SEMSHOOK: MY ZEDEN LHAMO

Seven years back, around this time of the year, I was locked up in a cold prison cell in Lhasa. It is one of those rare stories of a Tibetan born and brought up in India, who had never seen Tibet, went to Tibet crossing the imaginary border in reality on foot

Dalai Lama urges positive spin

The Dalai Lama has chided journalists for being more interested in tragic stories than upbeat ones, though he thanked the media for highlighting Tibet’s struggle for autonomy within China.

The media needs a long nose

When there is a problem, a crisis, the media must show there is an alternative, says the Dalai Lama, the political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. The media should give the people confidence that they can change, that they can do better.