Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

• Sikyong Sangay announces bid for re-election 6 October 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  Incumbent Sikyong Lobsang Sangay announced his decision to run for re-election to the post of Sikyong in the upcoming exile Tibetan elections, to take place later this month and in March next year. ...

• Tanshuman Gurung wins Miss Himalaya Pageant crown 5 October 2015 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  Tanshuman Gurung, from Uttrakhand, was crowned Miss Himalaya 2015 in a modest show on Sunday at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA). ...

• Six contestants in McLeod Ganj for Miss Himalaya Pageant 2015 crown 2 October 2015 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  Six young women from various parts of the Himalaya are vying for the Miss Himalaya Pageant 2015 crown, and for the first time a Tibetan has plunged into the competition. ...

• Jonang hunger strike called off 25 September 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  Jonang members protesting for the recognition of their tradition as a separate sect called off their hunger strike after receiving assurances from the exile Administration that some of their demands would be fulfilled. ...

• Jonang member attempts self-immolation protest 24 September 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

  A member of the Jonang tradition attempted a self-immolation protest against the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile's failure to address their demand for recognition. ...

• Nine members of Jonang begin hunger strike 18 September 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  Nine followers of the Jonang tradition have started a hunger strike in protest against the rejection by the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile to recognise Jonang as a separate sect. ...

• Tibetan Parliament criticises Chinese “White Paper” 15 September 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  Member Karma Choephel said that the Chinese "White paper" is a "White lie", trying to fool the Chinese people and the world. ...

• Jonang followers stage protest outside Parliament | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  Followers of the Jonang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism staged a protest outside the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile in Dharamshala, demanding their representation in the Parliament. ...

• Lifetime Achievement award to Namsur Thinley Gonpo at Tibetan Music Awards 6 September 2015 | Kunzang Palmo This post has no comments yet

  The Tibetan Music Awards 2015 began with an auspicious welcome as a double rainbow appeared on Saturday evening after a huge downpour. ...

• Kalachakra empowerment postponed to 2017 31 August 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  The 34th Kalachakra empowerment scheduled to be held in January 2016 has been postponed by a year owing to the Dalai Lama's busy schedule. ...