Robust Tibetan Language Checked Cultural Dilution
The mere fact that the Tibetans have been able to retain their written language (in its original form) for a long, long time, had thwarted degeneration of their rich cultural heritage
China’s “peaceful rise” – Suspicions about its super power ambitions
China has inaugurated its rail link to Lhasa with pomp and show. It is undoubtedly a technological marvel, though one that will be difficult to maintain over the long term.
Rumours of His Holiness Visiting Ku-bum Baseless
The office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has dismissed the widespread rumours of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being on a visit to the Ku-bum Monastery in Amdo province as baseless.
Thousands of Tibetans wait for Dalai Lama in Amdo after rumors spread
Thousands of Tibetans have traveled to Kumbum monastery in Amdo (Qinghai province) in the past few days after rumors swept through the area that the Dalai Lama was going to be there, according to reports from Tibet.