Beyond the Himalayas: Tibet’s Children in Exile
Beyond the Himalayas - Tibet’s Children in Exile (Jenseits des Himalayas – Tibets Kindedr im Exil)
Each year Tibetan children are found making a perilous journey across the Himalayas sent by their parents to join the Tibetan Diaspora in Nepal and India. In most cases they will never see their parents again. Beyond the Himalayas is a moving beautiful story of a particular group of Tibetan children who longingly hope to see their parents but who have entrusted themselves to their "mentor" who cares for them. The mentor too has some skeletons in his closet for which he tries to make amends.
Beyond the Himalayas - Tibet’s Children in Exile (Jenseits des Himalayas – Tibets Kindedr im Exil)
Each year Tibetan children are found making a perilous journey across the Himalayas sent by their parents to join the Tibetan Diaspora in Nepal and India. In most cases they will never see their parents again. Beyond the Himalayas is a moving beautiful story of a particular group of Tibetan children who longingly hope to see their parents but who have entrusted themselves to their "mentor" who cares for them. The mentor too has some skeletons in his closet for which he tries to make amends.
Maria Blumencron is a drama graduate from the Vienna Conservatory. Between 1987-1996 she worked for various Austrian and German theatres and TV stations and is now a freelance author of radio and TV features. Some of her titles include The king has a bird – How Zwitschi invented the windmill (1998) and The children’s trek – Five children on their escape over the Himalayas (2000).
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