Gondia: On Thursday, 28 May 2026, the newly appointed Additional Collector of Gondia District, Shri Abhijit Bhalchandra Ghorpade, was formally received by a delegation of local Tibetan officials.

The delegation, which included Settlement Officer Tenzin Tsangpa, Local Assembly Officer Lobsang Donnyod, and the office secretary, paid a courtesy call on the Additional Collector to offer their congratulations on his new appointment.

During the meeting, the officials provided Shri Ghorpade with a brief overview of the Bhandara Tibetan Settlement and brought several pressing issues faced by the community to his attention.

As a token of their appreciation and respect, the delegation presented the Additional Collector with a traditional Tibetan Thangka painting of the Buddha and a copy of the book ‘The Voice for the Vioceless’, authored by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

-Report Filed by TSO, Norgyeling Bhandara