Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Karmapa’s Birthday

June 27, 2019;

The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjee, head of the 900 year old Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and one of Tibet’s highest-ranking religious figures turned 34 and his birthday was celebrated across the Tibetan exile world – and in Tibet, where a celebratory concert in Chengdu was kept low-key to avoid confrontation with the Chinese regime. In Sikkim the Chief Minister and Ministers attended a celebration in Gantok.

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