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.

The Dalai Lama Taught Me That Believers Should Question

February 11, 2017

Youth Ki Azaaz, 11 February 2017 It is easy to believe someone who accept that they don’t know the answer to a question and answer the rest candidly with great humour. This is something that the 14th Dalai Lama did multiple times during a public talk in New Delhi’s Talkatora read more →

World Will Be Safer And More Peaceful If More Number Of Countries Are Led By Women: Dalai Lama

February 11, 2017

The Outlook, 11 February 2017 Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama batted for more women leadership saying that they will make the world more peaceful as women are more sensitive of other’s sufferings.  According to a report in The New Indian Express, he said that a woman has to play a key role read more →

Pearls of wisdom and moments of laughter with the Dalai Lama at JMC

February 10, 2017

Hindustan Times, 10 February 2017 The auditorium of Jesus and Mary College (JMC) was a jam packed space as His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered pearls of wisdom to the gen next. Addressing around 2,500 students, he spoke of oneness of humanity, religious harmony, and using technology for the betterment read more →

Telangana CS Reviews Arrangements for Dalai Lama’s Visit

February 8, 2017

Telangana Chief Secretary S.P. Singh on Tuesday reviewed arrangements for the two-day visit of spiritual leader Dalami Lama to Hyderabad. The review meeting was attended by senior officials from various departments. Dalai Lama will participate in various programmes on 11th and 12th February. During his visit, the spiritual leader will read more →

China should not be allowed to interfere with US academic freedom

February 7, 2017

International Campaign for Tibet statement on Chinese students objection to UC San Diego’s invitation to the Dalai Lama The objections raised by the University of California, San Diego chapter of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) about the University’s invitation to the Dalai Lama to be its commencement speaker read more →

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WHY I’M AGAINST MY CHINESE PEERS AT UCSD

February 6, 2017

The Triton, 6 February 2017 This letter is a response to “Chinese student organizations denounce Dalai Lama as commencement speaker.” I am a Chinese student from the University of Georgia. Here is a comment (in English) and a personal statement (in Chinese, I’m sure you have some people who read Chinese) read more →

China official says U.S. should stop using Dalai Lama to stir trouble: state media

February 4, 2017

Reuters –  Feb 4, 2017 The United States should stop using the Dalai Lama to create trouble for China, a senior Chinese official in charge of Tibet affairs told an influential state-run newspaper. It would bring no benefit to the U.S. but damage Sino-U.S. ties instead, the Global Times reported read more →

Dalai Lama to Speak at UC San Diego Commencement

February 4, 2017

By Lauren Holt – February 2, 2017 (San Diego Guardian) The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will be making two speaking appearances at UC San Diego for the start of his U.S. tour at the end of the academic year, the Office of the Chancellor announced this afternoon. His Holiness read more →

Will non-violent resistance ever work against communism?

February 3, 2017

Kapil Komireddi – spectator.co.uk – 4 February 2017 Why has the West been so indifferent to Tibet’s plight for so long? Should the Dalai Lama adopt a new strategy? Tibetans were once fabled warriors. Their empire, at the summit of its power in the eighth century, extended to northern India, read more →

Trump Administration will be favourable to Tibetan cause

February 3, 2017

India Today, PTI, 2 February 2017 Dharamsala (HP), Feb 2 (PTI) The Trump Administration will support the Tibet cause and continue to encourage dialogue between Beijing and representatives of Tibetan Government-in-Exile and the Dalai Lama, according to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) here. In a press statement today, CTA said read more →