Bapa Phuntso Wangye, for some, is a great patriot, a revolutionary leader while for others, he is traitor, that also, to paraphrase Jamyang Norbu, a self-delusional and arrogant one. Known popularly for his early conversion to marxism, role in establishing Tibetan Communist Party in 1939, later assisting PLA’s invasion of Tibet, and suffering for 18 years in solitary imprisonment for “local nationalism.”

In this episode, Jamyang and I try to dig into his (kind of) autobiographical book to understand what is more to his story and how does it weave into the broader history of 20th century Tibet. .

Intro/Outro theme: Karachal - Alash Ensemble (freemusicarchive.org/music/Alash_Ensemble/)

Image: https://claudearpi.blogspot.com/2013/01/is-religion-positive-factor-or-poison.html

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