Tibet Museum Showcases Glimpses of the History of Tibet [Wednesday, 3 May 2011, 4:24 p.m.]

Kalon Kesang Y Takla (left) look at photos after inaugurating the month-long exhibition on Tibet’s history at the Tibet Museum, in Dharamsala, India, on 3 May 2011/Photos by Sherab Woeser

Glimpses
of the History of Tibet, an exhibition depicting the millenia-old Tibet
as a distinct nation with its own unique culture, language, religion
and history is being showcased at the Tibet Museum in Dharamsala.  DHARAMSHALA: Kalon
Kesang Y Takla, Kalon for the Department of Information and
International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration,
inaugurated the month-long exhibition today.   Addressing
reporters at the inauguration ceremony, Kalon Kesang Y Takla said:
“This exhibition, which reflects the past history of Tibet, is being
organised at the growing requests from the Tibetans living in the
settlements in India. The previous exhibits focused on the historical
accounts of Tibet’s past 50 years in exile and the Tibetan community’s
efforts to achieve genuine autonomy for Tibet.”  “Any nation,
big or small, independent or not, has its own history and we Tibetans
feel proud to have our own history, identity, religion, culture and
record of independence,” Kalon Takla said.  “It helps to
explain to the general public about the status of Tibet before the
occupation and how Tibet had maintained relations with neighbouring
nations such as Nepal and India, which qualified Tibet as an
independent nation. It exposes the Chinese government’s propaganda that
Tibet is an inalienable part of China,” said Kalon Takla, encapsulating
the 25 snapshots of Tibet’s history put on display at the exhibition.  On
January 2009, His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his visit to Auroville to
inaugurate the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture suggested to work on an
exhibition on the history of Tibet. Accordingly, the ongoing exhibition
about Tibet’s history was conceived by Mr Claude Arpi, a well-known
French-born author, journalist, historian and tibetologist. He also
serves as the director of the Tibet Pavillion of Auroville.A
total of 25 panels are put on display to give visitors vivid insights
into the origin of Tibet, its religion and script, the three great
emperors of Tibet, the institution of the Dalai Lama and the invasion
of Tibet.     The Tibet Museum officials said the exhibition will be organised in the Tibetan schools and in cities across India.The exhibition will be open to the general public from 3 May – 3 June.

Visitors on the opening day of the exhibition on “Glimpses of the History of Tibet” which will remain open to the general public at the Tibet Museum in Dharamsala from 3 May – 3 June 2011