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Tibetan Administration Hopes Better India, China Tie Could Benefit Tibet Issue
The spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration in contrary to the confusions amid India’s unusual stance on Tibet in appeasing China, expressed his hope that better India, China relationship could benefit in finding a solution to the protracted Tibet issue.
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Tibetan Singer Calls to Stop Discrimination Against Her Race at China’s Top Political Meeting
A Tibetan singer in the Chinese military has appealed to stop discrimination done upon her race while speaking at China’s top political meeting on Tuesday. The military soprano called for the end to treating all Tibetans like separatists by recounting her own bitter experiences despite holding a high military post.
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Star Studded Tibet House Concert Held in New York
The past Saturday saw the successful host of the 31st Annual Tibet benefit concert in New York filled with stars of different generations. The Tibet House benefit concert is the fund raiser event held at the Carnegie Hall in New York that went on for around two and a half hours.
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Tibetan President Urged UNESCO to Investigate Jokhang Fire
The president of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr. Lobsang Sangay has urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to investigate into the matter of the recently shocking incident, Jokhang fire in Lhasa according CTA’s official website.
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US City Officially Proclaim March 10, 2018 as ‘Tibet Day’
In a wonderful outcome of effective lobbying for Tibet by the representatives of Tibetan Association of Northern California, City of Albany has officially proclaimed that March 10, 2018 be recognized as ‘Tibet Day’. The proclamation was issued on March 5, 2018 according to the Tibetan Association’s social media update.
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After India’s Backtrack, Dalai Lama Events in Delhi Called Off
After India backtrack on dealing with China over Tibet, the scheduled Dalai Lama events in New Delhi has now been called off as desired by Indian government. An internal circular among the government officials to discourage them from attending the Dalai Lama events in the next few months sparked all these changes.
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Dalai Lama Meets Foreigners Visiting Dharamshala
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama made a special meeting with the foreigners visiting Dharamshala, the exile home for His Holiness in India on Monday morning. His Holiness upon meeting them also spoke to the visitors briefly and held an interactive session with them.
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Has Modi Surrendered to Xi Jingping on Dalai Lama?
India’s stand on the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama seemed to have become pro-active ever since Narendra Modi took the Prime Minister’s office since 2014. However, according to the reports of a circular among the Indian government functionaries to skip Dalai Lama events in order to not upset China raises this question…
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DORJEE YOUDON- A Tibetan Female War Hero.
Tibet must also have female war heroes at various times and that their contributions were either not recorded or deemed of lesser significance by the mainstream. Interestingly while turning pages of Mikel Dunham’s book “Buddha’s Warriors,” I stumble upon an important episode about a Tibetan female whose name was Dorjee Youdon, which I would like…
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Two Tibetans Among Harvard’s 2018 International Women’s Day Honourees
Two Tibetan women from United States are among the Harvard University’s 2018 International Women’s Day honourees according to the official website of the University. According to the website, two Tibetan women have been selected in the 2018 International Women’s Day Portrait Exhibit in celebration of their exceptional contributions to the areas of law and policy.