Tag Archives: Obituary

  • Obituary: Pioneer of orphanages in Tibet dies from COVID-19 in Switzerland 10 May 2020 | Morris Tennyson This post has no comments yet

    Tendol Gyalzur, orphaned when fleeing with her family after the 1959 uprising in Tibet, who later went back to Tibet to establish the first orphanages for abandoned children, has died this week of COVID-19 in Switzerland. ...

  • Obituary: Jamyang Choegyal Kashopa in three different worlds 29 March 2020 | Thierry Dodin This post has 4 comments

    Our dear friend Jamyang Choegyal Kashopa was taken from us in the night on Tuesday, becoming the second Tibetan elder to succumb to the Coronavirus. Jamchoe la's destiny had unfolded in three different worlds. ...

  • Obituary: Legendary A Dogah passes away at age 77 3 November 2019 | Tsarong Dolkar Tshering This post has no comments yet

    A Dogah was characterised by his indomitable spirit, talent, honesty, deep commitment, and utmost dedication in the conservation and development of Tibetan art, culture, and heritage. ...

  • Obituary: Lodi Gyari — An extra ordinary Tibetan 19 November 2018 | Vijay Kranti This post has one comment

    There have been very few career diplomats with as clear an understanding of Capitol Hill or as much personal access as Lodi commanded as an individual 'representative' of 'no government'. ...

  • Obituary: Kalsang Wangchuk la (1937 – 2014) 27 January 2014 | Submitted by Tenzin Phuntsok Sungkhor This post has one comment

    Kalsang Wangchuk la, also known as Ku-ngo Wangchuk la, passed away peacefully on 23 January 2014 in Toronto, Canada, following a brief illness. ...

  • Independent Tibet’s first foreign employee dies 26 September 2013 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    Robert Ford, the first foreigner to have been employed by the government of an independent Tibet, has died in London on 20 September 2013. ...

  • Tashi Wangyal Remembering Gompo Dhatsenpa: Obituary 23 April 2013 | Tashi Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    On the morning of 6 April, Mr Gompo Dhatsenpa made his somber decision to close his eyes for the last time and embark upon his next journey to a distant world unknown. ...

  • Monlam prayer for Adam Yauch 9 May 2012 | Tashi Wangchuk This post has no comments yet

    Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) held a special Monlam prayer for the late Adam Yauch, the rapper and founder of Beastie Boys and a long-time friend of Tibet and the Tibetan people. ...