(TibetanReview.net, Dec09, 2018) – Choenyi Woser* suggests that not only is the exile Tibetan democratic process fundamentally flawed but also that the recent amendment of the electoral law by the Tibetan parliament in exile has made it even more...
By Puntsok Tsering Duechung*
(TibetanReview.net, Dec06, 2018) – I was repeatedly given to hear from my mother during my days as a child living in Tibet concerning my uncle Palden Gyatso-la of Panam Gadong Bhelre that during the period he...
Rob Hogendoorn* points out how alleged sexual misbehaviour of a few Tibetan Buddhist masters based in the West is a legitimate concern with regard to the public image of Tibetan Buddhism and suggests that the Dalai Lama has led...
(TibetanReview.net, Oct14, 2018)
Dear Sir,
Regarding the article published in Tibetan Review on September 16th, 2018, “Top Tibetan Buddhist leaders to hear sex abuse allegations against lamas in the West?” in which Lama Kunzang Dorje (M. Robert Spatz) is mentioned, we...
By Dr B Tsering*
Introduction
An early and tactful advent of schools for Tibetan children in-exile is at the heart of Tibetan refugees' success story. Considerable improvements have been made in education resources (both human and material) under the leadership of...
By Palden Sonam*
(TibetanReview.net, Jul14, 2018) – In the murky politics of China, it is a challenge for scholars and policymakers to decipher the meaning and motive of official speeches and documents. What the party leaders said or revealed to...
by Wangpo Tethong1
There is a widespread perception that the main cause of the 2008 uprising (or “unrest,” as it is named by some authors) was feelings of discrimination and an urge for free expression, especially among young people in...
By Choekyi Lhamo*
(TibetanReview.net, Jun16, 2018) – The 5th International Rangzen Conference (May 23rd-25th) and the first International Umaylam Conference (May 26th-31st), both held in Dharamsala this year, saw the participation of a large number of Tibetan students. The question...
By Paljor Tsarong
Lha-nga Tseten Namgyal (Tsenamla) recently passed away on April 18, 2018. He was a brave patriotic man who took part in underground political activities against the Chinese even before 1959. After almost 20 years of hard life...
This article appeared in the Special Issue 2015 edition of the Tibetan Review.
By Professor Yeshi Choedon
Thank you very much for inviting me to participate in this symposium in memory of the great Professor Dawa Norbu-la. I first met him at...