Kalon Norzin Dolma Graces Tibet Policy Institute’s Book Launch Event

April 18, 2024

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Kalon Norzin Dolma, along with TPI Director Dawa Tsering; the book’s editor Naga Sanghe Tendhar; TPI Deputy Director Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha; and the layout designer Rigmon Tsering Samdup launching the publication on Tibet’s Gaden Phodrang Government. Photo / TPI

Dharamshala: In the presence of Kalon (minister) Norzin Dolma of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI) hosted a book launch ceremony this morning at its office.

The publication contains compilation of research articles on Tibet’s Gaden Phodrang Government by three Tibetan academics: Tsangtruk Topla, Senior Lecturer on Tibetan History at College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS); Sonam Gyaltsen, former Tibetan Parliamentarian and Senior Lecturer at CHTS; and Nyenthar, Lecturer in Tibetan Language and Literature at Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education.

“Since the Chinese government has heavily censored publications inside Tibet, it is imperative that we in the free country take responsibility in writing and distributing factual information to counter China’s distorted version,” stated TPI Director Dawa Tsering in his introductory remarks during the event to outline the objective behind this publication while assuring the absence of any directives from the CTA in the book’s content. He further emphasised the preservation and promotion of Tibet’s distinct culture, language and history through similar initiatives, given the PRC’s hardline policies on assimilating Tibetan identity into its dominant Han ethnicity.

In his address, the editor of the book, Naga Sanghe Tendhar from the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, succinctly introduced the publication chapter by chapter and lauded the aforementioned scholars for their remarkable and comprehensive research on the topics.

Following the lengthy explanation from editor Naga Sanghe Tendhar, the event’s chief guest, Kalon Norzin Dolma, spoke to the gathering. Kalon commended the efforts put in by the editor and researchers, and appreciated TPI for carrying out such initiatives. She said these research papers would play a pivotal role in supplying factual content to unaligned foreign researchers and informing younger Tibetan generations about the history of their long-lost country. At the same time, DIIR Kalon opined the usage of suitable and proper languages in such papers to avoid complications.