Russia again refuses to issue visa to Dalai Lama
Russia has refused to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama because a visit by Tibet’s spiritual leader would violate agreements between Moscow and Beijing, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Development Works Begins in Mcleod Ganj
Duke of Gloucester, Duchess of York, Mrs. Mitterand, Peru’s first lady, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Pierce Brosnan, Steven Seagal, Goldie Hawn, Harrison Ford, Anil Ambani, Sunil Dutt, Gulshan Grover, Vinod Khanna……can you read all this in one breathe? The answer is flat no.
Development Works Begins in Mcleod Ganj
Mcleod Ganj-known as little Lhasa
Star Starts a Show; Tom Waits Ends It
The star isn’t usually the opening act at a concert, but things work differently with the Dalai Lama, who begins his daily spiritual practices at 3:30 a.m. Since he had to be in bed early
Star Starts a Show; Tom Waits Ends It
Tom Waits performed with Jennifer Culp of the Kronos Quartet. (Jack Vartoogian for The New York Times)
Personal Journey: A Daughter of Tibet
The identity of the next Dalai Lama — and by extension the legitimacy of Chinese rule over Tibet — may depend on a 20-year-old Tibetan-Chinese woman. Nothing makes China more internationally unpopular than its occupation of Tibet
10th Panchen Rinpoche’s daughter, Rinzin Wangmo la meets with fellow Tibetans in Switzerland
The late Panchen Rinpoche’s daughter, Rinzin Wangmo la (age-20) is currently on a ten-day visit to Switzerland. Her mother, Mrs. Dechen Wangmo (Li Jie) and a Tibetan Nima Tsewang are accompanying her.
Visual arts: Snapshots from the lost Shangri-La
The British mission to Lhasa in August 1936 was modest. Headed by Sir Basil Gould, it consisted of eight men (plus attendants). However, it brought with it a huge assortment of technical equipment, drawn by several hundred yaks, much of which was photographic.