Tong-Len was greatly honoured to have an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsla on the 7th July, the day following his 84th birthday. Past and present students, staff and representatives of the slum communities had the opportunity of hearing the Dalai Lama speak about the importance of education but he said that that this needs to be combined with warm-heartedness. Nisha Kumari, one of the Tong-Len students who has already graduated from university, read out a citation to His Holiness and presented him with a framed copy on behalf of Tong-Len.
For a full report on the audience see here.
To see a video of the audience see here.