Name: Nangdrol
Age: 18
Status: Died
Father’s Name: Chensig
Mother’s Name: Nyingmo
Affiliation: Choeje village, Barma township, Dzamthang
Location of incident: Dzamthang county, (Chinese: Sichuan Province)
Date of Self-immolation: 2012-02-19

Info: Nangdrol was the fourth of eight children, and is from Choeje village, Barma township, Dzamthang. The sources reported that he died, and his body was taken back to the monastery where traditional Buddhist rituals were carried out for him. According to the same sources, monks did not comply with police orders to hand over the body more than 1000 people had gathered to hold vigil. Nangdrol cared passionately about Tibetan culture and language and had urged fellow Tibetans to be united, and to preserve their cultural and religious identity.

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