Status Update
Hey people, this is just a quick status update. I am currently at Womad Festival representing Tibet and Students for a free Tibet, UK (SFT UK) for one week. I am low on… Continue reading
Teaching Creative Writing (with a Side of Tibet)
Variety is the spice of life, right? So, there’ll be no long post on Tibetan literature today. I decided that instead of writing a post in the privacy of my apartment, I’d do… Continue reading
Apha (ཨ་ཕ།) by Dekyi Tsering (བདེ་སྐིྱད་ཚེ་རིང།)
I wanted to share this video today because of the beautiful and touching lyrics. I am sure you all have already figured out that Apha is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The… Continue reading
‘Thank you Communist Party of China’
[Guest entry by Bhuchung D. Sonam *] As a kid growing up in Tibet under China, the first song that I learned was The East Is Red. It was one of the most… Continue reading
Dharamsala Welcomes His Holiness on Lhakar
Photos by Norbu Wangyal and dtseten
གསོལ་ཇ་ མཆོད་ | Solja Choe | Have Some Tea
(Src: chinaodysseytours.com) If one has ever been to Dharamsala or any parts of India, at some point of the journey, one wouldn’t miss his/her eye beyond the rims of the most basic and necessary… Continue reading
On Influence and Authenticity in Tibetan Literature
When you talk about Tibetan identity, you inevitably seem to come up against the sticky issue of ‘authenticity.’ Is this truly Tibetan? Am I? It’s no different when it comes to Tibetan literature;… Continue reading
Renewing my Lhakar Pledge
Last year, Students for a Free Tibet came out with a new campaign called the Lhakar Pledge where they asked people to make a pledge to do something for Tibet every Wednesday (how… Continue reading
Lhakar #3: I’m In Love [mp3]
Today on Lhakar I am re-uploading a track some of you may have already heard. I am doing this because 1) I haven’t had time to do a video 2) because its still… Continue reading
Studying Tibetan
© 2011 Dlo08 When I was asked to write a reflection on my experiences and reasons, which had led me to study Tibetan at Sarah, I realized the interest was sparked the summer… Continue reading