“Peace Flags in the Wind” Comes to Dharamsala
By Contact Staff / August 1, 2012
When Miami-based middle school teacher, Joseph Vasile, set out for Dharamsala he came with a mission. Bringing a passion for teaching to Lha’s conversation classes, he also brought with him “Peace Flags in the Wind,” a large-scale art installation begun by Vasile in his own classroom back in the US. read more →
“Flame of Truth” Relay Makes Way Through Dharamsala
By Contact Staff / July 30, 2012
As the Olympic torch makes its way toward London and the 2012 Summer Games, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) has organized a worldwide “Flame of Truth” Relay sponsored by United Nations for a Free Tibet. The relay began on 6 July, the birthday of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, and will read more →
Kalon Tripa Visits Australia, USA
By Contact Staff / July 24, 2012
Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Tibet’s Prime Minister, or Kalon Tripa, has recently visited Australia and the United States. On his first official visit to Australia, from 24 June to 1 July, he visited Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and participated in more than 40 public engagements. Throughout the visit Dr. Sangay read more →
CTA to Take Control of Tibetan Schools Across India
By Contact Staff / July 24, 2012
For over 40 years, schools for Tibetan children have been funded and run by the Indian government’s Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA). Currently, the CTSA operates 71 schools for nearly 8,000 students in Tibetan communities all over India. If all goes according to plan, however, this will all change by read more →
Pranab Mukherjee Elected 13th President of India
By Contact Staff / July 24, 2012
UPA (United Progressive Alliance) presidential candidate and former minister of finance, defense and external affairs, Pranab Mukherjee, has defeated his rival P. A. Sangma of the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) to become the 13th President of India. Mr. Mukherjee won by a resounding margin of 69 percent of the votes, read more →
H.H. the Dalai Lama Celebrates 77th Birthday in Dharamsala
By Contact Staff / July 20, 2012
As the morning of 6 July dawned over McLeod Ganj, thousands gathered in the courtyard of the Tsuglhakang Temple to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday. This special celebration, the first observance of the Dalai Lama’s birthday after his retirement from political power last August, was planned with read more →
Bhuchung D. Sonam Releases New Book, “Yak Horns”
By Contact Staff / July 19, 2012
Named by some as “the voice of a new generation of Tibetans in exile,” writer and poet Bhuchung D. Sonam has released a new book titled “Yak Horns: Notes on Contemporary Tibetan Writing, Music, Film, and Politics.” Launched publicly in Dharamsala on 15 July at Jimmy’s Italian Restaurant, the event read more →
Tibet Women’s Football Celebrates Successes as it Plans for Future
By Contact Staff / July 12, 2012
For the first time in history, a football program for Tibetan women has begun operation in Dharamsala. Working under the banner of the Tibetan National Sports Association, the program was founded in October 2011 to serve as a tool for the empowerment of Tibetan women in the refugee community. Currently read more →
Dalai Lama’s Envoys Resign Over Stalled Talks with China
By Contact Staff / June 30, 2012
The two representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama who had been in talks with Chinese officials on the future of Tibet since 2002 have resigned as of 1 June. In their formal resignation letter, Special Envoy Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen cited the “deteriorating situation inside Tibet read more →
Self-Immolations Continue in Midst of China Crackdown
By Contact Staff / June 30, 2012
On the afternoon of 20 June, Tenzin Khedup, 24, and Ngawang Norphel, 22, walked to the center of a busy street in Dzatoe, Qinghai Province, carrying the banned Tibetan national flag. Calling out for freedom in Tibet, waving the flags and shouting for the return of the Dalai Lama, the read more →