Tsering Dhundup
DHARAMSHALA, June 25: Two rare historical documents once belonging to Sir Basil Gould, former British Political Officer in Sikkim, were handed over to President Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration on Monday at the Office of Tibet in London.
According to Tibetan exile government run Tibet.net, the documents were presented by members of Sir Basil Gould’s family and Mr Giles Peppiatt of Bonhams auction house. The ceremony was witnessed by Representative Tsering Yangkyi and staff of the Office of Tibet, London.
President Penpa Tsering, who is currently on official visits to the United Kingdom and Berlin, Germany, received the documents, which are now destined for the Tibet Museum in Dharamshala.
The ceremony comes against the backdrop of growing concerns about the fate of Tibet-related historical artefac...





