Tibetan eyes
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre, Darjeeling
We visited the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre in the Darjeeling hills. At the time, it was a rather dour compound. Adults eyed us — seven foreigners pulling up in a van — with reserve. We spent most of our time in the gift shop that sells traditional handicrafts at fixed, good prices.
Outside, these two little ones made up for the quiet with their laughter. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: children, china, darjeeling, india, photography, play, portrait, poverty, tibet, tibetan refugee self help center
Citizen journalism, old-school
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Words for a people suppressed
The Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre in Darjeeling proudly displays the old World War II-era hand press that printed the Tibetan Freedom newspaper for 32 years. The newspaper was started on the advice of the Dalai Llama, exiled to India, to spread word of Tibetans, their identity and their struggle against Chinese control.
Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: china, dalai lama, darjeeling, india, journalism, photography, press, printing, tibet, tibetan refugee self help center
