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Conversation with Lobsang Soepa la
Hosted by Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA
In this episode we engage with Lobsang Soepa, he is currently studying Tibetan at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (Sarah) at Dharamshala. Born and brought up in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh he is now telling the story of his land through artwork and illustration several children books. He helps the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) and continues to learn more about Tibet.
In this podcast, Lobsang Soepa shares his experiences and journey as an artist, his tryst with identity and India’s soft power capability. He has been working on the famed ‘Khando Drowa Sangmo’ folktale which is deeply tied with Tawang and tells us how comics are a means of preserving rich folklore passed throughout generations in this day and age. He stresses that artwork and illustration are means to gather support for the Tibetan cause. He further emphasises how his stay till now at Dharamshala (many refer to it as the exile Tibetan political capital) has been profound and life-changing.
