Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp, while his grandmother was only 15 years old when she fled Tibet. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/74e9e38c628ba2be12f024dd5b569723_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/844892ff5d5bed905b5a55f6c975d04e_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/4c0f0f1c0c398eacfebc685daf374f2a_hd.jpg Clinic in Exile A clinic inside the Samyeling Tibetan Settlement, Majnu-ka Tilla, New Delhi, India. India. 2009/10/15. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/b9695c8fec58f30afeb1ca3b3c5d5bdf_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e29c0c4528cf1ee959600c66fb32e41c_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Marine Parade GRC. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a32a743d7d8e02db4baba7a548447888_hd.jpg His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama circles the Tsuglakhang Complex, completing a korma (ritual circle) before starting a three-day address to Buddhist devotees from Southeast Asia in Dharamsala. India, 2009/10/20. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bf4063144a507093c92cd86e8e9cc3da_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/427a35b456d0c540813f1a959e50dcd3_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore Title: Lina General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Potong Pasir SMC. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/72e3c583160924172c3bd24645fa6ae0_hd.jpg Tuning in An old Tibetan devotee tunes in to the translation of the Dalai Lama's teachings - in a rare occasion in which the spiritual leader addressed entirely in English. The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso addressed a 2000-strong international crowd including Southeast Asians, Taiwanese, Koreans, Romanians, Italians, French, amongst others, during a three-day lecture in his residence in Dharamsala, India. 2009/10/20. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bddcf9fac2634ce4bf700d146f02189e_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e188f145d7f79ee6a847d191822ffb39_hd.jpg General Elections 2011-Singapore General Elections 2011. Polling Day. Potong Pasir SMC. 2011/05/08. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7199fc366aa43018d78493918ec3ff61_hd.jpg Distant victory The Buddhist festival of Chotrul Duchen - celebrates Buddha's victory over his rivals. It is said that Buddha displayed a different miracle on each of the fifteen days, and inspired many to embrace his teachings. Nepal. 2009/03/11. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ac79abde14ec7ab9f8a970432ff4af7d_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/931f7420c04b90fc2977c95848ac35f0_hd.jpg Teaching the young A student of the Tibetan Children's Village dons traditional Tibetan costume during the celebration of the school's 50th anniversary. After fleeing Lhasa more than 50 years ago, the 14th Dalai Lama made it his top priority to set up a school for the exiles, in order to preserve their culture and tradition. Dharamsala, India, 2009/10/23. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ca1c1045f38e0edda4147da3db0ad8dc_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/728ea54ec1d78cc8ff12cd01d81c5d9f_hd.jpg Unity Students perform in formation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tibetan Children's Village. India. 2009/10/23. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c6695884531dd9af5186fff18b7716d2_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/41a60db8f35c287ecdfcb91e21500598_hd.jpg Tibetan refugees were taken into custody after attempting to cross the Nepal-China border to protest against the 2008 suppression of riots in Tibet. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1f010984d4f38ed7ae213096cb30b8fa_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/eeac9d41b6df23ac3bf546e88a884243_hd.jpg Resistance Youth from the Tibetan exile community put up a cultural show in the settlement of Majnu-ka Tilla, New Delhi, to canvas for money to fund their drive for independence. Social activism among the exiled youths remains strong, even though generations have grown up in exile. New Delhi, India. 2009/10/25. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3a6eb413efe1239dc070f376e148604c_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2bbd8e73b7ae2d33947a8873375a7444_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6db2371573b9f8d0c2eae31ad0aa32a5_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/2990f9fe615eae7c2554ffe4cc9cc8ac_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3808b83c1365cf0d1b243163a5914d08_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/07c72abdf5fbde6e118caaa5d2e51b21_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/27374c9bb4870554e0f32c9e2eaec36b_hd.jpg https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/822651c8118da08e4008bae066d86734_hd.jpg http://www.edwinkoo.com/instagram 2014-10-05 weekly 0.5 http://www.edwinkoo.com/edwinkoo-com-beta/tibetans 2015-08-14 weekly 0.5 https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0bafcbc817475b1ec32964e085bee456_hd.jpg Kathmandu Protests Protesters gathered in Kathmandu's iconic Tibetan monastery, Bouddhanath, to mark the death of their countrymen in Tibet during the 2008 riots. Nepal. 2009/03/14. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/742132c44140cd0fee2c7ff86d6c015e_hd.jpg Kathmandu Protests Tibetan protesters shouted anti-Chinese slogans and demanded a "Free Tibet" at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2009/03/10. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/6715c3833705f7d47618feb3418a8104_hd.jpg Failed Crossing Tibetan refugees from Kathmandu were arrested by Nepalese police as they tried to cross the Nepal-Tibet border in protest of 2008 killings and detentions in Chinese-controlled Tibet. 