Tag Archives: History

• John Kenneth Knaus, 92, CIA officer who aided in Tibetan struggle 27 May 2016 | Bart Barnes This post has one comment

  The CIA trainers knew next to nothing about Tibet. They thought of Buddhism only as the Tibetans’ religion and not as the bedrock of their nationalism. ...

• Giant statue of Mao Zedong demolished in central China 11 January 2016 This post has no comments yet

  A Chinese village has abruptly demolished a statue of communist China's founder, Mao Zedong, after images of the structure attracted heated discussion on social media. ...

• The relevance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama 20 July 2015 This post has no comments yet
• Exile Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday 6 July 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Thousands of exile Tibetans and supporters gathered at the Tsuglakhang temple in McLeod Ganj to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday with songs, sweets and smiles. ...

• Dalai Lama at 80: Praying for the cause 4 July 2015 | Vijay Kranti This post has no comments yet

  The Dalai Lama has publicly expressed his desire to close the institution of Dalai Lama, and leave the Tibetan issue to be settled by elected leaders and future generations of Tibet. ...

• Tibetans’ altitude tolerance may have come from our extinct relatives 4 July 2014 | John Timmer This post has no comments yet

  A tiny fragment of Denisovan DNA has been found in Tibetans, and seems to help them adapt to the extreme elevations of the Tibetan plateau. ...

• TYC condemns Shugden cult’s campaign against Dalai Lama 25 May 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  The Tibetan Youth Congress condemned and rejected as "baseless allegations" and "fabricated assaults", statements against the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama by followers of Dorje Shugden. ...

• Reflections on “Tibetan Independence Day” 14 February 2014 | Tenzin Nyinjey This post has 4 comments

  Without some sense of history, without some sense of memory, without falling back creatively on our past, it would be difficult to work for our freedom. ...

• Karmapa performs Tse Chu Cham in Bodh Gaya 14 January 2014 | Tashi Paljor This post has no comments yet

  On this day the 17th Karmapa will be the lead dancer performing in 3 of the 20 dances in an all-day Lama Dance called the Garchen Tse Chu. ...

• Centenary of the Simla Agreement: What should we do? 6 December 2013 | Narkyid Ngawang Thondup This post has no comments yet

  I would like to request to all that in 2014 the centenary of the signing of the Simla Agreement should be marked with the most memorable events. ...