Sikyong Penpa Tsering with the members of India Tibet Support Group in Nagpur.

Bhandara: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration commenced the second leg of his official visit to the Tibetan settlements in central India on 30 July 2025, beginning with the Bhandara Norgyeling Tibetan Settlement, the only Tibetan settlement in the Maharashtra state of India.

Earlier in the morning, around 8:00 AM, Sikyong arrived at Nagpur Airport in Maharashtra, where he was warmly received by Settlement Officer Tenzin Tsangpa, Local Tibetan Assembly President Chogyal Gyaltsen, Regional Tibetan Freedom Movement President Gonpo Dorje, Tibetan Cooperative Society Chairman Tenzin Pasang, as well as representatives from the India Tibet Support Group, among others. During his brief stop at the airport, Sikyong gave interviews to four Indian news media outlets, primarily addressing issues related to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s reincarnation.

On the way from Nagpur to Bhandara, Sikyong met with key members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Nagpur India Tibet Support Group. Dur...