The Quiet Leadership of Tenzin Taklha: Admired for His Heart, Revered...
Tenzin Taklha stands as a compelling example of dedication, integrity, and quiet leadership in today’s complex global landscape.
From False Promises to Forced Control: 60 Years of the TAR
September 9, 2025 marks 60 years since China formally established the so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR), which covers only about half of Tibet. Chinese state media celebrates, but Tibetans have little to rejoice about.
The Lost Tibetan Kingdom of Guge and Its Sacred Bond with...
The Lost Tibetan Guge Kingdom was no ordinary polity. It was a spiritual citadel, a cradle of renaissance, and a forgotten bridge between Tibet, India, and the sacred heart of the Himalayas. Towering from the windswept cliffs of western Tibet, Guge once served Gang Rinpoche (Mount Kailash) not merely as a neighbor, but as its steward and protector.
Remembering Tiananmen Square: A Nation’s Wound That Never Healed
Thirty-five years ago, on June 4, 1989, Beijing’s Tiananmen Square became the site of a state-sanctioned massacre. What began as a peaceful student-led movement calling for democracy, transparency, and basic freedoms ended in bloodshed under the treads of Chinese tanks and the gunfire of the People’s Liberation Army.
30 Years Of Silence: The Abduction Of The 11th Panchen Lama...
On May 17, 1995, the Chinese government abducted a six-year-old Tibetan boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, just three days after His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama officially recognized him as the 11th Panchen Lama—the second-highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism. Since that day, he has not been seen in public. Tomorrow marks 30 years of his disappearance, and still, the world waits for answers.
China Expands Large-Scale Afforestation Project in Tibet Amid Strategic Concerns
The project reflects China’s broader policy approach in Tibet, where environmental campaigns are often integrated with infrastructure expansion, regional development planning, and long-term state consolidation efforts across the plateau.
Beyond Sensationalism: Why One Controversial Narrative Cannot Define Tibetan Culture or...
Tibet must be understood through history, scholarship, lived experience, and the voices of Tibetans themselves.
US Calls on China to Release Panchen Lama Abducted in 1995
The US State Department on May 18 urged China to release a prominent Tibetan religious figure who was abducted along with his family in 1995 after being recognized by the exiled Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama.
