Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

• Men-Tsee-Khang celebrates 100th anniversary 24 March 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Men-Tsee-Khang, the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute, celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Dalai Lama as chief guest in the Tsugla Khang courtyard in McLeod Ganj. ...

• The fire in the belly of a Tibetan sweater seller 10 March 2016 | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has no comments yet

  The fire in the belly that has made Tibetans all over India succeed could wishfully be transferred to the Central Tibetan Administration on its working with China and the world for the cause of Tibet. ...

• Tibetan Opera Festival Shoton 2016 under way in Mundgod 3 March 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has no comments yet

  The quiet Tibetan settlement of Mundgod, home to around 18,000 Tibetans in South India, is abuzz with festivity during the ongoing 21st Tibetan Opera Festival, Shoton 2016. ...

• Ratu Ngawang passes away at 90 8 February 2016 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has 2 comments

  Ratu Ngawang, a former commander in the Chushi Gangdruk and second in command of India's Special Frontier Force, passed away at age 90 in Delhi. ...

• Two Tibetans detained with Rs 30 lakh cash 7 February 2016 This post has no comments yet

  Police detained two Tibetan monks who claimed that cash being carried in the vehicle was donation being taken to Kirti Monastery at McLeod Ganj. ...

• A Tibetan in Goa 26 January 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  Jigme Damdul has been coming to Goa's Arambol beach in winter for many years. But not for the traveller's dream — he is one of many Tibetans who sell trinkets and souvenirs to tourists. ...

• Tibetans in Tashi Jong denied voting rights 12 January 2016 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has one comment

  Tibetans in Tashi Jong found their names missing from the voting list for election of the local leader of their locality Nagar Panchayat on Sunday. ...

• The Return Visa fuss 10 January 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 6 comments

  India is a beautiful place, but the Indian bureaucracy has a long way to go if India wants to make it easier for everyone who is living there, including the Tibetans. ...

• Govt does away with paperwork in registration of NGOs 14 December 2015 This post has no comments yet

  In a key digitisation initiative, Government today put the entire registration process of NGOs for receiving foreign funds online. ...

• Tibet to get first KFC next year 9 December 2015 | Adam Jourdan and Lisa Baertlein This post has one comment

  KFC is expected to open its first restaurant in Tibet next year, as parent Yum Brands Inc looks to expand in the Chinese market. ...