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The exile government that was built by the Dalai Lama to preserve Tibetans’ cultural identity will be put to the test by his eventual succession.
By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
Visuals by Atul Loke
Reporting from Dharamsala and Bylakuppe, India, home to the largest settlements of Tibetan refugees.
As the Dalai Lama built a nation in exile after fleeing Chinese persecution in the 1950s, the young leader pinned its survival on an idea that had long fascinated him: democracy.
It was part natural inclination, part strategy.
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