[3] The Chinese authorities arrested him in March 1993, together with his friends Tsegon Thar[4] and Namloyak,[5] on his return to Tibet after studying for a year in India in a Tibetan school in exile.
Unable to lead a normal life due to constant harassment, he decided to flee from Tibet, but was arrested on his way to exile in Dhingri County, Shigatse Prefecture.
He worked in the research and analysis wing of the Ministry of Security of the Central Tibetan Administration under the leadership of the 14th Dalai Lama until 5 March 2005.
He was opposed to two other candidates Penpa Tsering and Harvard Law School graduate Lobsang Sangay who was elected.
[10] In February 2017, he wrote a poem in honor of Professor Elliot Sperling who was known for his support of Tibetan national independence.