On Friday, December 17, 2010, I attended an event for Kalon Tripa candidate, Kasur Tenzin Namgyal Tethong, here in the Washington, D.C. area. Even though some of us are fa
Tibetan ‘soft power’ has ensured that we are going to see a continued rise in Tibetan nationalistic aspirations along with the flourishing of Tibetan culture and civilizatio
There has been a lot of brouhaha about the recent Kundun’s pronouncement that he might possibly seek to relieve himself of the political and administrative duties in the
A few years ago, I met a successful-looking Tibetan entrepreneur in Chengdu. He mentioned, with pride, that he owned and ran a hotel, indicating that he was creatin
As the year comes to a close, one could ask: What was the most depressing news during 2010? There were so many contenders for this description — from the shoddy
There are so many right-violations in Tibet so are in Kashmir which need to be immediately addressed and let us see what difference the interlocutors can make to heal the wounds of poor Kashmiris
In Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, human life is referred to as precious because it has special powers of accomplishment. One comes across three things in the context of human life: body, enjoyments and virtuous roots
The year 2010 saw India’s remarkable rise on the global stage. It was a year when the world’s top leaders—US President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Frenc
We Tibetans often demonize or at the very least remain indifferent to the potential of private sector business in empowering our community. This prevents us from leveraging
To borrow a line from the nuns in that old musical, how do you solve a problem like China? It isn't a will o' the wisp that'll go away; it isn't a clown, though it might think the rest of us are. It is a worry for the world and a headache
