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Monthly Archives: August, 2011

Indian Parliament considers constitutional nod to Bhoti – an Indo-Tibetan language

Last Friday, amidst the disruptive monsoon session of the Indian parliament in Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson and Member of Parliament Tarun Vijay introduced a bill seeking Bhoti language to be recognised constitutionally

Everything Tibet- a 5 storey Tibet Mall in Bangalore

Tibet Mall, a 12,000 square feet shopping mall under the aegis of the Federation of Tibetan Cooperatives (FTC) is coming up at the IT city of Bangalore, south India

Legitimacy Beyond Dispute

As the clock struck 09:09 on the morning of 08.08.2011 at the Dalai Lama’s temple in Dharamsala, the outgoing Prime Minister, Samdhong Rinpoche, handed over seal of the office to Dr. Lobsang Sangay,

At Home in Exile

I was born and schooled in Dharamsala, India, and I have fond memories of the place. But there is also another place that I come from, a place I have never seen with my own eyes. This is Tibet. In 1959, the Chinese occupation of our country forced many Tibetans including my parents to escape to India.

Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay takes oath, Pledges reunion

On a day which the Dalai Lama described as one of the most special days in Tibet’s 2000 years of history, Dr Lobsang Sangay took oath of office as the 3rd directly elected Kalon Tripa

Lobsang Sangay’s inauguration

Dr Lobsang Sangay taking oath as the new Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) from Chief Justice Commissioner Mr Ngawang Phelgyal as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and outgoing Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche looks on. The ceremony was held at Tsug-la Khang in Dharamshala, north India, the exile seat of Tibet on August 8, 2011. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)

International youth gathering calls for Tibet’s independence

An international gathering of over a thousand youth delegates from more than 50 countries passed a unanimous decision calling for Tibet’s independence and condemned the illegal occupation of Tibet

Dalai Lama’s Nepal representative briefly detained

Thinley Lama, representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Nepal was arrested by Nepal Police late Friday afternoon from his office, the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWC), Lazimpat.

Ministers to greet Dalai Lama in Estonia

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will meet four Estonian government ministers during his scheduled trip to the Baltic state this month. Speaking to reporters, Sven Grünberg, director of the Estonian Institute of Buddhism and organisers

Dalai Lama’s Nepal envoy arrested

Continuing with its one China policy, Nepal police on Friday arrested Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama's new representative to Nepal minutes after he addressed a press conference in Kathmandu. Thiley Lama, a Nepali citizen who was appointed the volunteer coordinator of the Tibetan

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