The 5th Tibetan College Students Conference is underway at Menri Monastery in Solan, Himachal Pradesh with 80 participants from 26 Tibetan higher educational institutes. The four day conference discusses and presents 13 different topics, including the preservation and promotion of Tibetan religion and language, and calls for productive professional and historical evidence of Tibet being a self-reliant country. Participants include students from major monasteries like Sera, Gaden and Drepung monasteries.