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Tibet has been a land shrouded in medievalism and mysticism for centuries, ruled from the fabled Potala palace by the reincarnation of a god-king, the Dalai Lama. Incredible accounts from the earliest explorers of lamas levitating to change mind and matter, of yogis meditating in mountain caves without sleep or sustenance for years, and of shamans blowing human thighbone horns to stop hail or bring rain have established Tibet in the curious eyes of the outside world as a true-life Himalayan Shangri La. Whether myth or reality, this Tibet no longer exists. With the Chinese communist invasion of 1950 came the end of a unique and timeless culture and lifestyle.
Had the Fourteenth Dalai Lama not escaped to India in 1959, inspiring a hundred thousand of his countrymen to follow him, Tibet would today have disappeared without a trace into the map of China.
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This new edition of Tibet in Exile is a photographic record of life for the Dalai Lama and his people in exile. It begins with a new foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, followed by an updated introduction, illustrated with valuable historic photographs, tracing the history and development of Tibet.
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Raghu Rai has been at the forefront of photography in India for twenty-five years. A member of Magnum, his work has regularly appeared in Paris Match, National Geographic, The New York Times and Newsweek. The Dalai Lama’s stay in India has been a recurring assignment for Rai throughout his career. In 1986 he decided to document the life of the Dalai Lama and his people in exile, bringing the plight of Tibet to greater international recognition.
Rai’s previous books include Taj Mahal; India; Calcutta; Khajuraho; The Sikhs; Delhi: A Portrait; and two volumes of Raghu Rai’s India, Reflections in Black and White and Reflections in Colour, both published by Penguin India.
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