Nima Tshering: Leaving the Black Hole Behind
By Ben Byrne / May 4, 2017
Nima Tshering is the secretary at the Kunphen Centre for Substance Dependence, HIV/AIDS and HRD in Dharmshala. He is sitting opposite me in his office, smartly dressed in blue jeans and a crisp white shirt. The power is out in town and the room is dimly lit by the light read more →
Connecting Through Art
By Ben Byrne / March 31, 2017
Tenzin Rabgyal is working in his simple studio in McLeod Ganj. There are no computers, no desks and very few distractions; it is a peaceful place by necessity. Tenzin works sitting cross legged on the floor, his painting mounted in front of him. Making the occasional ruckus, Rock, a Pug read more →
“I was born to serve my country”
By Philomène Franssen / March 17, 2017
Lhamo Tsering, who is in charge of the Tibet Museum, the official museum of the Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Information and International Relations, says she has now found “her dream job”. There, everyday she is in contact with visitors from all over the world who come to the museum read more →
Finding Contentment
By Tenzin Dadon / December 7, 2016
Students are flocking to Lha’s English classes as word gets around of the excellent teacher there. Dadon is teaching while taking a break from her medical career and we asked her to share her story with us. I was born and raised in a very loving environment. A caring mother, read more →
A Wise Woman
By Jenny James / November 27, 2016
Dolma Yangchen is an inspiration to Tibetan women everywhere. A campaigner and an activist, she has proved herself fearless in a man’s world, undaunted by bureaucracy and irrepressible in the face of reluctance. She is proud to have served her fellow Tibetans for 35 years. What has driven her to read more →
A Smile That Defies China
By Charlotte Wigram - Evans / November 11, 2016
How much suffering does it take to wipe a smile off someone’s face forever? Ven Bagdro’s body still bears the scars from Chinese torture chambers, he still sees as though it were yesterday his baby sister dead, his fellow monks slaughtered, the look in his mother’s eyes as they said read more →
Pursuing Happiness
By Lodoe Gyatso / October 30, 2016
Ten Phun is a man who believes in pursuing happiness and wants to inspire others to do so too. A talented man with achievements in theatre and movies, he has now turned his attention to poetry with his collection Sweet Butter Tea. His motto is “Live the life you want read more →
Bringing Film to the Himalayas
By Theadora Walsh / October 20, 2016
Though neither Ritu Sarin nor Tenzing Sonam was born in Himachal Pradesh, the filmmaking couple were drawn to Dharamshala. Ritu’s family is from the area and Tenzing saw many Tibetans, including his parents, take refuge in the former hill station when the Indian government chose it as the exile capital. read more →
Journey Towards Freedom
By Tsering Wangdue / September 21, 2016
Apo Thuka and Apo Serka guided us to India when my cousin and I escaped from Tibet in 1995 when we were eight and ten years old. As we grew up in India, I got to know Apo Thuka and he told me his story. I came to know that read more →
Inspired to Lead
By Lauren Chaplin / August 19, 2016
It’s Friday morning and I’m in the office of Tenzin Tselha, the National Director of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) India. It’s a position she’s held for almost a year now and her enthusiasm shows no sign of waning. Born in Ladakh, her childhood was, by her own admission, read more →