Opinions

On his part, the Panchen Lama while working within the Chinese communist establishment chose to be its most vocal critic. How he did it is a story of courage, personal tragedy and how Tibet in his view could productively co-exist with modern China without

For many of us in Toronto, the sight of a distinguished-looking elderly Tibetan Pala and his beloved wife, with their trademark knapsacks on their backs, on the streets and avenues of Parkdale was a familiar sight. Sadly, we will not be seeing this loving couple in pair again.

After lunch one afternoon in December of last year, Tsulrim Gyatso repaired to his room at the Amchok Buddhist monastery in Tibet to write a letter. Gyatso, a highly respected monk in the province of Gansu, had been thinking, in the Bu

Born on May 5, 1955 in Sakya, Tibet, Kesang joined Dr. Graham's Homes (DGH) in Kalimpong as a student, where he earned the nickname 'Bull' for his fearlessness. After

For those interested in the development of the Tibetan people’s young democracy in exile, 2013 saw some dramatic internal developments. It is perhaps no coincidence that these developments all relate to the key political question facing Tibetan socie

India is celebrating the 150 birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest exponents of Hinduism, the bridge between the philosophy of east and philosophy of west and also between Hinduism and Buddhism. According to siste

On Dec. 19, Tsultrim Gyatso, a monk of Amchok monastery near the sprawling monastic town of Labrang Tashi Kyil in the ethnically Tibetan area of the Chinese province of Gansu, set himself on fire. The 43-year-old monk left behind a handwritten note that serves as his last political testament. The note calls for Tibetan

In the wake of the recent alleged rape of a Tibetan minor in the Mundgod Tibetan settlement, my girlfriends and I talked one evening about incidents of sexual harassment

n August 2013, on the anniversary of his second year in office, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay gave an interview to Tibet.net entitled “Ten Questions for Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay.” This continued the tradition of Mr. Sa

China's anti-splitism bureaucracy is up in arms. This time the Chinese Communist Party bureaucracy's fight against separatists is turning against scholars within party