Updated On: 17 October, 2012 11:38 AM IST | | Dhara Vora
20-year-old student Kashish Parpiani's book, Sons in Exile, captures lives of young lamas at the Von Ngari Monastery in Manali, Himachal Pradesh
“I’ll be honest with you; Lamas make for interesting subjects for photography with their red and yellow robes. Initially, I was planning to take their pictures too, but when I learnt of the stories of child monks, I decided to pursue them,” admits 20-year-old Kashish Parpiani, a student of Jai Hind College.

This, for me, is my best shot in the series. They are allowed to watch television once a week and that one segment of a Sunday is so important to them, that everybody shuts up when the television is playing. Pic courtesy/Kashish Parpiani