Facts on Record: The Second Fact-Finding Delegation, 1980
OPINION
After witnessing a video commentary on the second fact-finding delegation sent by His Holiness the Dalai Lama which toured Tibet from 1 May 1980,...
As I Saw It: Why a daytime candlelight vigil?
OPINION
Palden Sonam* is piqued by the phenomenon of candlelight vigils being held when the sun is still up, and therefore in broad daylight, and asks...
A Flame That Does Not Go Out: Remembering Loga Rangzen and Thupten Ngodup
To Palden Gyal* this article is a personal and deeply moving reflection that links the self-immolations of Loga Rangzen la and Thupten Ngodup la—spanning...
Tibet Remains ‘Tibet’ Despite Tibet-Splittist Xi Jinping’s ‘Xizang’ Dicta
OPINION
Tenzing Chhodak* is amused that China can’t avoid using the name “Tibet” despite having supposedly made it a taboo in official usage.
When I first...
Knowledge as Hegemony: What the Cancellation of the IATS Conference Reveals
OPINION
In the backdrop of the recent cancellation of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) conference, which was scheduled to be in Kathmandu over...
Who Gets to Choose the Next Dalai Lama? A Sacred Tradition Caught in a Political Tug-of-War
OPINION
Ashu Maan* examines the escalating dispute between the exiled Dalai Lama’s Gaden Phodrang Trust and the Chinese government over who has the authority to...