Category Archives: Features
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Tibetan chef promotes Tibet through momos in Washington DC
9 March 2018 | Maura Judkis
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Tibetan Chef Dorjee Tsering, with his Dorjee Momo, a Tibetan restaurant in Washington DC, is helping to satisfy his new city's need for not only Tibetan food, but also community. ...
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On a journey of self-discovery: Norbu Dhondup in Southeast Asia
2 February 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal
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Taking time off from his regular life in Toronto, Norbu Dhondup headed to southeast Asia on a spiritual journey. ...
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Mountains to Manhattan: A Tibetan journey
21 December 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal
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It is amply clear that a free Tibet would be good for India, and the book Mountains to Manhattan will help spread that understanding. Well done Pinakie Kansabanik. ...
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What’s left behind: Review of Two More Years
20 November 2017 | Mark Austin
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Leave your occupied country and family, for a chance at a better life. Know that in doing so you will see neither again for many years -- if ever. Or stay, a prisoner in your own land. ...
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Remembering a true son of Tibet – Tashi Namgyal
9 November 2017 | Chime Tenzing
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What my brother wanted to demonstrate by sacrificing his own life is — to appeal the the world and to the UN to help our people and support our struggle. ...
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They walk in beauty: A peek at India’s lesser-known pageants
10 September 2017 | Roshni Nair
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Did you know there was a Mr & Miss Wheelchair India, a Mrs India Home Makers, and a Miss Himalaya? Meet the winners and organisers of beauty contests you didn’t know existed. ...
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Flame of Hope: A film review
23 August 2017 | Tashi Wangchuk
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Flame of Hope is a story of a Tibetan family in the face of the ongoing self-sacrifices, and it does not delve into the psyches of the self-immolators. ...
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Far from Doklam, a second India-China battle of claims is on — over Tibet’s medicine
20 August 2017 | Divya A
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In April, India sent Sowa-Rigpa as its official entry for UNESCO’s prestigious Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The problem was Beijing also had sent an entry claiming Sowa-Rigpa. ...
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Did the Dalai Lama prefer exile in Myanmar to India?
15 July 2017 | Bertil Lintner
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That is what the Tibetan God King told Asia Times contributor Bertil Lintner in a 1984 interview during ceremonies marking his then 25th year in exile ...
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Sixty years after fleeing Tibet, refugees in India get passports, not property
22 June 2017 | Abhishek Madhukar and Rina Chandran
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"Tibetans will fight on for Free Tibet, but at the same time we have to live our lives now." ...