Prince of Wales Honours Tibetan Entrepreneurs
Prince Charles being welcomed by Tibetan a child |
Delhi, October 29: Welcome Your Royal Highness, Prince Charles, the Prince of Walesâ€ÂÂÂ, said an elated Lobsang Wangyal, one of the five Tibetan youth entrepreneurs to join the global network of The Prince’s Trust, in his usual candid manner.
Prince Charles was attending a modest function held today at the Samyeling Tibetan colony’s school at Majnu ka Tilla (New Aruna Nagar Colony) to meet the first five Tibetans selected by Youth Opportunity Trust Asia, a trust modeled on The Prince’s Trust.
Prince Charles, accompanied by officials of the British High Commission, arrived at the Central School for Tibetans, Majnu Ka Tilla at five in the evening amid heavy security.
A group of Tibetan students welcomed the Prince with a cultural performance. The Prince who was sitting with Linda Cruse, the Director of YOTA, enjoyed the programme thoroughly and had smiles on his face throughout his one-hour stay at the function.
Lobsang Wangyal Productions presented a short version of the Free Spirit Festival which highlighted the costumes of the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo and his Chinese and Nepalese wives.
Kalden Dorjee, a designer, presented his clothes, which were a fusion of traditional and modern outfits.
Lobsang Wangyal, who was mastering the ceremony, expressed hopes that the next Free Spirit Festival will be in free Tibet and that the Tibetans will again be honoured to have the Prince of Wales as their guest.
A cultural dance being performed for the Prince |
The Prince also met the five entrepreneurs personally and saw their works which were on display at the venue. He had a close interaction not only with the five youth entrepreneurs but also with the Tibetans who were present on the occasion.
The Prince spent almost an hour with the Tibetans. His keen interest in Tibetan culture was apparent when he looked closely at the Thangka painting of Avalokiteshwara presented to him by Tenzin Norsang of Phayul.com, a software professional who had developed the website of YOTA and is among the five YOTA entrepreneurs.
Dicki Dolma, a beautician graduated from the famous Shehnaaz Hussein Herbal Clinic, showed her works to the prince. The Prince also saw the paintings of creative artist Tenzin Chodak who had designed the logo of YOTA.
The Prince of Wales, through his trusts, has worked towards helping displaced and disadvantaged youths all around the world. YOTA focuses its projects on Tibetan youths in India and Nepal and elsewhere in Asia, to make them self-reliant economically by helping them become entrepreneurs.
Prince Charles is on a nine-day visit to India during which he will travel to Jaipur, Jodhpur and Mumbai.