Drapchi. For the uninitiated, a lyrical-sounding word. But for those who have been inside it, Drapchi is one of the most-dreaded places on the earth. Drapchi is the name of Lhasa’s Prison No. 1, the largest in Tibet.
Some of exile Tibetan community’s most celebrated writers today gave a day-long workshop on creative writing in English to the senior students of the Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, Dharamshala.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama being received by Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of J&K, as the state guest, at Srinagar airport on July 12, 2012. The Dalai Lama, on his third visit to the state capital, will meet Tibetan Muslims in the city and give a public talk.(Photo/OHHDL.Tenzin Choejor)
The 12th Annual meeting of Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) chapters in North America was held on June 30 to July 1, in Seattle, Washington. Representatives from seven chapters attended the two day meeting which included New York/New Jersey, Portland/Vancouver, San Francisco, Wisconsin, Washington DC, Minnesota and Seattle
World-renowned Buddhist master and author of the best-selling book; The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche gave a public talk and teaching to an exclusive gathering of 300 Tibetans, Bhutanese, Sikkimese and other members from the Himalayan community of New York and New Jersey on June 23.
Icons of Peace: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in London, England, on June 19, 2012. (Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL)
New members of the Tibetan National Men's Football Team pose for a picture with officials of the Tibetan National Football Association in Dharamshala, June 19, 2012. The players were selected after a ten-day camp from 47 probables who played in the last three editions of the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)
The charred body of Tamding Thar, an elderly Tibetan in his 50s, who self-immolated earlier today in front of the county's People's Armed Police camp in an apparent protest against the Chinese government in Chentsa, Amdo eastern Tibet. 40 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009, demanding freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. (Phayul photo/An exiled Tibetan from Chentsa)
Hundreds of Tibetans are seen carrying the body of Tamding Thar, an elderly Tibetan in his 50s, who self-immolated earlier today in an apparent protest against the Chinese government in Chentsa, Amdo eastern Tibet. 40 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009, demanding freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. (Phayul photo/Ghangri)
