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.

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

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

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.