On March 12, 1959, two days after the March 10 uprising in the Tibetan capital, thousands of Tibetan women took to the streets of Lhasa, demanding freedom and protested against the illegal occupation of Tibet by the Chinese regime. Tibetans observe the day as Tibetan Women’s Uprising day.
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Chess is a game played in silence. And for Dawa Tenzin, that silence has always felt like home.
Born to Tibetan refugee parents in India, he lost both his parents at a tender age. Cared for by his aunt, he was admitted to Ngoenga School for Tibetan children with special needs. Today, he works at Exile Creations Private Limited, a Tibetan glass beads handicraft centre.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSHALA 22 Sept: Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx, owned by Chinese company Anta and renowned Chinese pyrotechnic artist Cai Guo-Qiang issued public apologies on Sunday after facing fierce backlash for staging a high altitude fireworks display at over 5,500 meters in Shigatse, occupied Tibet, with environmentalists and rights groups condemning the spectacle as reckless destruction of one of the world’s most climate sensitive ecosystems.
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 28 Aug: Palrabling Tibetan refugee settlement in Dhobi, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, was once again struck by flooding on Tuesday afternoon following a cloudburst in Fojal village, located upstream of the settlement.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 22 May: China is facing a “credibility crisis” in cultivating loyal Tibetan leaders within occupied Tibet, as part of its efforts to gain the trust of the Tibetan people by proxies to legitimise its colonial rule, says advocacy group, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 28 April: Tibetan film ‘Four River Six Ranges’ written and directed by Tibetan filmmaker, Shenpen Khymsar, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival’s best soundtrack award in a feature film on 26th April (US standard Time).
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