Introducing Jigmé Théaux
(Guest post by Jigme Theaux) This is a brand new web tv-show made by me, a French guy who happens to be Tibetan. I do everything on my own, from writing scripts to… Continue reading
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Mao in Tibetan disguise: History, ethnography, and excess
Guest post by Carole MCGRANAHAN, University of Colorado. (The original academic article with footnotes and bibliography can be found and downloaded here at http://www.haujournal.org/index.php/hau/article/view/65) What does ethnographic theory look like in dialogue with… Continue reading
The Peaceful Struggle by Tenzin Haines-Wangda
Below is a guest post by Tenzin Haines-Wangda from Ottawa, Canada, on how she’s been able to teach Tibet through the art of dance. — I attended an arts high school in Ottawa, Ontario… Continue reading
Bringing Tibet Home
For the past few weeks we here at Lhakar Diaries have been following the Kickstarter campaign for “Bringing Tibet Home,” a film with familiar faces documenting a brilliant art installation by Tenzing Rigdol… Continue reading
Lhakar Diaries Celebrates One Year Anniversary!
In just one year, Lhakar Diaries has gone above and beyond our expectations. As a project with humble beginnings, a few of us started brainstorming last spring, during our time at the Lhakar Academy,… Continue reading
Feeling More Tibetan on Lhakar!
Below is a guest post from another graduate of the Lhakar Academy class of 2012, Tenzin Tsomo from Nepal. Here she shares her Lhakar experience, showing solidarity with her community in Kathmandu. ——————————————————————————————————–… Continue reading
Declare Independence!
Lhakar Academy Alums Attend Release of Re-Creation of Tibet’s Proclamation of Independence Today for Lhakar, six alums of the Lhakar Academy joined the new class of participants in attending a historic ceremony in… Continue reading
“Boeche” by Lodoe Laura
In 2011, I spent three months in northern India, interviewing people for a book project on the modern Tibetan identity in exile. While speaking with one of the subjects of this project, I… Continue reading
We Took Action: 2nd European Tibetan Youth Parliament
The following was sent in by Sonam Palmo from Switzerland who attended the 2nd European Tibetan Youth Parliament workshops from April 6th-8th. On their website they have concluded: After two productive and intense… Continue reading
Visualizing Lhakar Part Two, Calligraphy by Puntsok Tsering
This Lhakar, we would like to share another beautiful calligraphy piece by our friend, Tibetan contemporary artist Puntsok Tsering in Germany. It is a great addition to the artwork we posted earlier this year in… Continue reading