My Time in Mcleod Ganj
By Nate Richter / May 29, 2013
Volunteer Job at Lha: Assistant teacher “The goal is still Dharamsala”; out of a journal entry of mine from early in the year. The attraction to Dharamsala (Mcleod Ganj) took root when I first learned of the Tibetan community in exile there, and from various backpackers I had met over the read more →
Son of the Mountains
By Jenny James / May 22, 2013
Nima Tshering is a mountaineer and trekking guide. Follow him into the mountains and you know that nothing will go wrong, he will show you the way and keep you safe and sort any problems before they happen. Nima walks with a steady mountaineer’s pace, sure footed and agile on read more →
“I really hope that even if you pass away, music will stay with you”
By Sarah Al-Bashati / May 19, 2013
Jamyang is the eldest of three brothers who form a Tibetan rock band called JJI Exile brothers. All of them where born in McLeodGanj, their parents came to India long time ago. During a winter holiday in the late nineties, the brothers started to make music and sing together with read more →
Reflections on Volunteering
By Francesca Leaf and Alfredo L Aguirre / April 28, 2013
Volunteer job at Lha: English Teachers and Grant writing We arrived in McLeod Ganj in the middle of the night. Having just finished a year living in Taiwan, we were completely unprepared for the cold. We stood at the bus stop shivering, in what we had previously thought were winter read more →
Unsung Hero
By Tenzin Tselha / April 25, 2013
On a lazy afternoon I met Angela, a reporter from Germany. She wanted to do a report on a Tibetan guerrilla (Chu-shi-kan-dru) and she asked me to help. This made me inspired by another freedom fighter from Kham. His name is Thupten and he is a hero who contributed, sacrificed and did read more →
Settling in McLeod
By Sarah Al-Bashtali / April 25, 2013
“Here at Moonpeak Espresso, we offered the first real espresso in McLeod Ganj”, Ashwini Bhatia tells with a little smile, “Now you can find it everywhere.” Sixteen years ago, Mr. Bhatia, trekking in the region, arrived in McLeod Ganj and immediately felt it might be his place to settle down. read more →
“Nothing Lasts Forever”
By Topden / April 22, 2013
It was a sunny morning in November 1993 when I walked up the long zigzag stairs at Dharamshala bus station, carrying a heavy green bag and accompanied by my 10 year old younger sister and many other new Tibetan arrivals. I was sent to SOS Tibetan Childrens Village Suja school read more →
“If you just sit at home and pray, nothing will happen”
By Sarah Al-Bashtali / April 17, 2013
Tamding is an artist, singer, political activist and tattooist. He does political tattoos for free in his studio in McLeod Ganj. “But I won`t just give it to anyone”, Tamding says with a serious look upon his face. “First you have to prove that you really know about what’s going read more →
Welcome to Dharamsala!
By Lukar Sham, Acting President, The Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet* / April 12, 2013
I do not feel comfortable welcoming guests and tourists to Dharamsala, like a local or an Indian citizen would. The sole reason being, I am also a guest myself in India. I am after all an escapee from my own land and nation. Nevertheless, Dharamsala is an important tourist attraction read more →
I was born a Buddhist
By Tenzin Younten / April 12, 2013
I was born a Buddhist, my parents are Buddhist and so were my schoolmates and friends. When you were in school you just follow what was told. Then time goes by, you get older, start learning new ideas and getting to know the importance of many different things. And in read more →