In a series of special features, Tibet Post journalist Colleen McKown reports from India's largest Tibetan settlement, Mundgod, in south India.
Mundgod Tibetan Settlement In Focus
Tibetan Elderly from South India Share Their Stories
Mundgod, India: - Many elderly members of Mundgod's Tibetan community, south India, live at the settlement's several old-age homes. The managers and residents of the Camp Three facility agreed to speak to the Tibet Post.
Mundgod’s Tibetan Farmers on Organic Methods and the Monsoon Pattern
Mundgod, India: - Agriculture is the main industry in the Mundgod settlement. This year, farmers faced a difficulties due to the heavy monsoon. The Tibet Post spoke with some of them about their farming lifestyle and its various challenges.
CST Principal and Students on Changing Times, Tibetan Identity
Mundgod Co-Op "Most Important Organization in Tibetan Settlement": CEO
Mundgod, India: - The Tibetan Service Co-operative Bank in Mundgod is supported by His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Central Tibetan Relief Committee in Dharamshala. The co-operative aims to help farmers achieve a sustainable living and ultimately self-sufficiency.
Tibetan Resident of Mundgod Settlement on Family and Work
Mundgod, India: Tenzin Choney (26), lives in Mundgod with her husband Tenzin Choyang (45), her uncle Kyap Tsering (95), and her two-year-old daughter Tenzin Dawoe. The Tibet Post talked with her in her home about her family life, views on life in Mundgod and future hopes.
A Monk’s View; Education, Travels in the US and China-Tibet Talks
Tenzin Phenthok is a monk at Drepung Loseling. He has lived his whole life in Mundgod, and talked with the Tibet Post about his life and dreams, the ways the settlement could develop, and the importance of dialogue between ordinary Tibetans and Chinese.