DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay of the Central Tibetan Administration graced the 12th annual Baal Mela at Nagrota as the special guest of the organising committee. The fair known as ‘Baal Mela’ was organised on 27 and 28 July to coincide with the birthday of state minister, Mr G S Bali, (...)
The World Hepatitis B Day is commemorated every year on 28 July in honor of the birthday of Nobel Laureate Professor Baruch Blumberg, who discovered Hepatitis B virus. This important day is marked globally to create awareness and understanding about viral hepatitis, its complications and how to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has described the ongoing violent conflict between Palestine and Isreal in Gaza as ‘unimaginable’, saying he did not expect such sort of violence from people who claim to hold religious principles. “All major religious traditions — (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The railway line from Tibet’s Lhasa to Shigatse may become operational next month, as China announced plans to extend a railway line linking Tibet with the rest of the country to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan by 2020. The railway network will accelerate the mass movement of (...)
Tibetan Career Centre , managed by Youth Empowerment support (yes), Department of home , Central Tibetan Administration is offering certified Web designing and basic computer course in Dharamsala aiming to upgrade the computer skills among Tibetan youth for the better job opportunities. The (...)
[Assam Tribune] By R Dutta Choudhury DHARAMSHALA, July 22 – It will be difficult to find a permanent solution to the border disputes between India and China without solving the issues relating to Tibet. This was the observation made by the Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay. (...)
[The New York Times] By Andrew Jacobs BEIJING — There’s a lot to admire about Tom Hugo, and not just the washboard abs that are a glaring feature of his Twitter account profile photo. For starters, Tom Hugo seems to be well-versed in Chinese, and he evidently cares deeply about the Tibetan people, (...)
[Forbes] By Eamonn Fingleton At 83, anthropologist Marshall Sahlins is a veteran of many controversies, but nothing has prepared him for the scale of his current confrontation. The issue at stake is nothing less than American intellectual freedom, and no opponent comes more formidable: the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamshala today from Delhi after successfully concluding the 33rd Kalachakra teachings at Ladakh. Around 200,000 devotees from over 73 countries attended the Kalachakra teachings from 03-14 July. Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Honorable Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay attended the final days of the Kalachakra teaching by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Ladakh at the invitation of Ladakh Buddhist Association. Dr. Tondup Tsewang, president of Ladakh Buddhist Association and Mr. Dhondup Tashi, Chief (...)