Empowerment and marginalisation of Tibetan Women in India

Abstract

This research paper seeks to focus on the irony of the "refugee construct" and its application to the Tibetan women refugees in India. This paper addresses the nmltidimensional issues and concerns of Tibetan women in exile. In the more than fifty years of exile, Tibetan women have encountered the struggles that their male counterparts experience. In addition, they have also experienced both empowerment as well as marginality in exile. From our conversations with Tibetan women of different generations, our interactions with members of Tibetan Women's Association, and a perusal of written literature, we have attempted to understand the varied nuances of Tibetan women's experience of their refugee status.