“…A son was born on the way. After this snow incident, I gave birth to a baby boy, in a cow shed. I felt so sad at the time…”

Dachung is an vibrant and energetic woman from Lhasa. “…as a child I loved singing and dancing. I’m not good for studies, but if I hear a song just once, I remember the melody and the words. I didn’t really get proper training in Tibet for Lhamo (opera). But when I arrived here in India, I got good training…Actually, in Tibet ladies were not supposed to sing. Lhamo opera was only done by the men. All the women’s roles were done by the men…