21st meeting of Tibetan Task Force begins

The Tibetan Task Force for negotiations began a three – day meeting here today. The body comprising of Tibetan ministers, Dalai Lama’s envoys and government official

Google to stop censoring search results in China

Google announced Monday that it would stop censoring search results on its site in China, forcing authorities in Beijing to decide whether they are willing to forsake one of the most important tools of modern technology so that

China’s sandstorms blast Beijing with dust, sand

The dust works its way through keyholes and window frames, and smells like a filthy brew of dirt, smoke and metallic particles. The sky turns magenta and whole buildings disappear. Eyes tear up and throats get sore from coughing

WAITING FOR MANGTSO III: BY JAMYANG NORBU

Some of you may have noticed. One reader pointed it out in a comment on Phayul.com. The title of this three-part essay was borrowed (and tweaked) from Samuel Becket’s famous play, Waiting for Godot – probably the ur script in the theatre of the abs