Finding Meaning in my Life
By Christina Herden / November 17, 2014
Volunteer job at Lha: Researcher and tutor What is the purpose of my life? Why am I not happy even though I have a great education, a successful career, and an abundant income? These are the questions I asked myself six months ago, just before quitting my job, selling all read more →
Testimony by a Self-immolation Protest Survivor
November 17, 2014
This article was published by Free Tibet * on November 14. The testimony was broadcast in Tibetan by Radio Free Asia and translated into English by Free Tibet’s research partner, Tibet Watch. For safety reasons, the voice of the self-immolator was disguised in the broadcast and the reporter does not read more →
Practising Buddhism
By Sonam Dolma / November 14, 2014
My name is Sonam Dolma. I was born in Tibet. Now I am 24 years old. In 2011 I came to India from Tibet. The reason why I came here was that I couldn’t practice Buddhism and couldn’t learn the Tibetan language in Tibet. Moreover, I couldn’t visit His Holiness read more →
A Lucky Girl
By Tenzin Yealh / November 14, 2014
Hi my friends, my name is Tenzin Yealh. I am a lucky girl in my family. I was born in Tibet, Khampa. I have five family members. My father does work in a business and my mother does house work. I am very happy to be born into a loving read more →
From Nomad to Monk to Translator….
By Thinley Woeser / November 14, 2014
My name is Thinley Woeser. I was born in a small nomadic family in Tibet. I didn’t get the opportunity to go to school when I was a child, but I was able to learn the Tibetan language from my father. I was not like I am today because I read more →
Improving Education
By Sonam Tenzin / November 11, 2014
Hi, I am Sonam Tenzin from Jammu and Kashmir. I was born in a small village at the northern part of India. That village is very poor in education because we don’t have a good facility in any field from the Government. Even, we don’t have a road to my read more →
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 →