Gen Dawa Tsering la and Gen Tenzin Namgyal la completed 20 years of service in December 2019 and were supposed to receive TCV’s 20 years’ service recognition award in 2020 at Dharamsala. However, due to the covid pandemic, this didn’t happen and today in 2022, the DLIHE is happy to honour them with this award.

GEN DAWA TSERING La began his career with tenure at the Commerce Department of TCV Bylakuppe, where he served as PGT Commerce, Department head, housemaster, chaired committees overseeing English elocution, debate and substance abuse prevention. Dawa has served as Chief Centre Superintendent at the CBSE Board examinations, and as founding chairman and trustee of the Social Action Movement Charitable Trust.

In 2013 Dawa joined DLIHE as assistant professor of commerce. Along with teaching in the faculty of Commerce he also proved to be an efficient administrator, holding positions of Head of the Department, Vice Principal, Chairperson and member of BoE and BoS. He holds a Master’s degree in Commerce as well as a Master’s in Business Administration. He has qualified KSET and also has a PGD in Business Law from Dr Ambedkar Law University in Tamil Nadu.

Dawa has considerable academic and administrative experience over 22 years and took over the charge of the office of principal from Dr Kaveri Gill in February 2022.

GEN TENZIN NAMGYAL La has 4-year professionalism in Fine Arts from Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts Kalakshetra Foundation Chennai, Advance Diploma in Multimedia from Aptech limited (ARENA MULTIMEDIA) and IT Support Professional Certificate from Google.

From 2000 – 2007, Tenzin Namgyal has worked in the Educational Development and Resource Centre (EDRC), TCV Head Office, Dharamsala as Book Illustrator and Graphic Designer.

In March 2008, he joined The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education as Computer & Creative Art Instructor to Primary Teacher Trainees. He also shoulders the responsibility of managing IT and Publications of the Institute.

From January 2017, he is working as the Information Technology Manager (IT Manager) of The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education.