In Pictures: Tibetan Democracy Day Celebration in Dharamsala[Friday, 3 September 2010, 3:16 p.m.]

The artists of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts sing democracy song at a function incommemoration of the 50th anniversary of Tibetan democracy in Dharamsala, India, on2 September 2010/Photos by Dorjee Phuntsok/Tibetonline TV

Tenzin Losang, (L) a student of Upper TCV school in Dharamsala who topped among the Tibetanstudents in the All India Class XII board examination in Science with 89.4%, received the prestigious Gaden Phodrang Award from Cabinet Secretary Migyur Dorjee (R).He is set to pursue engineering at a university in Israel.

Pema Dolkar, (L) a student of TCV school at Gopalpur who topped among the Tibetanstudents in the All India Class XII board examination in Humanities with 89.6%,received the prestigious Gaden Phodrang Award from Cabinet Secretary MigyurDorjee (R). She is studying at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi.

Tenzin Choedon, a student of TCV school at Bylakuppe who topped among the Tibetanstudents in the All India Class XII board examination in Commerce with 90.6%, receivedthe prestigious Gaden Phodrang Award from Cabinet Secretary Migyur Dorjee (R). She iscurrently studying at St. Josephs Commerce College BangaloreThe award was accepted by a TCV staff on her behalf.

Secretaries of the departments of the Central Tibetan Administration and other dignitaries attendthe 50th anniversary of Tibetan democracy in Dharamsala, India, on 2 September 2010

New publications of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society were released by Cabinet Secretary Mr Migyur Dorjee during the democracy day function.

Mr Tenzin Norbu, an official of the Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat, reads out the statement of the TibetanParliament-in-Exile on the 50th anniversaryof Tibetan democracy.

Cabinet Secretary Mr Migyur Dorjee delivers the Kashag’s statement on the 50th anniversaryof Tibetan democracy.

Children from the Mevon Peton Tibetan School present Tibetan folk dance