Dalai Lama Discharged After Successful Knee Surgery in New Delhi

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was discharged from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi on Friday, June 12, 2026, after undergoing a successful left knee replacement surgery on Monday, June 8. Dr. Rajesh Malhotra, senior consultant at Apollo Hospitals, said His Holiness is stable and expected to make a full recovery. His personal medical team and the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama coordinated with hospital staff during treatment. The surgery follows his successful right knee replacement at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City in June 2024.