Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the democratically-elected Tibetan leader and political successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, addressed one of the world’s most influential foreign-policy think-tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), based in Washington, on 8 March. The Sikyong spoke on the (...)
Portland, Oregon, USA, 12 May 2013 Before leaving Portland, His Holiness the Dalai Lama paid a visit to the Northwest Tibetan Association (NWTCA) and spoke to about 1000 people, among them 70 Mongolians. The sky was overcast and a light drizzle was falling, which local people described as more (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay will attend the fifth annual Oslo Freedom Forum on 13 – 14 May. The Sikyong will join a galaxy of world’s most influential dissidents, innovators, journalists, philanthropists, and policymakers to discuss how best to challenge authoritarianism and promote (...)
Portland, Oregon, USA, 11 May 2013 His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his fourth day in Portland, Oregon by giving a short interview to be included in an environmental documentary being created by Maitripa College. He expressed a concern not just for those alive today, but for future (...)
NEW DELHI:- A day-long national seminar entitled ‘The Importance of Himalayan Culture in Modern India’ was held at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi yesterday. The seminar hosted eminent personalities like Lochen Tulku, Tsona Rinpoche, Dr Kuldeep Chand Agnihotri, Dr Tashi Paljor (...)
May 11, 2013: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay completed a successful visit to Washington DC. This was his third official visit to the American capital since assuming the Tibetan political leadership. The Sikyong was in Washington from May 6 to 10 and was accompanied by Special Advisor Kaydor (...)
Friday, May 10, 2013, 16:31 IST | Place: Washington, DC | Agency: PTI In his rare appearance before a Washington audience, the head of the Tibetan administration in exile said that though he has no complaints or regrets, but he wish India could have done more for Tibet. India and China (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A four-member French Senate delegation led by Senator Jean-Francois Humbert, President of the Tibet Group, is currently on a week-long visit to Dharamshala. The senators include Mr Michel Berson, Mr Bernard Fournier and Mr Andre Gattolin. The visit is being co-ordinated by the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The United States has called on China to Tibetans to express grievances freely, publicly, peacefully and without fear of retribution. “Our lines and our policy have not changed. But we continue to call on the Chinese Government to permit Tibetans to express grievances freely, (...)
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – The Dalai Lama kicked off his four-day visit to Portland, Oregon on Thursday by talking about his first understandings of pollution. The 77-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader sold out two events at the University of Portland and was in the city for an interfaith (...)