Tibetan administration lauds Gandhi’s teachings

The leadership and senior staff of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) gathered at Gangchen Kyishong to commemorate the 155th Gandhi Jayanti, paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace and non-violence.

The event was attended by officiating Sikyong (president of the Tibetan government in exile), Kalon (minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, along with Kalon Norzin Dolma from the Department of Information and International Relations, Auditor General Lhakpa Gyaltsen and various secretaries and senior officials of the Central Tibetan Administration.

Officiating Sikyong Tharlam Dolma Changra underscored the universal importance of Gandhi’s teachings and the principle of non-violence. She said, “For us Tibetans, these principles hold particular significance as the Dalai Lama has time and again stressed to follow the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence.”