Gyalo Thondup, the elder brother of the Dalai Lama, resides in a scenic hilltop compound in Kalimpong, India. This retreat also serves as the home of a noodle factory he established with his late wife, Diki Dolkar (Zhu Dan), blending his legacy with his entrepreneurial ventures.

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The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong by Gyalo Thondup and Anne F. Thurston

The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong | The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet by Gyalo Thondup and Anne F. Thurston tells the story of the Dalai Lama’s exiled family from their sacred homeland of Tibet. For the last sixty years, Gyalo Thondup has been at the at the heart of the epic struggle to protect and advance Tibet in the face of unreliable allies, overwhelming odds, and devious rivals.