Kelsang

Excited about her recent ordination as a Buddhist nun, Kelsang was seeking a new life in India where she dreamed of pursuing her religious studies and of meeting the Dalai Lama.

Rebecca Novick: Murder in the Himalayas: A Story that Had to be Told Rebecca Novick 2010

There is the story of two young Tibetan women -- Kelsang Namtso, a 17-year-old nun and her best friend, Dolma Palkyi -- who join a group of 75 Tibetans to make the grueling and dangerous trek from Tibet across the Himalayas into Nepal.

Rebecca Novick: Murder in the Himalayas: A Story that Had to be Told Rebecca Novick 2010

Tibet's India-based government-in-exile floated its proposal for talks at the end of November, the official, Kelsang Gyaltsen, said Monday during a visit here by the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhists' spiritual leader.

Tibetans Reach Out to Beijing on Suicides Gordon Fairclough 2011

"It's important to meet and find ways and means to defuse the very tense situation inside Tibet," said Kelsang Gyaltsen, a senior official with the Tibetan government-in-exile, speaking during a visit by the Dalai Lama to Prague in December.

Tibet Strife Spreads as Top Monk Kills Self Brian Spegele 2012

There is the story of two young Tibetan women -- Kelsang Namtso, a 17-year-old nun and her best friend, Dolma Palkyi -- who join a group of 75 Tibetans to make the grueling and dangerous trek from Tibet across the Himalayas into Nepal.

Rebecca Novick: Murder in the Himalayas: A Story that Had to be Told Rebecca Novick 2010

"It's important to meet and find ways and means to defuse the very tense situation inside Tibet," said Kelsang Gyaltsen, a senior official with the Tibetan government-in-exile, speaking during a visit by the Dalai Lama to Prague in December.

Resistance on Tibet Is Conundrum for China, Dalai Lama Brian Spegele 2012

Excited about her recent ordination as a Buddhist nun, Kelsang was seeking a new life in India where she dreamed of pursuing her religious studies and of meeting the Dalai Lama.

Rebecca Novick: Murder in the Himalayas: A Story that Had to be Told Rebecca Novick 2010

Kelsang had been out of work for two months and was desperate when she accepted a job last February at Babaz, a west-end Toronto fast-food restaurant that specializes in Middle Eastern food.

Thestar.com - Home Page Laurie Monsebraaten 2011

Kelsang is one of at least 20 former Babaz employees in Toronto and London who have complained to Ontario's Ministry of Labour about unpaid wages, overtime, vacation and public holiday pay since 2008.

Thestar.com - Home Page Laurie Monsebraaten 2011

By May, after she had borrowed from her sister to pay the rent and given up her cell phone, Kelsang says she was owed more than $4,000 and could no longer afford to work there.

Thestar.com - Home Page Laurie Monsebraaten 2011