Times of India, March 5, 2016,
KOCHI: Tibetans in exile have many stories to share with the world, stories of how they were uprooted from a land they inhabited for centuries, how their people were scattered across the Indian subcontinent, where they sought aslylum and how they hold on to their culture and continue to live with the hope of returning to homeland.
K N Raghavan, commissioner of customs, Kochi, traces the history of Tibet and its people in his new book ‘Vanishing Shangri La’, released in Kochi on Friday.
The book was released by Tempe Tsering, the representative of his holiness the Dalai Lama, on his first visit to the state
“As a people, we believe in non-violence and harmony so that only way we shall approach the issue is with peaceful propositions. The people of Tibet have made India their second home, but how long can we live in exile with younger generations, who don’t have any idea of how their motherland looks and feels. But we are hopeful that a day shall come when we will return to Tibet,” said Tsering. The emissary said he has been enthralled by Kerala and would request the Dalai Lama to make a trip to the state.