early refugee settlement
September 5th 2005 Finally, I've escaped the madness of the city, to Bouda, or Bodnath as known in the books. This is one of the early Tibetan refugee settlements following the '59 exodus. There are a large number of Tibetans, some Tibet-born, others Nepal-born.
The atmosphere here---it is completely different from Tibet. Geographical differences aside, I have heard more Tibetan monastic music and chanting h
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