Article: Young Tibetans emulate Gandhi for a free Tibet

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New Delhi, April 10 -- They have never been to Tibet. But for young Tibetans born and living in India, the passion for their motherland endures. From peace marches and hunger strikes to poster campaigns, they are doing it all - since last month's violence in Lhasa.

"Yes, we have never seen Tibet. That is precisely why we feel so strongly about the cause of our motherland. We are seeking our identity," explained Lobsang Chophel, 15, from the hill town of Dharamsala, speaking in broken Hindi.

Chophel was among the 200 protestors who took part in the 'March to Tibet' from Dharamsala, the Himalayan abode of the Tibetan ...

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