R stands for…
By Charlotte Wigram-Evans / August 12, 2016
Tenzin Tsundue always knew he was different. He was marked, his teachers told him, branded with a huge red R on his forehead. R for refugee. “I felt like superman. Only we Tibetans had it and it meant that our lives were not for ourselves but for a greater cause, read more →
“I feel very fortunate that I can help”
By Sonam Wangyal, with Lauren Chaplin / August 10, 2016
My name is Sonam Wangyal and I’m from Tibet. My childhood was spent surrounded by my warm-hearted family. As I grew older, I started to think about going to school. However, there were no schools nearby, so I didn’t get an education. The Chinese don’t build any schools for the read more →
“This is me Mariko right now”
By Charlotte Wigram-Evans / July 26, 2016
Mariko could have stepped off the streets of London as she sashays into Kunga’s guest house, hips swaying, pout in place. She has lips no money could buy, and a face so feminine you wonder how she could have been born a boy. “Oh when I was a kid I read more →
Fighting for Tibet
By Jenny James and Charlotte Wigram-Evans / June 15, 2016
Dhondup Tashi has just been elected Chitue (Member of Parliament) for theAmdo region of Tibet. Coupled with his job as Editor-in-Chief of Tibetan newspaper the Tibet Times, his influence is considerable. It is a power with which he intends to realise his life-long dream: contributing to the Tibetan cause. The read more →
“Work and Worship”
By George Lubikowski / April 1, 2016
Just two minutes from the main square in McLeod Ganj, at the top of some steps, is a roadside corner reserved for Doctor Shoe. He has two metal trunks which never move. Each morning at 8.30am, unless the weather is impossible, they are unpacked and his shop display of colourful read more →
Following The Path
By Namgyal Tsering / March 9, 2016
I was born in 1990 and I left Tibet in 2001 when I was twelve years old. I travelled in a group with my nephew. He was seven. We were the youngest in the group. I come from a small village in eastern Amdo. My family were farmers. There were read more →
A Nun’s Story
By Chodon / January 8, 2016
I grew up in an isolated village in the northern Indian Himalayas. My village is called Kiamo Spiti. Spiti is covered by snow almost eight to nine months of the year. Most of Spiti is farmers. In summer when the snow melts the farmers plant barley, wheat, beans, and potatoes read more →
My Tibetan Childhood
By Jenny James / November 10, 2015
Lily lives in rural England now, but was brought up in Tibet. Lily is Chinese, her father a Chinese army officer who led his men into Lhasa during the invasion of Tibet and was there for the subsequent Tibetan resistance and uprisings. She knows its hard for people to understand read more →
Campaigning for Equality and Justice
By Hannah Dellabosca and Jyotsna George / October 5, 2015
Hi, my name is Jyotsna George. I’m 25 and I work at Students for a Free Tibet-India as the Campaigns Director. HANNAH: Can you tell us about your early days, your upbringing and school? JYOTSNA: I was born in North Delhi. I have a younger brother and we both went read more →
Your Life: Your Choice
By N Namdrol / February 14, 2015
I became a monk with my enthusiastic heart when I was very young and spent eight years in my monastery in Tibet. In fact, I couldn’t study Buddhism there as well as I would have liked, but I did learn some knowledge of rituals. Of course, my parents didn’t want read more →