China arrests Tibetan for resisting forced land seizure
Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have reportedly arrested a Tibetan man for protesting against forced land seizures from local Tibetans in Nangchen region under an official grassland nationalisation scheme. Gachoe, around 35, was arrested on January 19 for resisting the official policy
The Dalai Lama speaks at Jaipur Literature Festival
The Front Lawns at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur was packed to the rafters as Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama made his way on to the stage to address the opening day of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Thursday afternoon. Blending with the mood of the Festival, the Dalai Lama began his conversation speaking on the influence that literature had on his life.