Tibetans Sacrifice Their Lives for Their Faith
Wall Street Journal August 17, 2012 Dharamsala, India A 35-year-old Tibetan nun named Palden Choetso set herself on fire on a street corner in southwest China last November. The final […]
Category Archives: Tibet
After the Dalai Lama
Wall Street Journal Asia June 10, 2011 The Dalai Lama’s official role in the Tibetan exile administration has ended. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamsala in northern India, […]
Young lawyer aids exile Tibetans with his language and legal skills
Christian Science Monitor September 6, 2011 In Dharmasala, lawyer Vinayak Sharma uses his language and legal skills to help Tibetans facing India’s complex legal system. In this northern Indian hill […]
The New Leader of Tibetans on the Dalai Lama, China, Harvard, and More
The Atlantic.com An interview with Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile August 8, 2011 On August 8, Lobsang Sangay was sworn in as prime minister of the Tibetan […]
Indian monastery aids Tibetan monks facing crackdown
Christian Science Monitor July 11, 2011 The Kirti Monastery in Dharamsala, an Indian hill town home to thousands of exiled Tibetans, has become a crisis center for the turmoil at […]
The Dalai Lama resigns: So long, farewell
Economist.com March 14, 2011 AFTER six decades as the living emblem of Tibetans in exile from Chinese-ruled Tibet, the Dalai Lama prepared on March 14th to present his resignation from […]
Smithsonian has hand in Indian science exhibit planned by Tibetan monks
The Washington Post December 17, 2010 GO TO ARTICLE NEW DELHI – The northern Indian town of Bir was greeted with an unusual sight when Scott Schmidt carried six-foot-long plywood […]
Tibetans Find Freedom in Exile
Wall Street Journal October 8, 2010 Minutes after I entered the settlement, a Tibetan monk driving a tractor crossed my path. Wearing a trucker’s cap that matched his crimson robes, […]
The Next Dalai Lama Should Be a Woman
Slate (Double X) October 8, 2009 At least that’s what the current one says. The Dalai Lama is known as a symbol of peace, compassion, and nonviolence. During his visit […]
Tibetan Monks and Nuns Turn Their Minds Toward Science
New York Times June 30 2009 At the Dalai Lama’s urging, exiled monastics seek more physical knowledge. DHARAMSALA, India — Tibetan monks and nuns spend their lives studying the inner […]
