Dhardon Sharling during an audience with the Dalai Lama in August 2014. File photo/Photographer unknown
By Lobsang Wangyal
ON THE WEB, 13 December 2018
Dhardon Sharling clarified that she was resigning to pursue her doctoral studies at a university in the United States. She is resigning from the post of Information Secretary of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamshala, India.
After Tibet Sun broke the news of her submitting a resignation letter, speculations were flying about the reasons that prompted her to quit.
In a clarification note on her blog, she wrote: “My resignation comes in light of few compelling circumstances that have made it imperative for me to resume my studies (PhD in Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst). I will rejoin school this spring semester beginning January 22, 2019. Failing to do so might jeopardise my admission and funding from school, both of which have been on a continuous enrolment since September 2016.”
Cabinet of the Central Tibetan administration approved her resignation on 12 December, which will be effective 11 January. She submitted her
resignation letter on 7 December.
Dhardon feels that CTA President Lobsang Sangay, himself a former academic, would understand the importance of academic success, thus would support her decision to resume her doctoral studies.
She is a special appointee to the post, serving since October 2016, completing her two-year contract.
“As a Tibetan, I will continue to hold the cause of Tibet close to my heart and make every use of the opportunity in academia and in life to further our collective cause. I am confident that completing my studies will enable me to contribute to the cause in a much bigger, impactful manner,” Dhardon said.
DS should come out and deny sex scal with Lobsang Sangay. Silence is a sign of guilt.
The small minded losers & their accomplices are out with their characteristic insolent behaviour. I don’t believe most of these mean people to be Tibetans. Tibetans are a very compassionate people which has stolen the hearts of the world. HH The Dalai Lama always teaches Tibetans to be kind & even says, the greatest gift for him on his birthday is to be kind. He says, when you are angry & torn by aversion, “remember my face”. He also told the Burmese monks who are alleged to have burnt Rohinga Muslim houses that they should “remember the countenance of the holy Buddha” in order to refrain from hatred & cease wanton destruction of others. Here, we have people bearing Tibetan names spewing venom on a fellow Tibetan who has done nothing wrong. In fact Sharling Dhardon is a victim of two gladiators who were vying for the highest leadership. In order to shore up their power & prestige, they went about trying to snare high profile politicians like Sharling on their side. Everyone knows she was the brightest star during her stint as parliamentarian. The result of this tug of war between the two warring candidates was innocent and unwitting people got caught in the cross fire. The onus is not on Sharling but on the two candidates who had no scruples about betraying the trust of Sharling to use her innocence for their own vested interest. She was used as a pawn by the two to get even with each other. Is this Sharling Dhadon’s fault? No one has the guts to point the finger to the real culprits but instead blame the victim with vindictive slander and innuendo. There is a very famous maxim from a great Tibetan Lama. It goes like this “རང་འཚུགས་བཟུང་། གཞན་སེམས་མ་བཀྲུགས།” Be true to yourself. Don’t hurt the feelings of others. May be if they are real Tibetans, this is food for thought.
All I can say is that THIS LADY HAS CHEATED UTSANG PEOPLE. She is a cheater. She cheated, caught red-handed in the parliament, but somehow escaped and got into DIIR. Cheated again there for greener pasture (study abroad). If we Utsang people trust and support this lady again, then two things are for sure: Either we are fools or Dhardon Yama Kanten is a smart and a successful Con Artist.
The imposter Yangchen Paldon’s message reeks of hatred, jealousy and animosity. Poor you. I only feel pity for you. There is no stopping Dhardon Sharling from making a dent in the world and therefore will rot for life. Nyingjey……
Jealousy? People get jealous of successful people, not the opposite of it. I concur Yangchen Paldon’s points here. Mind it Tsamchoe Lhakyi AKA Dhardhon Sharling Yama Kanden.
Passang Norbu from Chicago AKA Yangchen Paldron from New York. The only feeling I have for you is that of pity because you are not only in denial mode but your words smell of malice and reek of jealousies festered.
NYINGJEY
Mila Rangzen is the King of Utsang hearts just as Balasaheb Thackeray (Shiv Sena) was King of Hindu Hearts… Guys, dont shoot the whistleblower… Bhod Gyalo
I though Mila Rangzen is DEEPAK KALAL’s Tibetan version.
