I first learnt about Tibet and Tibetan culture while researching for a journalism project in college in 2013. Since then, I have been a regular visitor to the New Aruna Nagar Colony in Majnu ka tilla in Delhi. Over the years, I learnt a lot through osmosis, so when the opportunity to write for Contact and raise awareness about the culture presented itself, I immediately wrote to the editor!
I wrote for Contact throughout 2020, spanning news about political developments and environmental justice concerns, among other events. All of the work was done remotely, owing to the pandemic. It’s bittersweet to see the magazine close down in its current form. That said, I cannot wait to see what the future will bring and whether a new form of Contact will emerge. It is always good to keep reinventing yourself and adapt with the changing times, so it is exciting to see how Lha will carve a new path for itself. I look forward to finding out, and maybe even contributing to a new avatar of Contact.
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