Shillong: The Tibetan settlement officer of Shillong, Mr Pema Dhondup accompanied by the office secretary Ms Tenzin Yangchen made a courtesy call on the honourable Governor of Meghalaya HE Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhavan on 23 November 2020.
The Central Tibetan Administration has dedicated the year 2020 as the ‘Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’. And as part of this auspicious program, the Tibetan Settlement Officer, Mr Pema Dhondup presented the Governor of Meghalaya Shri Satya Pal Malik with traditional white scarf and memento as a token of gratitude and brotherhood.
Mr Pema Dhondup shared about the spiritual relations between India and Tibet and expressed profound gratitude to the enlightened Indian scholars from the Nalanda tradition which gave Tibet the light of Buddhism.
His Excellency the Governor fondly recalled his meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and expressed the joyful experience of the audience.
On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration, the Settlement Officer thanked the government and people of India for their profound support and kind hospitality for the last six decades and requested to extend assistance and support in future as well.
–Filed by Tibetan Settlement office, Shillong