Interviews

As befits the nephew of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Choegyal speaks with calmness, thoughtfulness and charity. But make no mistake: The Edmonds resident, real estate agent and Tibetan Buddhism teacher is a passionate advocate for the liberation of Tibet from China.

The four contestants of the first-ever Miss Tibet pageant held in Dharamsala last year

Never mind if Hollywood actor-director, Richard Gere, a die-hard Tibet supporter and one of Dalai Lama's many high-profile disciples, scoffed at exiled Tibetan youths’ passion for beauty and fashion.

NAME THAT FACE Dr. Paul Ekman demonstrates different expressions. (Peter DaSilva for The New York Times)

Dr. Paul Ekman, the professor of psychology who has become the world's most famous face reader, is much in demand these days. The Dalai Lama and Dr. Ekman, who have met twice, found such synergy in their understanding of human emotions that the Dalai Lama gave Dr. Ekman $50,000

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Sandhong Rinpoche is the Prime Minister-in Exile (Kalon-Tripa) of the Tibetan Government. He was born in 1939 in Tibet and recognised at the age of five as a reincarnation of Samdhong Rinpoche and enthroned in Gaden Dechenling monastery.

Loten Namling performing in Bonn (Germany)

A singer by profession who was once described by His Holiness the Dalai lama as '...a strong body with a powerful voice', Loten Namling has created awareness about Tibet and its culture with his soulful rendition of traditional Tibetan songs.

The visit of Prime Minister Vajpayee to China was extremely useful. It is after a decade that an Indian Prime Minister has been able to visit China. The last high-level visit from China was in 1997 when President Jiang Zemin had come over and I was the Foreign Minister in the then Deve Gowda government.