Tenzin Tsundue is a poet, writer and Tibetan activist. He won the first-ever
Outlook-Picador Award for Non-Fiction in 2001. He has published four books to date which have been translated into several languages:
Crossing the Border (1999),
Kora (2002),
Semshook (2007), and
Tsen-göl (2012). Tsundue's writings have also appeared in various publications around the world including the
International PEN,
Outlook, and
The Times of India. In 2002 the Indian edition of the international fashion magazine
Elle, named him among India's 50 most stylish people.
Tenzin Tsundue joined Friends of Tibet (India) in 1999 and is the current General Secretary. Tsundue lives in Dharamshala, North India.