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, […]
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A Healthier, More Efficient Way to Cook
International Herald Tribune September 29, 2010 NEW DELHI — In tens of millions of homes in rural India, the kitchen is a cramped space with walls blackened by soot from […]
Bringing Light to India’s Rural Areas
International Herald Tribune Sept 2, 2010 BANGALORE, INDIA — As dusk falls, the sound of children singing fills the air at the SOS Tibetan Children’s Village in Bylakuppe, five hours’ […]
Through India’s Spiritual Landscape
OCTOBER 30, 2009 Much has changed since William Dalrymple moved to India in 1989 to write “City of Djinns,” his best-selling portrait of Delhi at the dawn of India’s economic […]
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 […]
Harvesting rain
Financial Times May 27, 2009 Poonam Bisht may be the best-known resident of West End, an affluent neighbourhood in New Delhi. The housewife and mother of two is the suburb’s […]
Delhi’s Subway Builder
Forbes Asia May 11, 2009 The managing director is 77 years old, spiritual and is laying tracks like there’s no tomorrow. On a recent Saturday morning Elattuvalapil Sreedharan arrived at […]
Fifty Years of Exile
Wall Street Journal Asia March 20, 2009 Samdhong Rinpoche fled Tibet in 1959 but he still remembers his homeland vividly. “My memories of my life in Tibet are more clear […]
Tibetan Education Thrives in Exile
Christian Science Monitor: March 6, 2009 As Tibetans mark 50 years since China’s occupation of Tibet, the exile community sees a major accomplishment in creating a network of schools that […]
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