Major Khathing was the first man to hoist the Indian flag in Tawang. He also brought Bum La under Indian control.

However, it wasn’t all bad. They reveal: ‘We had to hitchhike and ended up being taken by friendly soldiers who gave us a lift all the way to the monastery because they were happy to see foreigners ...

Like the Potala Palace, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery holds a lot of significance in Tibetan Buddhism. Not only was the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery founded by the first Dalai Lama, but later it became the ...