An exhibition to mark the 80th birthday of HH the Dalai Lama this year was held at the Tibet Museum in Mandi, in Himahcal Pradesh, India, hosted by the Indo-Tibetan Friendship Association of Mandi and the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. The themes of the exhibition were “India and Tibet – ancient ties, current bonds” and “Self-immolation protests in Tibet”, it received wide coverage in the local media.