Dharamshala, Oct. 6 -- A three-month Tibetan language course has begun for Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) in Dharamshala.

Around 15 ITBP personnel from different states are attending the course. It is the first such course for ITBP personnel at the LTWA since 2006. Learning basic Tibetan is aimed at helping them communicate during ground-level interactions in border areas and gain an understanding of Tibetan culture.

Geshe Lhakdor, director of the LTWA, said, "The director general of the ITBP, which comes under the Union ministry of home affairs, requested us to teach Tibetan to its personnel for three months. There are 15 personnel from different states who have come to l...