My name is Jigme Tenzin and I was born in Eastern Tibet (Amdo) in 1968. I have five brothers and one sister. My family work as arable farmers. I am the sixth member of my family.

I left Tibet in 1989 with a monk. We crossed the Himalayas into Nepal with the aid of a guide. It took us seven days before we reached the reception center in Katmandu.

I have been in exile in India ever since with no opportunity of meeting my family again without a sea change in the politics of occupied Tibet.

• Background to the Tibetan conflict
• My education and my reasons for coming into exile
• My experiences in exile
• Doing my bit in exile
• My Photo Gallery