Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

• Fire hits Jokhang temple, one of Tibet’s most sacred 18 February 2018 This post has 10 comments

  A fire broke out Saturday at one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa's revered Jokhang temple, state media said, but no casualties were reported. ...

• Dr Yeshi Dhonden honoured with Padma Shri Award 26 January 2018 | Tibet Sun Online news This post has 3 comments

  Dr Yeshi Dhonden, former personal physician to the Dalai Lama, has been named as one of 73 recipients of this year's Padma Shri Award, the fourth-highest civilian award of India. ...

• Time for civic engagement on our political science | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has 8 comments

  When knowledge and exuberant ignorance collide, when maturity and immature impulsive minds meet, it’s time that we look into the sapling minds of our younger generation. ...

• Redefining Unity Destroyer, a new fashion! 5 January 2018 | Kunchok Gyatso This post has 6 comments

  We can condemn, protest, disagree, debate. and discuss any socio-political issues, even bitterly also if required, but not slandering each other! ...

• Tibetan language campaigner faces up to 15 years in jail 2 January 2018 | Ellie Ng This post has one comment

  A Tibetan language advocate is to be tried in a Chinese court for “inciting separatism,” a charge carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, his lawyer has said. ...

• New York City to host this year’s Miss Tibet Pageant 1 January 2018 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has one comment

  The 16h edition of the Miss Tibet Pageant will be held in New York City in June, according to the proprietor Lobsang Wangyal. ...

• North American Tibetans celebrate 28th Anniversary of Dalai Lama Peace Prize in New York 9 December 2017 | Tenzin Tsetan Lhagotsang This post has no comments yet

  More than 1,000 Tibetans from the US and Canada gathered in the city to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on the 14th Dalai Lama. ...

• Sangay hails Taiwanese bill that dissolves Tibetan panel 28 November 2017 This post has one comment

  "Our concerns for issues regarding Mongolia and Tibet should have changed course much earlier. What we should do is protect the Mongolian and Tibetan community in Taiwan." ...

• Law student from Bangalore wins first Mr Tibet title 29 October 2017 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has 2 comments

  Nyima, a law student from Bangalore, won the first Mr Tibet title amid a few thousand cheering people at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in McLeod Ganj on Saturday night. ...

• Stage set with five contenders for first Mr Tibet show 23 October 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

  The maiden staging of Mr Tibet contest is all set for a three-day show in the exile Tibetan capital of McLeod Ganj this weekend. ...