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Engulfed in a maroon robe on a sun-splotched wooden stage at Oak Grove School, Samdhong Rinpoche used gentle motions of his hand to select students whose arms were raised with questions.

The Dalai Lama (Photo by STEVE PYKE)

In his youth, Lhamo Dhondrub enjoyed repairing clocks and watches at his home in Taktser in northeastern Tibet. That early affinity for technology and the sciences continues today, although he is now known by another name: His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.

After two years of serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines, Bert Fitzgerald had the unique opportunity to see one of the world’s foremost spiritual leaders.

Lhasa city : Burgeoning market

Kesang Dhundup, a typical Tibetan farmer, grows vegetables, barley and other food grains in his farm land. Dhundup, 58, who lives in a village 50 kilometer east of Lhasa, the capital of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR)

Terming the denial of visa by the Russian government to Buddhist spiritual head the Dalai Lama as ''most unfortunate'', an official of the Tibetan-government-in-exile here today said the decision was taken under pressure from China.

Karma Choephel and Karma Yeshi drew in crowds of 120 plus who gathered to hear our distinguished speakers elaborate on contemporary Tibet in an event organised by Students for a Free Tibet –UK (SFT UK) and SFT Dharamsala.

A Canadian scholar on Asia, Thomas S. Axworthy, has urged Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to see whether Canada could play a role in helping the Tibet-China dialogue move forward. Axworthy, who served the Canadian government for many years

Democracy Now! asks Nobel Peace Prize winner His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his views on the invasion of Iraq, September 11th and U.S. foreign policy following a New York Times article titled “Dalai Lama Says Terror May Need a Violent Reply.”