Thursday, November 14 2024

The Diplomat Online interview with the Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay

  By The Diplomat September 04, 2012 Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the Kalon Tripa (prime minister) of the Tibetan government in exile, talks exclusively with Saransh Sehgal about the recent self-immolations of Tibetans inside China, his experience serving in a political position once held by the Dalai Lama, and his thoughts …

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Chinese Attitude to the Burnings in Tibet

  By Thubten Samphel* | tibet.net September 4, 2012 Ancient China erected the Great Wall to keep out the barbarians. Modern China has erected the Great Firewall to prevent barbarian thoughts from infecting the health of the citizens of the People’s Republic. Like the ancient wall, the Great Firewall has …

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Tibetan monks tackle science in the Indian hills

  SARAH, India (AP) — The shouts of more than a dozen Tibetan monks echo through the small classroom. Fingers are pointed. Voices collide. When an important point is made, the men smack their hands together and stomp the floor, their robes billowing around them. It’s the way Tibetan Buddhist …

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