VANISHING SHANGRI LA HISTORY OF TIBET AND DALAI LAMAS IN 20TH CENTURY

History of mankind teaches one that struggles for upholding the dignity of humanbeings have never met with failure; sooner or later the principles of liberty,equality and justice have triumphed over the brute forces of authoritarianism andinjustice. More powerful empires than the nation states existing in the world todayhave been brought to their knees in the past by popular struggles. Tibetans should findsustenance from these historical facts as they struggle through their winter of unhappiness;the season of spring filled with success and cheer is bound to follow, sooner than later.”“Dr Raghavan has taken interest in this question and written this political history of Tibetduring the 20th century. Readers who wish to know what events contributed to a situationwhere the very existence of the distinct Tibetan national and cultural identity is underthreat will find an informed and readable explanation here”His – Holiness the Dalai Lama