The timing of Sharling Dhardon and Palkyi’s resignations and that of Mila Rangzen’s expose are suspicious. It feels like Mila had been fed information from Dharamshala. Else how would he know about these women resigning.
Therefore it feels like there’s some truth in what Mila was charging. If there’s no speck of truth, why other women and Sikyong are not coming to clear the air about the accusations. Sikyong particularly has the responsibility to speak and clarify on the issue as he is holding the highest post of the exile Tibetans.
If I were Dadon Sharling, I would urgently clear my name for alleged sexual affair with LS which is for the world to see in the YouTube made by Mila Rangzen. Is this consensual sex or quid pro quo for giving her a job in CTA by LS?
If she wouldn’t clear her name, it would tarnish her reputation for all her life and of course wouldn’t qualify to hold any Tibetan public office any more in the future.
For that matter LS and those alleged other women had to clear their name too. One women by the name of Kalsang tried to clear her name in a YouTube piece she made but she did it almost half heartedly and in fact she did not deny sleeping with LS. There was no burst of anger from her part for this outrageous allegation.
Hope the alleged LS and the women would come forward and shed some light on the salacious news bothering the Tibetan diaspora for some days now.
I read this comment on Dhardon Sharling’s facebook (regarding her post on her resignation) by a young Tibetan woman named Tashi Dolma . This truly reflects the sentiments of all the young women who have been inspired by Dhardon Sharling’s achievements.
“Although this phase of life you chose over your passion has somehow remained not quite successful in the way you have imagined it to be yet we are very much proud of your stand you took in supporting the truth and became your admirer and this gives you immense opportunity to catch your remained dream of PHD and get through with it in flying colors. You were the youngest scholar and we are so much proud of you of what you have accomplished beautifully and will remain an inspiration throughout to us younger generations!”
There may be fans of Sharling, but don’t exaggerate by saying “all the young women have been inspired by Dhardon Sharling’s achievements”. Can you please let us know what has been her achievements except for being opportunistic and divisive and air-headed feminist.
If you want to know her achievements, just search Dhardon Sharling on google. She is the most searched Tibetan personality after Sikyong Lobsang Sangay.
Just read the mainstream news publishing about her and her interview. More importantly, watch her talk in Germany where His Holiness attended.
Not only Tibetan women, even Indian and non Tibetans find her a role model.
By that yardstick of achievement, Mila Rangzen is the third most searched, watched and popular Tibetan personality after Lobsang Sangay and Dhardon Sharling. His video on Tibetan Metoo movement has nearly 50k views within 4 days.
Please…. stop bringing Mila Rangzen into this. This platform is too important for such silly discussions and comparisons. Going by how you seem to idolize him says a lot about you too. Please stop being an unreasonable chauvinist. You guys have no room in this comments section. I will stop engaging with you because if you touch shit.. you will smell of shit. Good bye.
My sisters,
Please wear godrej lock to save yourself.
Here is Rakhi Sawant promoting godrej lock as a safety option against rape. This seems like the only option now. Savdhan beheno!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BYcadO9gjE
Like someone had pointed out about the use of the photo for this story, I also felt the same that Tibet Sun had used a photo that’s not relevant to this story. First I felt that Dhardon had audience recently after submitting her resignation, but not. The photo is from 2014.
My mind started pondering more and then thought, may be Tibet Sun was trying to show her sympathy after all the negative comments to her, that she’s is close to His Holiness.
But no, as then I felt that the photo seemed to be used in a sarcastic way, that she is now leaving CTA and His Holiness to go far away from them to greener pastures for her own personal gains. Imagine, what if she was approved to be a Kalon. Would she then leave CTA to pursue her PhD?
The use of this photo really got me thinking a lot after Tsering Samdup pointed out about it.
Somebody on the comment opined that Sharling might return after completing her PhD to stand in the 2021 Sikyong election. Just wondering if she will be qualified after having rejected earlier by the parliament for the post of DIIR kalon due to age controversy.
A video has surfaced on the youtube by tibetstar posted couple days ago which has close to 50,000 views. In which the person accuses sikyong of having multiple intimate relations with some of female Tibetans. The person also brings the “me too movement” issue. How does the “me too” applies here if all the relations were true, enitrely consensual? One of the ladies alreafy posted on her own defence of her innocency claiming the accusation to be false.
