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Tibetans in hyd long to go back
In terms of numbers they are estimated at around 50, which is not even a modest figure when one talks of population. It is a similar tragic tale of the 35 and odd Tibetans, who are in Hyderabad, However, to the Tibetans in the city, although Lhasa is far-off, their heart lies in the mountains.
In terms of numbers they are estimated at around 50, which is not even a modest figure when one talks of population. It is a similar tragic tale of the 35 and odd Tibetans, who are in Hyderabad, However, to the Tibetans in the city, although Lhasa is far-off, their heart lies in the mountains. Call it occupational or educational compulsions, or whatever, they are forced to stay in Vijayawada for a more optimistic future.
Most Tibetans of the present generation have been born in India but they have managed to keep their traditions alive. A majority of the youngsters are pursuing studies at Loyola College. On World Tibet Day, which falls on July 6, all of them stationed in different localities of the city are coming together under the banner of Association of regional Tibetan Youth Congress to raise their voice, albeit, a small whisper considering the miniscule number that they are.
Tibetans say that Chinese officials are trying to wipe out Tibetan customs and language. In 2012, officials in Qinghai and Gansu province introduced a system where there was no provision for Tibetan Language. Tibetans who were born and brought up in different cities in India from Manju ka Tilla a Tibetan refugee colony in Delhi, Bylakuppe, 90 kilometers from Mysore, Dharmasala in Himachal Pradesh or in other pockets in India, there is one thing that binds everyone- swearing by their roots and sporting a tee that reads ‘Free Tibet’. For all their restlessness, the Tibetans stand united even as they live hopeful of making it to their homeland someday in the future.
By T P Venu
