Lobsang Wangyal
Lobsang Wangyal | |
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Lobsang Wangyal, 2006 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Education | BA 1995, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Occupation(s) | Photojournalist, Events producer, Web producer |
| Website | lobsangwangyal |
Lobsang Wangyal (born 1970) is a writer, social activist, photojournalist, and events producer, based in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, India. He has been a stringer reporter and photographer for Agence France-Presse for many years.
Through his eponymous company, Lobsang Wangyal Productions, he has been producing Tibetan cultural events since 2000, the best-known of which is the yearly Miss Tibet Pageant. He also maintains a news website, Tibet Sun, beginning in 2008.
He is considered an icon in Tibetan exile popular culture.