Songs of freedom
By Robert Moffatt / April 1, 2013
Karma Lodue is a man on a mission. Ever since singing at the birthday celebration for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2000, he’s grown dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture in stories and folk songs. Known in musical circles simply as “Karma”, he’s often found performing in McLeod Ganj under read more →
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Dave’s Story
By Dave Wood / March 1, 2013
Job at Lha: Graphic Design After experiencing Delhi, and inhaling that first breath of busy, smoggy and thick Delhi air, volunteers arriving in Dharamsala, weary and heavy-eyed, will find themselves totally lost in the environment, atmosphere, and people. It is easy to slip into worn clichés when describing McLeod Ganj read more →
Perspectives on Dharamshala Life
By Tammy Winand / February 12, 2013
I have loved photography for as long as I can remember. I’ve also had a passion for foreign cultures, language, and travel since junior high school. It seems natural that at some point the two became intertwined. I arrived in India in autumn 2009, in McLeod Ganj at the end read more →
First Trip to India
By John Munoz / January 31, 2013
Job at Lha: Computer professional After reading various writings of H.H. The Dali Lama, and visiting the Shambala Center in Boulder, Colorado, I wanted to learn more about Tibetan Buddhism and volunteer to teach. Traveling to McLeod Ganj was the perfect way to do both. I decided to volunteer at read more →
Smiling Faces
By Jenny James / December 27, 2012
We were tired and jet-lagged when we arrived in McLeod Ganj after our journey from Southern Ireland, but awoke the next morning to the surprise of warm, bright sunshine, gleaming on the snow-covered peaks, as we opened the curtains to see our home for the next eight weeks. The forested read more →
Cherish Every Moment…
By Jenny James / November 29, 2012
Lost, depressed and alone three short years ago, my day to day experience of life was an excruciating and endless cycle of suffering. I was a boy trapped inside a man’s body. What else could I be? I’d never met a man, let alone spent enough time in the presence read more →
New Perspectives – Clear Vision Project
By Jenny James / October 30, 2012
Every year unknown numbers of Tibetans take the dangerous journey across the Himalayas in search of a better life and many of them will find a home free from Chinese oppression at McLeod Ganj. Among Indians and tourists, they will adjust to a different culture, but they will never forget read more →
Beyond First Impressions by Alejandro Penaloza Suarez
By Jenny James / September 14, 2012
Throughout the years, I have heard many names used to refer to McLeod Ganj – Little Lhasa, Dhasa, and most frequently, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. For many people in the United States, McLeod Ganj is known as one of the last places to find “authentic” Tibetan read more →
New Perspectives by Susie Lee
By Jenny James / August 24, 2012
As someone who’s never been to India before, my arrival in Dharamsala was a whirlwind of dynamic emotions and feelings. The moment I stepped off the bus, all of my senses were taken over by sounds, sights, smells and textures so unfamiliar to me that it seemed like I’d landed read more →