36 THE WEEK • JULY 14, 2019
COVER STORY
THE DALAI LAMAMCLEODGANJ
DHARAMSHALA
THE DALAI LAMA’S HUB
The Dalai Lama’s
security officeThe Dalai Lama’s
officeTibetan
mini
marketThe Dalai
Lama’s
main
templeBuddhist
stupaHimachal
PradeshINDIADharamshala1913 1933193519391949
After the overthrow of
China’s Qing Dynasty
(1644-1911), the 13th
Dalai Lama declares Tibet’s
independence from ChinaChinese revolutionaries
establish the People’s
Republic of ChinaThe 13th
Dalai Lama diesThe 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso,
was born on July 6, 1935, and was
originally named Lhamo ThondupHe takes the throne in
Potala, and two years
later, at the age of six,
becomes a monkSOURCE: DALAILAMA.COM, WORLD BOOK, NOBELPRIZE.ORG, GOOGLE MAPS