Live to Love Announces Michelle Yeoh as Global Ambassador

Live to Love Announces Michelle Yeoh as Global Ambassador

NEW DELHI, April 24, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

Joins Indian Superstar Aamir Khan to promote the values of the lineage

His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa blesses the Olympic Games

Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey screened at BAFTA

Kung Fu Nuns Spread Message of Peace at Oxford

Michelle Yeoh, internationally acclaimed actress and most recent recipient of France's
highest decoration "the Legion of Honour", joins Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in
becoming the second Global Ambassador of the Live to Love. Live to Love is an
international humanitarian initiative established by His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa,
founder of the Druk White Lotus School, better known today as "Rancho's School", the
school made popular by the runaway hit "3 Idiots".

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Michelle has volunteered her services to promote the secular humanitarian initiative.
Aamir Khan had earlier pledged his support for Live to Love's core causes focused towards
protection of the environment and the spread of education in the Himalayan belt.

"We are delighted that Michelle Yeoh has agreed to support the cause of the Live to
Love Foundation. I believe that celebrity patrons like Michelle and Aamir Khan can play a
significant role in not only raising global awareness about our mission and goals, but
through their personal efforts encourage many others to come forward and provide our
humanitarian activities much needed support", commented His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa.

The announcement was made on the sidelines of the BAFTA event in London which had a
unique entry from India this year - a documentary focused on the work of His Holiness the
Gyalwang Drukpa entitled "Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey". This unique documentary with
Michelle Yeoh as its Executive Producer charts a 250 mile trek undertaken by 700 humans,
led by His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa across one of the most challenging global
terrains, the Himalayas. The documentary highlights to an international audience the
damage being caused to one of the most important water sources on the planet.

As part of the international trip to raise awareness for his humanitarian work, His
Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa also received an official welcome to the View Tube and
Olympic Park, in London, wherein he blessed the games for spreading the message of global
harmony and world peace. Olympic Legacy Park Company board member Lord Mawson gave him a
personal tour of the Olympic Park. The visit gains added prominence since the Olympics are
scheduled to start in July 2012.

During his visit to London His Holiness was joined by some of his world famous Kung Fu
nuns from the Himalayas, who symbolize female empowerment and independence. The nuns
demonstrated kung fu at the prestigious Oxford University and Olympic Park.

Notes to Editors:

His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa is the head of the 1000-year-old Drukpa Order of
Buddhism, based in the Himalayas, and in 2007 His Holiness initiated the not-for-profit
international humanitarian organisation Live to Love http://www.livetolove.org The
India-born Buddhist spiritual guru, His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa is an active
proponent of Peace and Harmony through putting compassion and love into action. He is most
lauded for promoting gender equality and awareness in environmental issues. He is the
United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award recipient and Green Hero of India.
He has led Ladakh in breaking the Guinness World Records for "Most Trees Planted" category
on 10th October 2010.

His Holiness's mission is to promote universal harmony and inner peace by integrating
the spiritual tenets of love and appreciation into daily life. His core philosophy is to
convert compassion into action and provide concrete solutions for today's problems.

Website: http://www.livetolove.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gyalwang.Drukpa

Twitter: @Drukpa

http://www.livetolove.org

Media contact:

Prasun Peter; prasun.peter@gmail.com; +919811279008

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Source: Communication Partner for Drukpa Lineage

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