Exile

DHARAMSALA, APRIL 20: The 23rd Annual Shoton Festival commonly known as the Tibetan Opera Festival to celebrate the age-old tradition of Ache Lhamo (Tibetan Opera) began today at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, April 12: Swedish authorities have charged a 49-year-old Tibetan man with espionage for spying on fellow Tibetan refugees in Sweden and Norway for the Chinese government, according to various media reports.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, April 10: DYSA Mundgod won the 24th Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup tournament after defeating Gangtok FC in the final match of the tournament played today at Dickyi Larsoe Tibetan settlement in Bylakuppe.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, April 10: Tibet Forum-Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) hosted the 4th Prof Dawa Norbu Memorial Lecture on April 9 in New Delhi to commemorate the works of the late Prof Dawa Norbu and to reinvigorate Tibet as an important academic field of study.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, April 1 : Thousands of Tibetans and supporters gathered at the courtyard of the Tsug-lag-khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj yesterday as the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) kicked off its year-long ‘Thank You India’ campaign to mark 60 years of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s arrival in India.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 30: Tibetans in Dharamsala accorded a warm welcome to the leaders and participants of the Padayatra, March from Chutangmo in Tawang to Tezpur in Assam to commemorate the 60th year of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s journey from Tibet to India, as they arrived at the main square in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala today.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 30: The Indian government is said to have lifted the travel restriction it has imposed on the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje from visiting Sikkim.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 28: ‘Give a hand to free Tibet’, a project initiated by ART at WORK, a Germany-based international art initiative,  marked its 20th anniversary with an interactive exhibition at the Martyrs Pillar located near the main gate of the Dalai Lama Temple here in McLeod Ganj.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 28: Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) today released a music video titled ‘Thank You India’ and three sets of books at a press conference held at the Kashag Secretariat hall here in Gangchen Kyishong.