Dharamshala: A 24-year old Tibetan man named Pema Gyaltsen (also known as Pegyal) self-immolated at around 4pm local time, on March 18, 2017, near Tsoga monastery in Nyagrong, Kham, eastern Tibet. Sources have said “he called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and for freedom in …

Statement by Minister Joly on Losar From Canadian Heritage OTTAWA, February 27, 2017 Canada was built by people of every faith, representing many cultures and a multitude of languages. We are a country of diverse people, with roots in every corner of the world, living peacefully together. Over the years, …

THE DALAI LAMA TRUST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2017-18. The Dalai Lama Trust has announced its seventh round of annual graduate scholarship grants for the academic year 2017-18. Ten to fifteen exceptional candidates of Tibetan descent will be selected to receive scholarship awards of up to US$10,000. The deadline for submission of …

Office of Tibet, Washington DC has given warm send off to Mr. Tenzin Igyen la, Special Assistant to the Representative. He has served in this office for the last two years up to February 24, 2017 and now transferred to Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India. We …

Wednesday, February 15, the Office of Tibet, Washington DC mourns the demise of Kyabje Nyagre Khentrul Ngawang Gelek Rinpoche, who passed away today at 6:00 a.m. CST. Rinpoche was born in Lhasa, Tibet, in 1939, and was recognized as an incarnation of Nyagre Khentrul Rinpoche of Drepung Monastic University at …