2009/06/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ba26bfd0460c33f54e18d8b0b1ce37bf_hd.jpg Failed Crossing Tibetan refugees from Kathmandu were arrested by Nepalese police as they tried to cross the Nepal-Tibet border in protest of 2008 killings and detentions in Chinese-controlled Tibet. 2009/06/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/75b5788c803e05769ced80037dc480d2_hd.jpg Memorial Prayers Hundreds of Tibetan refugees thronged the Samtenling monastery in Kathmandu, where memorial prayers were held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising in 1959. Nepal. 2009/03/10. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c5e2d95227ffde0f351add22c3fbbcf1_hd.jpg Distant Victory A young lama carries the portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama during the Buddhist festival of Chotrul Duchen - commemorating Buddha's victory over his rivals in a mystical contest. Nepal. 2009/03/11. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/cd08dec79b7660f785ea1a0cc3308735_hd.jpg Distant victory A Tibetan woman hurls barley flour into the air as the revellers shouted "Bhoud Gyallo", translated to "victory for Tibet". Hundreds of Tibetan refugees gathered at Boudha monastery to celebrate the 74th birthday of His Holiness Dalai Lama. Katmandu, Nepal. 2009/07/06. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/ceb1aff41f05dc75b705cac5588c52e4_hd.jpg Tradition Tseten Phentsok, 45, dons a traditional garb to mark the 74th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2009/07/06. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f196a226b23fd207c3ed74e6dfc5fc8e_hd.jpg Carpet Weaver Tibetan refugees face obstacles when looking for jobs in their host countries, and many, especially womenfolk, rely on traditional crafts such as carpet weaving for livelihood. Income from this carpet factory in Kathmandu feeds about 400 refugees. Kathmandu, Nepal. 2009/03/09. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3fad2af1a5ad1afc752a180d3904d358_hd.jpg After the carpet industry in Nepal caved in during the late 80s, Tibetan refugees who depended on carpet weaving for income, suddenly found themselves with no jobs. Refugees in the sprawling Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp have now become farmers. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/722da1bcd399d5745e38829d4a8deef5_hd.jpg Refugee Physician Dr Thinley Yonten, 36, an ayurvedic physician takes the pulse of a patient. In 1995, a young farmer with little education escaped from Chinese-controlled Tibet and trekked hundreds of miles across the snowy borders into India. Today, Thinley serves in the refugee settlements in Pokhara, Nepal. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bbda7552c945363807c8366b3825742a_hd.jpg Jangchup Jangchup, 29, accountant at the dispensary in Pokhara. Jangchup, who goes by a single name, was born in Lhasa, Tibet. At 7, he followed his aunty and uncle on a 20-day journey out of Tibet. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/cc2d2c9a049493d992fd0c98b68db72e_hd.jpg I Love This Game A basketball court in Tashi Ling Tibetan refugee camp. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/24. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0242edaf8d14aa7efb7cfa6070fd5a1d_hd.jpg LIving Rooms “When I was a kid, we had mud houses that leaked water during the rain. Then we got tin roofs. Then one Dutchman came and helped us build cement roofs.” “Most of the time, we ask if Tibet is lost forever. It’s a big question mark.” - Ngawang Choether, 29 https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/d34d26c052470e97d3249aeabfa38f71_hd.jpg Living Rooms Tsering Wangdu, 28, his wife Sonam, 29, and his daughter Tenzin Dechen, 13 months, in their 3m x 4m flat in Pajor Ling camp. As the populations grow in the refugee settlements, space has become an issue for new Tibetan families. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/25. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/d4f306fcd8826f0ad535e2a8a1946f42_hd.jpg Living Rooms https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bdf62b0316712d6181d9a6a74ca1f7eb_hd.jpg Living Rooms Phuntsok, 66, former freedom fighter and his wife Sonam Lhamo, 54, refugees at Pajor Ling Tibetan Refugee Camp in Pokhara, Nepal. Both used to work in the carpet factory to raise their three sons. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1d0f532dd218d738aa82ebd2fe8e1cff_hd.jpg Farmers "In Tibet, there were no machines. We used animals to plough the field. During harvest, we would lay the barley on the ground and let the yak run over them... The life in Tibet was much better. It's our own land and we do what we wish." - Sherap Sangpo, 55. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/32b5bd9a990471fcd5430cae10cfb303_hd.jpg Dongchen Tibetan lama Ngwang Jinpa, 22, blows the dongchen, or "big horn", which measures about 3 metres, at the Pematsal Sakya Monastic Institute. Dongchens are blown in religious ceremonies, dances and also to welcome high lamas into monasteries. Nepal. 2009/03/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/3aac742ed1e6156cbbfec6c29749d78b_hd.jpg Pop Culture Posters of a Tibetan musician plastered on the walls of Samyeling Tibetan Settlement, Majnu-ka Tilla. New Delhi .India. 2009/10/14. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f13621d40a0b3faf660e11243c9f169d_hd.jpg Preserving culture Young Tibetan artistes keep the Tibetan culture alive in exile by perfecting song and dance in the Tibetan Cultural Academy in Dharamsala. India. 2009/10/23. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/80f10dd1600132b220700a6dfb97dba9_hd.jpg Diwali Children in the town square set off sparklers during the eve of Diwali, a traditionally Hindu festival. Younger generations of Tibetans have adopted to their host cultures, but continue to find themselves strangers in foreign lands. India. 