"Today China is taking a very hard approach towards me and the people of Tibet." "Tibetan Buddhism and culture is passing through a very difficult period. But there is hope of the religion and culture surviving in this 'free area' (outside Tibet), particularly in India. So there is lot of responsibilities for people here and in south India to keep the flag flying" he said. Earlier, thousands of locals in traditional costumes and monks in maroon robes, waiting on either side of the eight-kilometre road leading from the helipad to the Tawang monastery, waved at the Dalai Lama as his motorcade snaked past them. Full Article at New Kerala