- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Ronsdale Press; 1 edition (Sep 15 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1553800796
- ISBN-13: 978-1553800798
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #541,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“a great book about great people.” — The Commentary, Interview
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Alan Twigg has here recovered the amazing story of how George and Ingeborg while travelling in northern India in 1961 encountered many of the Tibetan refugees who had fled over the mountain passes. Appalled by the condition of the children — huddled together with inadequate bedding, surviving on a diet of thin soup and momos, steamed dumplings of mixed wheat and corn flour — they expressed their desire to help. “You must absolutely come and see uncle,” said a young girl. This was Khando Yapshi, the Dalai Lama’s niece. Among the first Westerners to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Woodcocks vowed to provide humanitarian assistance. This was was the genesis for the Tibetan Refugee Aid Society (TRAS), one of two remarkable non-profit charities spearheaded by the Woodcocks. Since 1962, TRAS has raised over $500,000 and has undertaken 300 projects. Both of the Woodcocks’ volunteer-based low-overhead organizations are still going strong today.
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Inspirational reading,
By Michael Buckley (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tibetans in Exile: The Dalai Lama & the Woodcocks (Paperback)
This book presents the remarkable encounter of the young Dalai Lama with George and Ingeborg Woodcock, in India, in 1961. This was a time of complete turmoil for the Tibetans--and the world turned a blind eye to the desperate plight of Tibetan refugees. Horrified by what they saw and experienced at Tibetan refugee camps, George and Ingeborg stepped in and established TRAS, a humanitarian aid foundation in Canada that raised much-needed funds to support Tibetans--and one that is still going strong, with many projects in India and Nepal. In the book, Alan Twigg builds on interview material acquired over the years with famed anarchist literary figure George Woodcock, and with the notoriously media-shy Ingeborg, who was a Buddhist with a great interest in Tibet. Both became lifelong friends of the Dalai Lama.Woven into this are other hidden gems, like the story of Judy Tethong, a young Canadian who taught Tibetan refugees in the early 1960s. The book is supported by a wealth of archival photos--a number of which have not seen the light of the published page before, as they derive from private collections. Twigg does not turn his subjects into saints--he presents them in an honest light, with their strengths and shortcomings described--at times, rather bluntly. This is inspirational reading about how a few compassionate people--the Woodcocks and others--have impacted the lives of so many.
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This review is from: Tibetans in Exile: The Dalai Lama & the Woodcocks (Paperback)
This book presents the remarkable encounter of the young Dalai Lama with George and Ingeborg Woodcock, in India, in 1961. This was a time of complete turmoil for the Tibetans--and the world turned a blind eye to the desperate plight of Tibetan refugees. Horrified by what they saw and experienced at the Tibetan refugee camps, George and Ingeborg stepped in and established TRAS, a humanitarian aid foundation in Canada that raised much-needed funds to support Tibetan refugees--and one that is still going strong, with many projects in India and Nepal. In the book, Alan Twigg builds on interview material acquired over the years with famed literary figure George Woodcock, and with the notoriously media-shy Ingeborg, who was a Buddhist with a great interest in Tibet. Both became lifelong friends of the Dalai Lama.Woven into this are other hidden gems, like the story of Judy Tethong, a young Canadian who taught Tibetan refugees in the early 1960s. The book is supported by a wealth of archival photos--a number of which have not seen the light of the published page before, as they derive from private collections. Twigg does not turn his subjects into saints--he presents them in an honest light, with their strengths and shortcomings described--at times, rather bluntly. This is inspirational reading about how a few compassionate people--the Woodcocks and others--have impacted the lives of so many. |
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