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The Sky Train

Dawa Paljor -
Exactly a year ago, an NDTV team had an opportunity to travel to the roof of the world, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet on the spanking new train which can be only be described as a modern
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Games People Play

Dawa Paljor -
In spite of huge criticism against the Beijing bid for the right to host the 2008 Olympics, the International Olympics Committee decided to forge ahead regardless. On 13 July 2001, they took the
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Declaration of Tibet’s Independence

Dawa Paljor -
When we fight for Tibetan freedom we are, in a real sense, fighting for the freedom of oppressed people and nations all over the world. The real battles for freedom are fought
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Speaking of beggars

Dawa Paljor -
Even as China continues to dazzle the world with its economic boom, Tibet appears to have been shut out of it - if the growing number of Tibetan beggars is any indication. A report
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Claims of the Dalai Lama’s nepotistic behaviour wrong

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In his recent column ("Behind Dalai Lama's holy cloak", 23/5), Michael Backman chastised journalists for not challenging the Dalai Lama. In doing so, he resorted to questionable
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Mining Tibet – Feeding the Hungry Dragon

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Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet protest this rampant exploitation of natural resources in their homeland. Students for a Free Tibet condemns all activities of the exploitation of
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Sudan sanctions and China’s genocidal peccadilloes

Dawa Paljor -
After all, China is still occupying Tibet after fifty years. The brutalizing and occupation of Tibet hasn’t bothered the world either. Never has. Never will.
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On politics and privilege: Protesting the Olympic Torch in Tibet

Dawa Paljor -
Privilege is a complex subject. On the one hand, those of us who enjoy countless privileges often take them for granted, despite reminders to 'be grateful for what we have.' On the other hand,
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Making Sense of the Senseless: Violence in Dharamsala

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Last night, news came that one of the Tibetan men who were brutally beaten, along with two Tibetan women, by some 35-strong mob of local Taxi and auto drivers on May 2 had died in a hospital from his injuries. This piece
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McleodGanj Clash: A Non-Tibetan’s Reflection

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It seems like Indian Government has submitted herself to practice of no such laws. Tibetans coming into exile to take political refuge in India are registered as foreigners. Thus they are perpetually living in the uncertain
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