The noodle maker of Kalimpong : my untold story of the struggle for Tibet
Rgya-lo-don-grub, Lha-sras, 1928-2016
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For over half a century, noodlemaker Gyalo Thondup has been a familiar figure in the Himalayan hill town of Kalimpong. But it was not until 2010 that the townsfolk discovered his true identity: Gyalo Thondup is none other than the older brother of the Dalai Lama and his special envoy, a trusted interlocutor between Tibet and foreign leaders from Chiang Kai-shek to Jawaharlal Nehru, Zhou Enlai to Deng Xiaoping. Indeed, only the Dalai Lama himself has played a more important role in the political history of modern, tragedy-ridden Tibet. Now, for the first time, Gyalo Thondup is prepared to tell his story.
Main title:
The noodle maker of Kalimpong : my untold story of the struggle for Tibet / Gyalo Thondup and Anne F. Thurston.
Author:
Rgya-lo-don-grub, Lha-sras, 1928-, authorThurston, Anne F., author
Imprint:
London : Rider, 2016.
Collation:
xxviii, 353 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846043833 (pbk)
Dewey class:
951.5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1884687