Former Indian Union minister Chanderesh Kumari has added her voice to the calls for HH the Dalai Lama to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian civilian award which has only ever been conferred to two non-Indians. Chanderesh Kumari said, “The Dalai Lama has done so much to put Kangra and Himachal Pradesh on the world map. It is his right and I think he should get it.”