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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.
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Tibetan Boy Bags Silver Medal in All India Essay Writing
A Tibetan boy has bagged a silver medal in an all India essay writing event for 2017, winning the second prize from the state of Uttarakhand in the college level category. The Tibetan boy has participated in this ‘All India Essay Writing Event 2017’ in the category 2, i.e., UG/PG level in English language.
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India Clarifies of No Change on Dalai Lama Stance
After reports of Foreign Secretary asking the Indian senior ministers and other government functionaries to skip Dalai Lama events in an attempt to appease the Beijing government, it was criticised of bowing to China. However, the Ministry of External Affairs issued a clarification report saying that there is no change on Dalai Lama stance.
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Maintain the Crucial Unity of Tibetan People as a Sacred Pledge: Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama while giving a short teaching in Dharamshala, advised the Tibetans to maintain the crucial unity of Tibetan people as a sacred pledged. His Holiness called upon the Tibetans to give up of the outdated attitude of sectarian discrimination and maintain the bond of unity that shapes…
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Indian Ministers, Officials Told to Avoid Dalai Lama Events!
According to the latest unfolding, a classified circular within the framework of Indian government, it is being told to the Ministers and other officials to avoid participation in any kind of Dalai Lama events! The note is being sent out to all the ministries/departments of the central and state government to avoid such events scheduled…
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US State Adopts Tibetan as Official Minority Language
The Tibetan language has been unanimously adopted as the official language by the Common Council of Madison in the the US state of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Tibetan Association has announced the news on their official Facebook page on Wednesday after a special meeting with the council.
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China Hunting Tibetans Having the Dalai Lama Pictures
China is hunting down on Tibetans having their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama pictures according to the report from Voice of Tibet on Thursday. Tibetans from Serta county have have searched for possession and display of the portrait of His Holiness in their homes, prayer room altars and the monasteries in January this…