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Obituary – ‘George’ Dundul Namgyal Tsarong

‘George’ Dundul Namgyal Tsarong, 91, died 3:30 pm, June 18th 2011 in a hospital in Dehra Dun, India. Dundul Namgyal was born in 1920 in Lhasa as the eldest son of DASANG DAMDUL TSARONG, the commander-in-chief of the Tibetan army.

Give and take

A monk gives alms to beggars on the lingkor road in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala. Yearly, hundreds of less privileged people gather around Tsug la Khang in the month of Saka Dawa. The 15th day of the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar is considered auspicious for performing meritorious deeds. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)

Stand up for your Rights

Monks from the resource rich region of Nyarong, Kham Province carried out a peaceful protest on May 8, 2010 against Beijing's rule in Tibet. Seen here are the monks, aged between 19 and 22, with the Tibetan words 'Tibet' and 'Sadness' written on their bare chests, posing in front of the 'banned in Tibet' picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and hand drawn Tibetan national flags. The whereabouts of the monks are not yet known.

Auckland University students discuss 60 years of Chinese emancipation of Tibet

Last week China celebrated sixty years of peaceful liberation in Tibet which saw the Chinese national flag flying high in front of the Potala Palace in a flag raising ceremony with a crowd of around 5,000 people joining in for the Chinese national anthem

CTC calls for inter-denominational Canadian task force to promote religious freedom in Tibet and China

In an open letter sent to Canada's largest religious denominations and other faith-based organizations today, the Canada Tibet Committee called on Canada's multi-faith communities to form an inter-denominational task force focused on pr

Saving the Himalayas in Los Angeles, an Exhibition

Last Friday evening, the Sundaram Tagore Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA, opened its latest exhibition entitled “Save the Himalaya” to some 300 odd guests who attended the opening

Tibetans in MN lobby for Kirti monks

Standing in solidarity with the monks of Kirti monastery in Ngaba, Minnesota Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of MN, Students for a Free

Local Tibetan man missing: Hadley police

A native of Tibet who lives at 112 Bay Road was reported missing on Thursday, police said. Tsering Choephel, 46, was last seen by his family that

Bay Area Tibetans get first community center

Tibetan Buddhism has long been a popular spiritual practice in the San Francisco Bay area, but the region's 1,500 Tibetan-Americans are just now getting a community center to call their own

Obituary: Tashi Choedar la, a veteran patriot and former CTA official

The Central Tibetan Administration mourned the sad of demise of Mr Tashi Choedar, a veteran patriot in the resistance movement against communist China’s invasion, who later dedicated over 40 years of his life for the Tibetan cause in exile.

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