By Kapil Komireddi, The Daily Beast As the West quietly turns away from Tibet for closer ties with China, young Tibetans are exchanging the Dalai Lama’s gospel of non-violence for more desperate measures. After lunch one afternoon in December of last year, Tsulrim Gyatso repaired to his room at (...)
CANBERRA, Australia: Kalon Dicki Chhoyang began her visit to Australia on Monday, 20 January with an interview with ABC News Breakfast, the leading morning news program on ABC TV, Australia’s national broadcaster. This is her first visit to Australia since taking office as the Kalon for the (...)
By Kerry Brown Xi Jinping could help quiet unrest in Tibet simply by making sure existing policies are enacted more efficiently. In every political culture — even in ones with a premium on stressing continuity, consensus and unity — at some point, newly appointed leaders will want to respond to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Nine persons – seven hailing from Tezu Dhargyeling and two from Tuting were accorded farewell by Honorable Home Kalon Dolma Gyari at the conference hall of Bureau of His Holiness The Dalai Lama at New Delhi this morning. The group is scheduled to leave for Calgary, Canada in the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kesang Tenzin Bhutia, serving as the Principal of CST Kalimpong, passed away on January 13, 2014. He was 58. Born on May 5, 1955 in Sakya, Tibet, KesangTenzin Bhutia did his primary schooling from CST Darjeeling and later joined Dr. Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong from where he completed (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Honorable Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay concluded official visit to Delhi after meeting media personnel and leaders of political parties. Sikyong met with senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including L. K. Advani-ji and Murli Manohar Joshi-ji etc. He briefed them about the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamshala today from Raipur city after completing a series of teachings and talks in Japan, New Delhi, Bangalore, Raipur, Bylakuppe and Bandara Tibetan settlements. His Holiness was given a rousing welcome by Tibetans, local Indians and (...)
Andrew Jacobs and Chris Buckley, The New York Times, Jan. 15, 2014 BEIJING — The 20 or so activists gathered at an isolated guesthouse on the outskirts of the capital, leaving their cellphones behind to avoid detection by the police. China’s first leadership change in a decade was fast (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Dolma Gyari of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, left for New Delhi after the National Green Tribunal in Shimla set March 27, 2014 as the next hearing date for the case of alleged illegal occupation of forest land by 210 families in McLeod Ganj, (...)
The Atlantic Home By Matt Schiavenza A fire engulfed the Chinese town of Shangri-La, destroying over 65 percent of the homes and businesses there. (Reuters) Early Saturday morning, a fire erupted in the Chinese town of Dukezong and, despite the effort of firefighters, destroyed more than 65 (...)