Documentary on Tibetan antelope wins premier environment film award

A Shawl to die for’ – a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) film – won an award for Technical Excellence in Cinematography at the prestigious CMS Vatavaran 2009 film awards – India’s premier festival for Indian and international documentaries on environment and wildlife, held last week

Nobel Laureates stand with the Dalai Lama

Dharamsala got a shot of firepower last week as three Nobel Peace Prize winners from different corners of the world made the long trek to Himachal Pradesh to stand with the Dalai Lama after US President Barack Obama yielded to Beijing’s will and declined to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader in Washington

Karmapa to speak at TEDIndia conference

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa will take part in a four-day TEDIndia Conference to be held at the Infosys campus in the South Indian city of Mysore from November 4 to 7