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THREE years ago, Tibetans from Lhasa to Lithang rose up against Chinese rule in Tibet. Earlier this week, a Tibetan monk set himself on fire — the second self-immolation this year, and a testament to China’s continuing repression and Tibetans’ continued resistance.

Just as every pious Muslim dreams of seeing Mecca once in his lifetime, every exiled born Tibetan dreams to see Tibet once in his lifetime. I held that dream for years and first attempted to realize my dream in 1996, right after my graduation from the graduate school.

As the clock struck 09:09 on the morning of 08.08.2011 at the Dalai Lama’s temple in Dharamsala, the outgoing Prime Minister, Samdhong Rinpoche, handed over seal of the office to Dr. Lobsang Sangay,

I was born and schooled in Dharamsala, India, and I have fond memories of the place. But there is also another place that I come from, a place I have never seen with my own eyes. This is Tibet. In 1959, the Chinese occupation of our country forced many Tibetans including my parents to escape to India.

Recently, I saw an article on Phayul about a religious function that was held in Eastern Tibet. When reading the article, I was duly impressed by the actions taken inside the country. Tibetans who are not allowed to even speak of their righteous leader in their own

As a kid growing up in Tibet under China, the first song that I learned was The East Is Red. It was one of the most popular ‘red songs’ praising Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (the CCP).

In his speech at the 60th anniversary of Tibet’s ‘liberation’, Xi Jinping said, “We should fight against separatist activities by the Dalai group, rely on cadres and people of all ethnic groups

If you thought it’s only in China-occupied Tibet that perils can be brought upon your head for asserting your Tibetanness, think again!

These lines from “The Second Coming” have often been pressed into service in political writing (of the despairing kind) though they are generally misemployed to introduce or set out events that don’t quite come up to the urgency of Yeat’s doom-laden metaphysical vision.

The 17th Karmapa has been finally permitted to visit the United States to attend Kalachakra Puja in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama, along with his monks of Namgyal Monastery, is conducting the 11-day rituals. A few months ago, the Karmapa Lama made headlines when Himachal Pradesh