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The noodle maker of Kalimpong

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2015384 pagesRider

Synopsis

This book chronicles the life of the fourteenth Dalai Lama's older brother, who became a central figure in the Tibetan independence movement after his brother's exile. It details their shared childhood and the political turmoil that led him to engage with leaders like Chiang Kai-shek and Jawaharlal Nehru, offering insight into a critical period of Tibetan history.

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Second-eldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama. He often acted as the Dalai Lama's unofficial envoy.

Bio from literary agency - "Anne F. Thurston is the former director of the Grassroots China Initiative and senior research professor at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. She has written or edited many books about China, including Enemies of the People: The Ordeal of the Intellectuals in China’s Great Cultural Revolution (1987); A Chinese Odyssey: The Life and Times of a Chinese Dissident (1991); Li Zhisui’s The Private Life of Chairman Mao (1994), and, with...

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Gyalo ThondupProtagonist
The 14th Dalai LamaSupporting
Chiang Kai-shekSupporting
Jawaharlal NehruSupporting

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