Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

A Short Story of my Life

By Ngodup  /  November 11, 2014

My name is Ngodup and I was born in the Tibetan countryside in a small peaceful village and my family are farmers as well as nomads. When I was a child I used to live with the animals like yaks and sheep.  When I was back in Tibet I didn’t read more →

My Father’s Dream

By Lobzang Chosdon  /  November 11, 2014

Hello, my name is Lobzang Chosdon. I am from Ladakh. I was born in Zanskar in Ladakh. My place name is Padum, Zanskar. I have six family members. I have two brothers and three sisters. I was studying in Jammu, I stayed six years in Jammu. I studied for a read more →

Perfecting my English

By Lhakpa  /  November 11, 2014

Hi my name is Lhakpa. I am Tibetan nationality. I was born in Tibet in 1980. I have five members in my family. I left Tibet in 2012. My family is a nomadic family. I have been a monk for 15 years. I have been learning English since September. My read more →

From Ladakh to Dhasa and Back

By Dorjey  /  November 11, 2014

I was born in a small village in Ladakh. When I was seven years old I went to school in my village. There was only primary school, but there were not enough teachers. After this I went to the city of Leh in Ladakh for study. Five years later I read more →

An opportunity to go to school

By Lhamo  /  April 10, 2013

My name is Lhamo.  I was born in Kham Lithang in Tibet.  I am 20 years old.  I came to India in 2007 and joined Tibetan Childrens’ Village Suja School where I completed my two years of language classes.  Now, I am staying in Dharamsala and going to classes at read more →

Thirty days on the mountains

By Dolma  /  April 4, 2013

When I was in Tibet, I lived with my aunt because in my home there were seven siblings.  My siblings didn’t get an education like me.  During winter, my younger brothers and sisters worked in the fields and during summer they went with the nomads.  When I was in Tibet, read more →

A short story of a Tibetan refugee in Dhasa

By Suja Jamyang Norbu  /  April 4, 2013

My name is Jamyang Norbu and I was born in Tibet. My family is very small. We had only four family members, my parents, my younger sister, and me. We had a small field and some animals: three cows; two oxen; one zomo*; a horse; a dog and a cat. read more →

A foundation for peace

By Monsang  /  April 4, 2013

My name is Monsang.  I was born in a small village in Tibet. Tibet has three provinces: Cham, Amdo and Outsong. I am from Cham.  My family are nomads so I grew up with animals such yaks, goats, sheep and horses. I have a big family – my parents, six read more →

Why I came here!

By Motomi Sugita  /  April 4, 2013

My name is Motomi Sugita. My friends call me Gen, it’s my nickname.  In Japan, I have some jobs, mainly my job is as a painter, but its not enough to earn a living so I have another job.  Before coming to India, I worked in a guest house as read more →