Tibetans in India are using dance, poetry, and traditional rituals to protest Chinese rule. The Lhakar movement helps protect their identity, but advocates for free Tibet face pressure over India's ties with China.
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00:00I love you, I love you, I love you
00:06I love you, I love you, I love you
00:16I love you, I love you, I love you
00:46we don't have freedom, we don't have, you know, we live in another country but
00:50still they think that they are very sad and they are in a very dark
00:54closet. No, we are still very widely open and happy and together we are
01:00unity and we are having this dance every Wednesday.
01:16I've been arrested a number of times. I had to fight court cases. I've been to
01:22jail like 16 times. I've been told many times that I should, that I cannot
01:27protest when Chinese prime ministers, presidents come to India but then I
01:33believe that I'm someone who's born and raised here in this country and I have
01:39a right to speak democratically and as long as my actions remain non-violent
01:45I have a right.
01:59Of course, we have been pushing that Indians and Tibetans can work together
02:05for Tibet's independence and India's security. What we say in Hindi
02:12But then it's not immediately going to materialize because India is
02:19heavily dependent on China's high-end technology and supply chain.
02:26It helps my community and it helps all the generations and also we're doing
02:42this dance. We have this Wednesday dance evening.
02:47My personal thinking is just, me as a dancer, honestly, whatever I give I'm
02:57giving to the community today.