Interviews

Tibetan MP Candidates Call for Active Campaigning, Public Debates Ahead of 2026 Elections

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DHARAMSALA, 3 Dec: Three candidates for the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPIE) held a press conference today at the Dharamsala Tibetan Settlement Office Hall in McLeod Ganj, aiming to stimulate discourse within the Tibetan democratic polity. The candidates expressed serious concern that the exile community has remained largely indifferent and silent since the official start of the election process two months ago.

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Through Her Mother’s Ears: Tsering Wangmo Dhompa on Exile, Memory and Tibetan Stories

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A trailblazer whose writing spans fluidly between poetry and prose, nonfiction and memoir, Tsering Wangmo Dhompa needs no introduction. 

Born in exile and having lived across multiple countries, she is a memory keeper. She says her mother is her “guiding star” and that she often “listens with her mother’s ears” as she explores themes of exile, diaspora, and cultural memory.

Currently, an Associate Professor at Villanova University,  her notable literary works include the poetry collections Rules of the House (2002), In the Absent Everyday (2005), My Rice Tastes Like the Lake (2011) and Revolute (2021). Beyond poetry, she has authored the nonfiction book A Home in Tibet (2014) and, more recently, The Politics of Sorrow: Unity and Allegiance Across Tibetan Exile.

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