Celebrating Exile-I : Education and Outlook

Behind one such closed door, in front of the stunned and staring eyes of my classmates, our teacher demanded from me a recitation of the poem we were told to learn by heart the previous day. My poor memory could retain only the first few lines, and then I went blank.

Truck turnover kills 54 in China

A truck loaded with Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims overturned on a mountain road in western China, killing at least 54 people and injuring 41, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Footloose in Little Lhasa

FOR an unorganised settlement, the Tibetan colony at Majnu Ka Tila, officially New Aruna Nagar Colony, or MKT, has come a long way since it was established in 1959.

Buddhist group confirmed safe

Relatives of the group of Buddhist pilgrims feared missing since Sunday’s disaster can breathe a sigh of relief as they are safe and scheduled to come home today.

Between the Dragon and the Elephant

I am not homeless. My home is in Tibet. The only thing is, I had never seen it till I became an adult. My parents had to leave our home and escape into the mountains when the Chinese communist soldiers rampaged through the village, destroying monasteries and killing anybody who resisted.