1956: The Dalai Lama enters India through a high mountain pass. He is followed by the Panchen Lama. Image
Tibetan Passport 1947/1948 issued to then Chief of the Finance Department of D Tibet b4 the #ChineseInvasionOnTibet. Image
1938s::Soldiers of the Tibetan Army in Shigatse (Xigazê), #Tibet.
Before the #ChineseInvasionOnTibet. Image
1959s:: President Rajendra Prasad with 14th Dalai Lama after his exile in India.
After the #ChineseInvasionOnTibet. Image
Potala Palace, Lhasa was D residence of DalaiLama until D 14th DalaiLama fled 2 India during #ChineseInvasionOnTibet Image
1947: Mahatma Gandhi addressing the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi, Tibetan delegates also participated in the conference. Image

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