Exile as challenge : the Tibetan diaspora / edited by Dagmar Bernstorff ; Hubertus von Welck.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Tibet, the "hidden country" / Michael von Brück --
Tibet's position in international law / Gerald Schmitz --
Indian visions / Gyaneshwar Chaturvedi --
Chinese views / Joachim Glaubitz --
A tale of two Chinese cities / Victor Chan --
An interview with Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama / Dagmar Bernstorff and Hubertus von Welck --
Government in exile / Tsewang Phuntso --
Parliament in exile / Tsering Tsomo --
Virtual Tibet : the media / Thubten Samphel --
The settlements : participation and integration / Dawa Norbu --
Of monks and monasteries / Sherab Gyatso --
Exiled Tibetans in Europe and North America / Gyaltsen Gyaltag --
The Tibetan schools in diaspora / Tsepak Rigzin --
Caring for the weakest : the children's village / Jetsun Pema --
Vibrant arts / Dagmar Bernstorff --
Tibetan refugees in Nepal / Maura Moynihan --
Women : emancipation in exile / Tsering Norzom Thonsur --
Tibetan nuns : new roles and possibilities / Karma Lekshe Tsomo --
The spread of Tibetan. Medicine / Jürgen C. Aschoff --
Rebels : the Tibetan Youth Congress / Tsetan Norbu --
Between cultures : young Tibetans in Europe / Wangpo Tethong --
Tibet's future --
options for self-govervance / Eva Herzer --
Support for Tibet worldwide / Alison Reynolds --
Education for non-violence / Samdhong Rinpoche --
The commitment of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation / Hubertus von Welck.

This book is an attempt to document the lives of members of the exiled Tibetan community in Indian and elsewhere. It thus aims to fill a gap in our understanding. The book focuses on two main themes: how Tibetans in exile preserve their culture, and how the community prepares itself for the return to Tibet. The book also carries an interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.