Name
Li, Jianglin, 1956- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Puma Panjue, 2010
Abstract
Oral history interview with Jigme Paljor (a.k.a. 'Jigs med dpal 'byor, Jikmé Penjor) born circa 1940 in Nyetang (Tib. Snye thang rdzong) son of the district magistrate Dorje Wangdu (Tib. Rdo rje dbang 'dus); regarding escape in March 1959 with his father and entourage of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, whom they first met in in Chongye (Tib. 'Phyong-rgyas; also, Qonggyai, Qiongjie, Chonggye), and escort ed by Chushi Gangdruk Army (Tib. Chu bzhi sgang drug, also Chushi Gangdrug).
Collection Name
Jianglin Li Interviews with Tibetan Exiles
Subjects
History; Uprising of 1959 (Tibet Autonomous Region, China); Farmers; Tibetans; Refugees, Tibetan; Xigazê (China); Nyêtang (China); India; Jigs-med-dpal-'byor
Format
video recordings; oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
September 4, 2010
Physical Description
1 video file (13 minutes)
Note
Interviewed by Jianglin Li at Settlement Number 3 in Mundgod, India, on September 4, 2010.
Note (Language)
Interview conducted in Tibetan through an interpreter, with Chinese summary translations for the interviewer.
Note (Biographical)
Jigs med dpal 'byor was born circa 1940 in Lhasa but raised in his family's home in Shigatse; he was the son of Dorje Wangdu (Tib. Rdo rje dbang 'dus), the district magistrate of Nyedong rdzong (Snye dong rdzong).
Note (Funding)
Digitized with funding by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Language
Tibetan; Chinese
Library Location
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
8672337
Also In
Tibetan Studies Special Collections at Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kvra-3w97