Pema Yoko in Sikkim
The history of Sikkim begins with the lepchas. Eventually there was the establishment of a Tibetan kingdom, Chogyal in the 17th century [wikipedia]. From 1642 to 1975, Sikkim was ruled by the Namgyal… Continue reading
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Life Between Lhasa and Brooklyn
It is just past three in the middle of the night in Brooklyn. In Lhasa, the clocks read the same as here, but it is afternoon. This basic fact, of how it can… Continue reading
Happy Birthday Your Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, wishes from all over the World!
Happy Birthday Your Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, wishes from all over the World! A special video message by Tibetans and Supporters from around the world wishing His Holiness the 14th… 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
Learning Tibetan on Lhakar: Episode Two (and a Meeting for Rangzen)
Above is the second installment of our video series in Dharamsala, including a peek into a meeting of the world’s leading Rangzen warriors battling for Tibetan Independence. If you haven’t seen the video for the… 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
Speaking Tibetan on Lhakar
Hope you are watching dad and to all my friends who will find this amusing! ..Enjoy!
Ka, Kha, Ga, Nga, Learning Tibetan on Lhakar: Episode One
Hopefully by the time I post this, it will still be Lhakar somewhere in the world. I’ve been struggling all day with power cuts and the sporadic internet of Incredible India so it’s… Continue reading
Lobbying for Tibet… sort of
Last week, a boardmember of the organization I work for came into the office and asked me and my colleague if we wanted to go to an event being hosted by my Member… Continue reading