The Restless Children of the Dalai Lama
Early one morning in April 1998, a middle-aged Tibetan named Thupten Ngodup poured gasoline over himself in a public toilet in downtown New Delhi and struck a match.
Inviting Apocalypse: India to support China’s plans to harness the Brahmaputra River
The recent news about certain Indian leaders planning to buy power generated by Chinese dams planned along Nygangchu, a major tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra river) represents the height of short-sighted international economic diplomacy.
Preserving a bond
Time has been held back in a small room of the Khampagar monastery in the Tashi Jong area, 18 km from Palampur. Not being able to reconcile to the death of 84-year-old Tibetan meditation master, Yogi Amtrin, his students have taken on themselves the challenging task of preserving his body.