and there were more people of Tibetan origin than of Indian origin in Nepal in those days. In first section, the article attempts to set the historical stage for the concluding discussion on Nepalis in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China today. The author tries to redress the imbalance brought about by so many one-sided views of Tibet as portrayed in the western press as well as among misinformed Nepalis themselves. It includes six case studies. The author hopes that these case studies give some representative picture of the Nepali population in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-19)