Gyalo Thondup

Brother of the 14th Dalai Lama (1928–2025)

Gyalo Thondup was the second-eldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama. He often acted as the Dalai Lama's unofficial envoy.

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Dalai's brother, champion of the Tibet cause, and thukpa Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama's elder brother, set up a noodle-making factory, Trans Himalaya, in Kalimpong in the late 1960s. His authentic Tibetan thukpa became a staple and was exported widely... IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago
Dalai Lama's brother, a key figure in Tibet's fight for freedom, dies in Kalimpong Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama's elder brother and a significant figure in Tibetan politics, passed away at 97 in Kalimpong. Thondup, who devoted his life to the Tibetan cause, fled Tibet in 1952 and.. IndiaTimes - Published 4 days ago