‘Tibet is both a tragedy and a triumph’

Rajiv Mehrotra is a student of the Dalai Lama. He has edited Understanding the Dalai Lama (Viking 2004) which will be formally released on July 6, the Dalai Lama’s 70th birthday.

Care and cure, the Tibetan way

The Tibetan system of medicine has, over a period of time, become very popular due to its ability to deliver quick results. Patients from across the region wait for their turn in long, serpentine queues at the half-a-dozen Tibetan clinics in Dharamsala.