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Tibetan Foothold

Tibetan Foothold

Dervla Murphy

In July 1963 Dervla Murphy arrived in a sweltering Delhi by bicycle. Deciding that the heat precluded further cycling until November, she worked in Tibetan refugee camps in Northern India. Using extracts from the diaries she kept at the time, Dervla describes the day-to-day life in the camps.
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In July 1963 Dervla Murphy arrived in a sweltering Delhi by bicycle. Deciding that the heat precluded further cycling until November, she worked in Tibetan refugee camps in Northern India. Using extracts from the diaries she kept at the time, Dervla describes the day-to-day life in the camps where hundreds of children are living in squalor while a handful of dedicated volunteers do their best to feed and care for them, attempting to keep disease at bay with limited resources. Quickly falling in love with the "Tiblets" - cheerful, uncomplaining, independent and affectionate children - she pitches in with a helping hand wherever it is needed (just about everywhere), and even finds time to meet the Dalai Lama and his entourage.

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Title - Tibetan Foothold

Edition -

Author - Dervla Murphy

ISBN 13 - 9780006552130

Imprint - Flamingo

Publisher - HarperCollins Publishers

Date Published - 06/03/2000

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No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 130 x 197 x mm

Weight - 187 g

Languages - English