As a schoolboy in Class vii, my first serious Tibetan history lesson was one of provocation. I used to listen to Professor Samdhong Rinpoche’s Tibetan history lectures on audio tapes
JEREMY Cronin’s attempt at “Debunking the Dalai Lama” (March 30) makes use of the tools of classic Chinese propaganda. For one thing, his scant and skewed relation of the historical facts will not stand up under scrutiny
On the 50th anniversary of his escape to India, the exiled Dalai Lama stands as a bigger challenge for China than ever, as underscored by Beijing's stepped-up vilification campaign against him and its admission that it is now locked in a
On March 28, a strange celebration was observed in Tibet, one billed as
"Serf Emancipation Day." Coming a year after Chinese military forces bloodily clamped
You can see something of how the Tibetan leader works in the world by simply noticing how he allocates his time on such a trip: he delivered two major talks to the general public, on his favored theme of "secular ethics"—the logical basis for thinking
Tales of resistance of common Tibetans have become legendary. One man throws open a Chinese stage and proclaims ‘Free Tibet’ to a gathering of willing thousands. The
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, we can only hold the deepest respect for the Tibetans’ extraordinary struggle for freedom and democracy under the leadership of the Dalai Lama. Ever since the 1989 Democratic
The decision of the South African government to deny a visa to the Dalai Lama to participate in a peace conference that included the involvement of Nobel Peace Prize winners is extremely disappointing
China’s current policy on Tibet is based on the principle that Tibet is not an issue of “human rights, ethnicity or religion,” but rather a fundamental issue of China’s sovereignty over Tibet
As we commemorate 50 years in exile I took the opportunity to reflect on the work of the Tibetan Government in Exile (“TGIE”) and think how it can do even better. The organization
