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Tibetan politician

For other uses, see Dolma (disambiguation).

Dölma Gyari (Tibetan: རྒྱ་རི་སྒྲོལ་མ, born 1964) is a well-known Tibetan politician in exile, a former activist, active since the early 1980s.

Early life and education

Gyari was born in 1964 to a well to do family^[1] in Kalimpong in India. She studied at the Central School for Tibetans (CST) Darjeeling and graduated in 1981. She was a recipient of the school's best girl medal.^[1] She received her BA in Political Science at Punjab University and LLB at Delhi University.^[2]

Family

Dolma Gyari was born in India to a prominent Tibetan family from Kham Nyagrong.

Her grandmother Chimi Dolma, the female chieftain of Nyarong, led the Gyaritsang army into many battles with the invading Communist army.^{[citation needed]}

Dorje Youdon, Gyari's mother, also the wife of a chieftain, led the Tibetan army into many battles at the age of 18.^{[citation needed]}