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Commenting on the subject of language, lineage and the survival of Tibetan Buddhism under China’s assimilationist policies, Saurabh Chauhan* explores the impact of Beijing’s new ethnic unity law on Tibetan language, Buddhist transmission, and cultural survival.
There’s a quiet philosophical...
Tsering Passang*, the son of a Tibetan resistance veteran, writes from London on the recent recognition of former freedom fighters in Dharamsala, Britain’s historic ties with Tibet, and the duty of the diaspora and democratic nations to carry the...
Reporting on a session of a conference devoted to the science and practice of end-of-life care under the auspices of the state-level Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care, Palden Tsering* writes that while in Western medicine, a “good...
OPINION
If John Dewey, as the architect of progressive education, changed how the world understands education, Ama Jetsun Pema-la – through her decades of running the TCV schools under a holistic educational system which integrated academic learning, cultural preservation, emotional...
6 Levels of Remedial Measures
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Following Tenzin Norsang’s article titled "The Stick Must Stop: Ending Corporal Punishment in Our Tibetan Schools" (tibetanreview.net, Apr 11, 2026), Tenzing Rapgyal* explains how he has effectively dealt with errant students in a situation where...
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Tenzin Norsang* expresses dismay that despite an official policy against it, and a national philosophy of compassion, corporal punishment continues to be prevalent in exile Tibetan schools and urges administrators, teachers, parents, and everyone else concerned about it to...
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Ahead of the Tibetan public voting on Apr 26 to elect the 45-member, 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Tenzin Norbu* pitches for candidates who support the middle way policy for the sake of ensuring an orderly functioning of the...
OPINION
Professor Phuntsog* makes a striking observation, suggesting that the CCP employs a calculated strategy to manipulate public perception. While permitting the production and showcasing of Tibetan music and dance—the visible and surface-level aspects of culture, likened to the tip...
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The need to adopt a pro-active approach towards preserving the Tibetan national identity especially through the inculcation of linguistic skill has become ever more pressing today not only because of China’s ongoing coercive Sinicization drive in Tibet, which has...
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While international crises such as the ongoing war in Iran do not automatically change Tibet’s position, they reshape the system in which our future will be negotiated, and in periods of systemic adjustment, preparedness matters, writes Wangpo Tethong.*
In moments...
