Voices of Tibet: SANJAY

SANJAY is 82 years old and hails from the village of Amchok in the province of Dhomay. He is one of the few settlers in Bylakuppe who hails from Tibet's remote northeastern province, Amdo.

“I was from a nomadic family,” Sanjay remembers. “We just herded the yaks and the drees and ate yak butter.”

“The younger generation doesn't pay much attention to us," he says. "It’s so important to preserve our culture and learn our language.”

“I’d love to return to Tibet and see my younger brother," Sanjay says. "And and old girlfriend wrote to me to tell me that I have a daughter in Tibet whom I’ve never met."

"If the Dalai Lama were to return to Tibet, I’d return, too."