Article Archive for Year 2003
In rallying international support for the Tibetan cause, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has often said that he believes eventually the cause will bear fruit and be successful because the Tibetan people “have truth on …
Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land by Patrick French
Tibet, Tibet. The title of Patrick French’s latest book intrigued me. Vaguely suggestive of a biblical lament, it also hinted at a kind of patient reproach, of the sort that Sir Isaac Newton is said …
August 19, 2003. Dharamshala: The Friends of Tibet (India), yesterday held a poetry reading session which also marked the launch of a magazine Creative Resistance printed and published for Friends of Tibet (India) by its …
Enduring Phobias and Superstitions in Tibetan Society (Part 2)
In Satyajit Ray’s film, Ganashatru, an adaptation of Ibsen’s play, Enemy of the People, a doctor discovers that leaking sewers are contaminating a water source which is regarded as holy, and which attracts large number …
