Tibetan MPs meet senior leaders, Speak at IIT, Madras
A Tibetan parliamentary delegation on a lobbying tour of south India met with eminent personalities in the state of Tamil Nadu and spoke at leading educational institutions including IIT, Madras. The south India Tibetan parliamentary delegation concluded the final leg of their month long lobbying campaign in Chennai
Marpa Lotsawa 1000 birth anniversary
Novice monks perform an Indian classical dance to commemorate the 1000th birth anniversary of the Great Supreme Lord Marpa at the Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat near Bir in Himachal Pradesh on January 27, 2013. The 12th Kenting Tai Situpa, Pema Donyo Nyingche Wangpo, along with Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche Jamyang Dondrub, former Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche, Kalon Pema Chhinjor, and Speaker Penpa Tsering were present during the occasion. (Phayul photo)
The Final Step in a Democracy
With due respect for the Athenians for initiating the early democratic structure in their society and ushering in a new way of governance, the idea of democracy has evolved considerably over time to be more inclusive and comprehensive than its early manifestations. Throughout the centuries, it had fallen, regrouped, broaden its definition of citizenship and equality, especially in terms of race and gender, and finally emerged in the forms we see today around the world.
China arrests lone Tibetan protester in Sertha
Protests against Chinese rule in Tibet continue to simmer with reports of a solitary protest by a young Tibetan monk in the Sertha region of eastern Tibet on Sunday. Phuntsok Jugney, 20, carried out his protest in the town centre near the famous Golden Horse statue at around 10:30 am (local time) yesterday.