It seems like the March to Tibet initiated by 5 Tibetan NGOs will soon come to a sad end. The Indian authorities are adamant on stopping the paper-less Tibetans pass through their mountains into Tibet.
March to Tibet Supply trucks confiscated
For a duration of about 10 days from May 13th to May 22, I spent time with the Marchers in the Almora region of Uttarkhand State, India. I was there taking video footages of the marchers for a documentary film as they were moving closer towards India’s border with Tibet.
Towards the last few days of my time with the Marchers, the police started coming to the marcher’s camp site almost on a daily basis. The police were trying to encourage the 300 odd marchers to return back to their temporary homes in India without them having to use any force.
It is for sure now that the Indian authories will not let the Tibetans move any closer to the border to Tibet. It is sad that in a few days may be the 300 dedicated Tibetans, young and old who are in the march will have to return to their exile lives without a glimpse of the snow mountains of Tibet.
Here’s a short clip from my di-ca that I shot of a young monk marcher named Thaye singing his self composed song for the March to Tibet. This was at their camp site in Seraghat where the police first came with warnings for the marchers.
Tags: March to Tibet 2008
