- NEPAL: TIBETANS in exile, GenerationS Rangzen
Generations RANGZEN
Tibetan women protest against Chinese occupation, Boddhanath 10th March 2009
On the left, Kunsang Paldon, 25yo:
� am born in the camp. This year 2008 was the beginning of my engagement for our country. I came to know so much more about the Tibetan situation after the violence and murders of March this year! I guess before I was too young and my parents never really passed on our heritage to me.
Though I have always felt Tibetan: the Buddhist sympathy make us a little different than other people. For instance Hindus and Buddhists don� hurt animals. We try to not harm others. Of course some Tibetans are bad but in general we are compassionate. I raise my kid alone for instance: her father has left us, but I am not angry. In our community, people tend to feel sorry for single mothers. They are not judgmental and they give me so many advices. Really, I do manage to raise her properly thanks to my work at the Tibetan Carpet factory. I am not worried.
I didn� keep counts of how many protests I went this year. I was never scared in spite of the kicking by the police, or Nepali guys trying to touch women chests: simply I just thought of Tibet! I even left my 3yo daughter at home, and could almost forget about her! But you know, If I went to the protests, at the end of the day it is ALSO for my daughter. Maybe in her own time, Tibet will be free�
