Remembering Gedun CHoekyi Nyima

Gedun Choekyi Nyima

TCV School,Suja 25th April: A group of students presented paintings, essays and talk during the morning assembly, a morning gathering consisting or around few hundred people both staff and students, to celebrate the 22nd birthday of Gendun Choekyi Nyima.There was one minute mourning to show our solidarity and support for the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima. After that, they read the results of the Painting and the essay competition done few days back on Panchen Lama. Later, the paintings and the essays were displayed outside for the students to see.

Painting Display

Essay by the students on Panchen Rinpoche

Gedun Choekyi Nyima, the boy who was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the late 10th Panchen lama is turning 22 years today. He along with his family members has been arrested by the Chinese Government since May 1995. The Chinese has meddled with the religion especially in the century old tradition of selecting the reincarnation of high Lamas. By abducting the young Panchen Lama, they had violated the basic human rights. Not only that, they had appointed their own Panchen Lama.

Painting Display

Gedun choekyi Nyima was born on 25th April 1980 in Lhari county in Tibet. Its been 16 years since he was in the Chinese custody and nothing was heard about him, who has been revered by the Tibetans. He is the world's youngest political prisoner.

Essays by students

Every year, the Tibetans everywhere celebrate his birthday by holding candlelight vigils, signature campaigns, hunger strike etc. Here in the school, the program began with the offering of the scarf on the photo of Gedun Choekyi Nyima. And one by one, the students started their talk starting from the Panchen Lama lineage, the great work and sacrifice by the late 10th Panchen Lama and finally the 11th Panchen Lama, who has turned 22 today.

A presentation in session

The above group of students finally requested the gathering to remember the work and sacrifices of the late 10th Panchen Rinpoche and to do something for the release of Gedun Choekyi Nyima and to bring awareness in the Tibetan community.

Tenzin Dhargyal

Students doing presentation