Namgyal Lhamo’s Second Coming
As ethnic Tibetans across the globe get ready to celebrate Losar-Tibetan New Year in February 2008, Netherlands based Tibetan singer/songwriter Namgyal Lhamo gets ready for
Dalai Lama, Kalam launch new global initiative for conflict avoidance
Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets former President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at the formal launch of the Global Foundation for Civilisation Harmony [India] at the Chinmaya Mission Hall, Lodhi Road, in Delhi on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. The two leaders were the Chief Guests of the function. The new global initiative for conflict avoidance with Indian and Eastern perspective is being hosted by Trustees of GFCH India, including Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra, former Intelligence Bureau Director Ajit Doval and former Delhi Lt Governor Vijai Kapoor. His Holiness later left for Dharamsala, His exile hometown in the Northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Tenzin Dasel / Phayul.com)
Tibetan struggle for truth should continue even without Dalai Lama
“Our struggle is to keep alive our unique identity and cultural heritage, which may not be fulfilled in this lifetime, and the Tibetans should be prepared to continue this struggle even without
Dalai Lama calls for Olympic protests
The Dalai Lama has urged his supporters to demonstrate throughout the Beijing Olympics. Speaking exclusively to ITV News, Tibet’s spiritual leader has called for peaceful protests
Year 2007 sees repression worsening in Tibet: Report
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy’s 2007 annual report finds cases of arbitrary arrests and detentions inside Tibet increased almost threefold compared to 2006
We are India’s first line of defence but Han influx a grave threat: Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of the Tibetans, today said he was open to the idea of his successor being a female as the “very purpose of the reincarnation, male or female, is to carry out the unfinished tasks of the previous life.”