BOOK LAUNCH "White Crane, Lend Me Your Wings" at Meghdoot Theatre - 1, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Mandi House > 6:30pm on 17th February 2017

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 17/02/2017 18:30 17/02/2017 20:00 Asia/Kolkata BOOK LAUNCH "White Crane, Lend Me Your Wings" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/02/book-launch-white-crane-lend-me-your.html Meghdoot Theatre - 1, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Meghdoot Theatre - 1, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : BOOK LAUNCH "White Crane, Lend Me Your Wings".
A Tibetan Tale of Love and War

Panel members: The members of the panel for the launch and the discussion include the author's daughter ​​Diwo Lhamo Pemba​, Tibetologist​ ​and a poet herself, ​​Shelly Bhoil, the famous​ ​Tibetan film director, writer and essayist​ Tenzing Sonam​ ​and the well​ ​kno​wn​ Indian Tibetologist, Journalist and Photojournalist associated with the Tibetan cause for more than 40 years, ​​Vijay Kranti.

About the book : A posthumous novel by Dr Tsewang Yishey Pemba, the founding father of Tibetan-English literature, White Crane, Lend me your Wings is a historical fiction set in the breathtakingly beautiful Nyarong Valley in the Kham province of Eastern Tibet in the first half of the twentieth century. Dr Pemba skillfully weaves a dazzling tapestry of individual lives and sweeping events creating an epic vision of a country and people during a time of tremendous upheaval. The novel begins with a never-told-before story of a failed Christian mission in Tibet and takes one into the heartland of Eastern Tibet by capturing the zeitgeist of the fierce warrior tribes of Khampas ruled by their chieftains. This coming-of-age narrative is a riveting tale of vengeance, warfare and love unfolded through the life story of two young boys and their family and friends. The personal drama gets embroiled in a national catastrophe as China invades Tibet forcing it out of its isolation. Ultimately, the novel delves into themes such as tradition versus modernity, individual choice and freedom, the nature of governance, the role of religion in people’s lives, the inevitability of change, and the importance of human values such as loyalty and compassion.

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