Tsangla Traditional Dress in Tibet.

By Tim Bodt Pemakopa ladies dress probably represents the traditional, indigenous dress of tshangla people as worn in what is now eastern bhutan and west kameng until the introduction of ' kira' by zhabdrung ngawang namgyel in late 17th c entury after take over of the area and incorporation in druk yul/bhutan and mon yul/tibet. it was maintained in pemako until relatively recently. even as late as 2003 i saw pemakopa pilgrims wear this dress in lhasa, and the movie on pemako shown in youtube also shows the dress. not just the gutsuma apron but also the colourful barrel skirt is striking and unique. it is a real pity that tshangla pemakopas in exile have given up wearing this dress in 30, 40 years time and now wear tibetan style chupa (or worse western clothing or lopa dress). i think it would be good if at least at special occassions pemakopa tshangla could assert their unique identity by wearing the unique dress.

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DHARAMSHALA: A leading Tibetan monk of Khashi monastery in Ngaba who has invested his efforts in the preservation of Tibetan language and culture, and keeping unity among Tibetans, was sentenced to 7 years in prison on trumped-up charges on 18 June. The Intermediate People’s Court in Ngaba allegedly charged Lho Yonten Gyatso, 37, over sending information to the United Nations Human Rights Council about the political situation in Tibet since the 2008 protest and releasing information and photo of Tenzin Wangmo after she set herself on fire on 17 October last year. He is currently lodged in a jail in Mianyang in China’s Sichuan Province. On 18 October last year, Yonten Gyatso disappeared under mysterious circumstances from Ngaba, and his well-being and whereabouts remained unknown for the past six months. But a reliable information said he was in fact secretly detained and forcibly taken away to Sichuan by intelligence officials in Chengdu in collaboration with army officials in Ngaba. He was kept in a jail in Bungyang in Sichuan and severely tortured, pushing him at one point to the brink of suicide. He was later handed over to a relevant office in Ngaba, where the Intermediate People’s Court recently meted out to him a harsh 7-year prison sentence. Yonten Gyatso prominently worked as Khashi monastery’s disciplinarian and head of the religious management committee. He was involved in the establishment of a Tibetan school in Khashi with the help of financial support from local businessmen in 1992. He taught Tibetan language at the school. He took a leading role in inviting scholars to encourage Tibetans across Ngaba to keep alive Tibet’s identity through preserving its distinct religion, culture, language, tradition, and morality. He has shown indomitable courage and determination in promoting unity and disseminating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings among the Tibetan public. Khashi Monastery is located 2 kms to the west of main Ngaba town.