Ms. Namgyal Dolkar Lhagyari was born on 13th April 1986 in Dharamshala. After completing her schooling at TCV Schools, she secured her Master’s degree in English Literature from Garhwal University. In 2012, she undertook the Walk of Faith for Peace and Freedom in Tibet, in solidarity with the self-immolators and political prisoners in Tibet. She taught Literature at the DBS (PG) College until when she joined Tibetan Women’s Association to work as a Project Coordinator for ‘Legal Empowerment of Tibetan Women’.
From 2013-2016, she worked as the Vice President of the Guchusum Movement Association of Tibet. Whereas in 2016, she was elected as the President of the association. She is also the Vice President of the Free Indo-Pacific Alliance. She has participated in numerous meetings and campaigns of Tibetan struggle held across the world and was interviewed on Tibet’s issue by Indian and international media. She was previously elected to the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and is re-elected as a member of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from Utsang province.