Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama’s eldest brother who passed away on February 9, aged 97, at his home in Kalimpong, West Bengal, was described by the New York Times as a “political operator in ...

Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama’s eldest brother who passed away on February 9, aged 97, at his home in Kalimpong, West Bengal, was described by the New York Times as a “political operator in ...

The death of Gyalo Thondup, elder brother to the 14th Dalai Lama and a prominent figure among exiled Tibetans, marks the “the end of an era” for attempted negotiations between Dharamsala and ...

Gyalo Thondup, the elder brother of the Dalai Lama who helped the CIA mount an ill-fated armed uprising against the Communist Chinese occupation of Tibet in the 1950s and later ...

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) on Tuesday organised a prayer session at the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala to honour Kalon Trisur Gyalo Thondup, the elder brother of the 14th Dalai Lama ...

Gyalo Thondup used to run the factory from his 8th Mile house and even fans of his products never knew whose factory the thukpa (as the Tibetan noodles are known locally) had come from.

Lives lived: Gyalo Thondup, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and a prominent figure in Tibet, died at 97. CONVERSATION STARTERS . Image. Credit... Callaghan O’Hare for The New York Times.

Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of the Dalai Lama, speaks to media in Dharamshala, India, Nov. 19, 2008. Credit: AP/Ashwini BhatiaThondup began discussions between Tibetans and Chinese leaders in ...

The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments ...

Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of the 14th Dalai Lama, died at Kalimpong in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Saturday evening, leaders of the local Tibetan community said.

Gyalo Thondup, was suffering from age-related health issues. He passed away peacefully. His funeral will be held on Tuesday at 7am Dalai Lama (left) with his elder brother Gyalo Thondup. File picture ...