The Dalai Lama created a Tibetan capital in exile in India. It's shrinking

WBUR

Published November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM EST

For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala in India, and they sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That’s now changing.

NPR’s Diaa Hadid reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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