The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the exiled Tibetan government in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led ...
Thondup was 97 and had been suffering from age-related ailments for a long time; he lived with his two sons and their ...
Gyalo Thondup settled in India in 1952 and became a key liaison between the Tibetan exile community and the Indian government ...
The reason could be the forthcoming 90th birthday of the Tibetan leader, as in 2011, the Dalai Lama had announced that he ...
The Dalai Lama said elder brother “did his best, and was very dedicated and brave”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama's elder brother and a significant figure in Tibetan politics, passed away at 97 in Kalimpong.
He moved among world capitals toiling to create conditions for the exiled Dalai Lama to return to Tibet. He also helped the ...