Why is Dhardon Sharling in news non-stop for last 7-8 years?
Is she that important? To me, she is a normal, pretty looking Tibetan girl with good english language skills.
Common…we have bigger issues to take care of.
Something fishy going on. Both Dhardon and Palkyi left their everything for Lobsang Sangay. Dhardon left Phd and chithue post to become secretary Palky left her husband and job in Washington to become some officer in Washington DC. Now, both resigned at the same time. That Palkyi told her friends she will look for jobs in Washington and New York. Really lady? Are these ladies up to some game plan of Sikyong? We must watch these ladies and the Sikyong. They are up to no good.
The game plan is clear- DS for Sikyong and TP for DIIR kalon and LS their advisor. But public is not fool. We will not let the game plan be success.
No matter what the naysayers will say, the fact is Dhardon Sharling is today the most popular personality in the Tibetan world. Otherwise, why would someone’s resignation or more so, someone’s plans to study become a breaking news in the media? With her PhD, there is no stopping her from becoming a renowned figure on world stage. Dhardon la will be missed badly at Chithue, DIIR and at CTA. But she is now headed to shine on a bigger platform.
Mr. Gyalpo T. la,
How would you define popularity? Is it being famous or infamous? Remember even Rakhi Sawant is popular too and she is “shining” bright, so to speak. Watch her video clip explaining how godrej lock will save Indian girls from rape. That clip has garnered millions of views. So, Dhardhon could be popular in that type of category – for lying about her age to become kalon, switching camps, playing yama kanden and what not. Good luck with that kind of popularity. Bye Mr!
Comparing Dhardon Sharling to Rakhi Sawant is akin to comparing Obama with Xi Jinping. Both are powerful and popular but for different reasons.
I really can’t help people who are pinching themselves and biting the dust every time Dhardon Sharling tops the popularity chart and makes a dent not only in the Tibetan world but in the global stage as well.
So my friend Migmar la, find some other reasons to be unhappy because if your reason for sulking is Dhardon Sharling’s success, then I am sorry my boy. You will sulk for life.
Hello again Mr. Gyalpo T. la,
If my disagreement to your ode to Sharling is considered as “sulking”, then what do I call you? Someone who is warped in a reality of their own making.
For you, Sharling may be Obama in popularity, but there is a larger section of enlightened Tibetan public who have seen through her devices. For them, she is only Rakhi Sawant and Xi Jinping. That is why, popularity can swing both ways and it is unfortunately not the barometer of one’s substantive achievements on a personal and public level.
But I do wish her good luck in her studies and also wish you success in churning out more believable PR contents on her.
Good luck and goodbye!
His Holiness does not seem happy at all to pose for a picture with Yama Kanten. Tibet Sun did not choose a proper photo for this news article 🙂
Acha Dhardhon la has been a centre of controversy since she entered the political platform. She sided Rangzen Walas when she was in Chitue. She played game blaming and talking bad about Sikyong Lobsang Sangay during Sikyong election in order to garner U-Tsang votes. She showed her nasty side to U-Tsang and sided Sikyong to gain nomination for Kalon position. She sided with Sikyong again to get position in Information Department. Now this resignation game? Wah Wah Acha Dhardhon la…kya bhat hein… History will remember you as the most corrupt Tibetan female in exile. You are screwed big time.
Crooked lady who will do anything for power. Never trust this lady and Sikyong. Both are birds of the same feather.
Next prex should be female, and bit sexy as well. Why? Males who occupy key positions in US prefers interacting with delightful damsels than monks and oldies. LS want some honey traps.
Since we have neither oil, nor strategic assets, we have only soft power in form of sex appeal of our women or beauty of our culture and religion.
Personally, I would vote for Tenzin Palkyi. She will be more successful in the international arena than political heavyweights like Gyari Dolma or PT or even Tethong. Experience is totally useless in the sikyong post. It is about charm and seducing donors and supporters.
The cat is now out of the bag. LS wants DS to get her PhD degree in next 3 years so that she can easily win 2021 Sikyokg elections. And that’s the reason why they both left no stone unturned to get PT out of the way. Don’t forget LS has gone on record to say next Sikyong should be young and female.
Just one word..’WOW’. This young woman will make us proud on International platform now that she will have a PhD to her extraordinary talents.