Warrior Ratu Ngawang (center), one of Gonpo Tashi Andrugtsang’s principal commanders. Ngawang was also a part of the Chushi Gangdruk troops that accompanied the young Dalai Lama to India, one of his biggest contribution to the Tibetan people.

He was also a volunteer army in the Mustang guerrilla which was backed by CIA . This photo is a screenshot from the documentary film ‘The Shadow Circus, CIA in Tibet’.

“I felt it was my duty to fight the Chinese ARMY . Whether I die a violent death or not, one has to die anyway. I felt it was worthwhile to make the supreme sacrifice and give my life to the cause” – Ratu Ngawang