Central Tibetan Administration
Also called: Tibetan government-in-exile · Topic: India, a Home to Many: Diasporas and Refuge · NCERT: Class 7, Ch 5 "India, a Home to Many"
Meaning
The Central Tibetan Administration is the Tibetan government-in-exile. "Government-in-exile" means a government that runs from outside its own country. It works from Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), where the 14th Dalai Lama lives. It came about after China took over Tibet in stages from 1950 and the Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959. It looks after Tibetan refugees in India: their welfare, schooling, settlements and culture.
Example
After the 1959 uprising in Lhasa, India gave the Dalai Lama asylum (safe shelter). From Dharamshala, the Central Tibetan Administration has helped run Tibetan refugee life in India. This includes settlements and monasteries such as those at Bylakuppe (Karnataka), which were set up with help from the Indian government.
Don't confuse with
- Tibet Autonomous Region: the area of Tibet that China governs today. The Central Tibetan Administration is a separate body that runs from India.