The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet

This is the untold story of Tibet a compelling account of conspiracy covert organizations and international intrigue told through the eyes of Gyalo Thondup the Dalai Lama s elder brother. After Tibet was overrun by the Chinese in 1951 Thondup served for decades as His Holiness special envoy to many countries gaining an unparalleled perspective of the ongoing tussle of the divergent interests of China India Russia and the United States. Together with Anne F. Thurston Gyalo Thondup shares his experiences classified information and rare photos for the first time and his vision for Tibet in the twenty-first century. About the AuthorGyalo Thondup the older brother of the Dalai Lama lives on a hilltop compound in Kalimpong India that also houses the noodle factory he set up with his late wife Diki Dolkar Zhu Dan . Anne F. Thurston is a China specialist and senior research professor at the Johns Hopkins University s School of Advanced International Studies. She was the coauthor for the international bestseller The Private Life of Chairman Mao and is the author of Enemies of the People and A Chinese Odyssey. She lives in Alexandria Virginia.