Mr. T. N. Vivekananda

Padma Dorje (Siddhartha School Project Coordinator) and Vivekananda (teacher and principal in proxy while Geshe-la is out of the country) conveyed their thoughts on the blessing of the Dalai Lama's visit in a letter to the US:
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Sonam was touched, and expressed his gratitude to Vivekananda and Geshe-la for giving him "such a precious opportunity to work at the school and among such a dedicated staff."

Geshe-la arranged for a special story-teller to attend the picnic, and he shared many wonderful stories with the children and teachers.The children also presented songs to the story-teller, much to his delight.At the end, Geshe-la thanked their guest and asked him to visit the school once a month to tell traditional Ladakhi stories to the children.He graciously accepted.
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Then Mr. Vivekananda, teacher and principal in proxy, thanked the headmaster of the government high school and the Siddhartha School teachers for sparing their valuable time to prepare the program.
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T. N. Vivekananda, a native of Stok, has been educated both in a western-style Christian school and in traditional Buddhist institutions, so he is uniquely qualified as a teacher and administrator at Siddhartha School.

When Vivek, as he is called by his friends and colleagues, was ten years old, his mother died, and his father who was unable to care for three children alone sent him to a Christian school in Kashmir.After attending school in Kashmir for several years, Vivek moved to Bangalore in South India, where he studied to become a Buddhist monk.He stayed in Bangalore until he received his B.A. degree.