2009/10/16. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/1c13a315f650af0000720582004349ae_hd.jpg “Only the old people pray here because the young people are trying to make a living. It’s hard these days. Four months we would work and eight months we would sleep. Every year, the business is going down, down, down. The tourists nowadays only have money to eat and sleep. The retirees who have lots of money to spend are not coming.” - Mr Tashi, Nepal. 2009/03/26. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/bed548a78456be20eea77701ef327f75_hd.jpg Health Advisory Tibetans who fled to Nepal had to cope with many differences, including climate and diet. Meat-eating Tibetans are suddenly confronted with rice and greens, and many first generation refugees could not get used to vegetables. The drawings in the clinic in Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp gives sound advice against an unbalanced diet. Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/e599ebbeeef2d9439ae86512bd955d2e_hd.jpg Preserving culture First-year artiste Sangyal, 23, teaches basics of "tenchin" - an instrument traditonally played by men - to fellow student Tsering Donker, 20. Dharamsala, India, 2009/10/22. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/c669ab5ba9e1a0734edf1c6dedf7ce66_hd.jpg Old guard Chime Phuntsok, 84, former bodyguard to the Dalai Lama and a leader in the Chushi Gandruk guerilla forces, holds an old photo that depicts the Dalai Lama during his escape to India in 1959. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/01468f01ae76ff096910e4a612447198_hd.jpg Old guard Chime Phuntsok, 84, former bodyguard to the Dalai Lama and a leader in the Chushi Gandruk guerilla forces, speaks with a young Tibetan in his home in Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/f25ce5c427e160933c9382e62810f68e_hd.jpg Wool Half a kilogram of spun wool can fetch 40 Nepalese rupees (US$0.46), but it takes an entire day to spin. Survival is a everyday struggle for Tibetans in Nepal - where already 40 percent of people are unemployed. Of the 130 households in Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp, almost everyone spins wool for a living. Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/0dabcc2eaa4a648971f61677cb908c86_hd.jpg Dharamsala A newly arrived Tibetan refugee having his congee at Dharamsala, or "resthouse". It is commonly known as the "transit centre", where new arrivals await arrangements for education, housing and employment, by the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile. More than 180,000 Tibetans live in exile outside Tibet, 50 years after the failed uprising of 1959. Dharamsala, India. 2009/10/24. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/78a547ba49a9d9054a8f1473bc27434e_hd.jpg Third Gen Tenzin Ngawang, 7 months old, represents a third generation of Tibetan refugees born in Nepal. His motherwas born in the same Jampaling Tibetan Refugee Camp, while his grandmother was only 15 years old when she fled Tibet. Pokhara, Nepal. 2009/03/27. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/4c0f0f1c0c398eacfebc685daf374f2a_hd.jpg Clinic in Exile A clinic inside the Samyeling Tibetan Settlement, Majnu-ka Tilla, New Delhi, India. India. 2009/10/15. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/a32a743d7d8e02db4baba7a548447888_hd.jpg His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama circles the Tsuglakhang Complex, completing a korma (ritual circle) before starting a three-day address to Buddhist devotees from Southeast Asia in Dharamsala. India, 2009/10/20. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/72e3c583160924172c3bd24645fa6ae0_hd.jpg Tuning in An old Tibetan devotee tunes in to the translation of the Dalai Lama's teachings - in a rare occasion in which the spiritual leader addressed entirely in English. The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso addressed a 2000-strong international crowd including Southeast Asians, Taiwanese, Koreans, Romanians, Italians, French, amongst others, during a three-day lecture in his residence in Dharamsala, India. 2009/10/20. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/7199fc366aa43018d78493918ec3ff61_hd.jpg Distant victory The Buddhist festival of Chotrul Duchen - celebrates Buddha's victory over his rivals. It is said that Buddha displayed a different miracle on each of the fifteen days, and inspired many to embrace his teachings. Nepal. 2009/03/11. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/931f7420c04b90fc2977c95848ac35f0_hd.jpg Teaching the young A student of the Tibetan Children's Village dons traditional Tibetan costume during the celebration of the school's 50th anniversary. After fleeing Lhasa more than 50 years ago, the 14th Dalai Lama made it his top priority to set up a school for the exiles, in order to preserve their culture and tradition. Dharamsala, India, 2009/10/23. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/728ea54ec1d78cc8ff12cd01d81c5d9f_hd.jpg Unity Students perform in formation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tibetan Children's Village. India. 2009/10/23. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/41a60db8f35c287ecdfcb91e21500598_hd.jpg Tibetan refugees were taken into custody after attempting to cross the Nepal-China border to protest against the 2008 suppression of riots in Tibet. https://imageproxy.viewbook.com/eeac9d41b6df23ac3bf546e88a884243_hd.jpg Resistance Youth from the Tibetan exile community put up a cultural show in the settlement of Majnu-ka Tilla, New Delhi, to canvas for money to fund their drive for independence. Social activism among the exiled youths remains strong, even though generations have grown up in exile. 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