Interviews

Tashi Wangdu, an exiled Tibetan and secretary at the Office of Tibet in Pretoria, visted Tibet in August last year and returned with amateur digital photographs that assist him in talking about life in exile and under occupation.

The 10 March procession since the last few years transformed from a violent outburst against China and UN to peaceful march along the streets with a prayer for sentient beings.

The following is a transcript of Vancouver Sun reporter Douglas Todd's interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The interviewer's questions and comments are italicized.

In October 2003, WTN Co-Editor Thubten Samdup, sat down with Samdhong Rinpoche at his office in Dharmsala, northern India. They discussed Rinpoche's role as Kalon Tripa (Chairperson of the Tibetan Cabinet)

He’s more passion than compassion. More laughter than bliss. The Godking’s distinguishing marks are inoculation scars. He kicks off his acupressure rubber slippers and sits not in a bodhisattvik padmasana, but cross-legged like a matron settling down to gup-shup.

A group of Tibetan monks and Lamas touring the United States provided an opportunity for a first hand view of how Tibetans in exile view the loss of their homeland to occupation by the Communist Government of China and the prospects of returning home.

During the past year, the Government of China has indicated a new willingness to engage in a dialogue with representatives of the Dalai Lama. Two delegations headed by the Dalai Lama's special envoys have visited Beijing and met with officials there and in Lhasa, Tibet's capital.

Tenzin Tsundue speaks to Earl and cathy. Earl Finkler is a news reporter with KBRW and lives in Barrow. Cathy Rexford is an Inupiaq social activist from Northern Alaska.

Issues involving Tibet affect India in many ways — politically, socially, economically. Our main intention is to create awareness about issues relating to Tibet among youth. In the process, we also hope to form opinion groups among college-going students.

Tibetan poet, writer and activist Tenzin Tsundue is the anguished voice of those Tibetan exiles who exist in a paradox: in 'reality', a country named Tibet does not exist, at least in the official diplomatic world.