Yonten Gyatso Pioneer Sweater & Woolens Merchant
Selling sweaters has been a key source of income for Tibetan refugees over the last 50 years and Yonten Gyatso is one of the pioneers of the business. At one point, Gyatso operated over 40 sales locations in three different cities, creating employment opportunities for hundreds of Tibetans and Indians, many of whom went on to become successful merchants themselves. He tells VOA that one of the reasons for his success lay in the mutual trust ...