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Article Archive for December 2010

Tethong’s words still ring true, five years later
Tenzin Pema  |  Tuesday, Dec 21, 2010  |  3 Comments
Tethong’s words still ring true, five years later

“The cause of Tibet, truly much greater and more significant than our individual lives,
will surely outlive us all and be ultimately redeemed.”
Tethong Tenzin Namgyal, 2006
As the Kalon Tripa battle waged on, I decided to look …

Phantom Warriors of 1971
Unsung Tibetan Guerrillas
Manas Paul  |  Monday, Dec 20, 2010  |  One Comment
Phantom Warriors of 1971

Forty years ago in 1971 on a cool and scary November 14 night in Chittagong a Pakistani sniper of Special Service Group perched silently on his hidden location near his camp felt he saw a …

Strawberrry Fields in Himalayan Snow
Remembering John Lennon at Dharamshala
Jamyang Norbu  |  Friday, Dec 10, 2010  |  One Comment

I remember the exact night, thirty years ago, when I heard John Lennon had been murdered. I was in the hall of the kashag (the Tibetan cabinet) building in Dharamshala, at a benefit dance for …

Why I Support Tenzin Namgyal Tethong for Kalon Tripa
Tenpa Gashi  |  Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010  |  9 Comments
Why I Support Tenzin Namgyal Tethong for Kalon Tripa

I have been noticing recently during my discussions with my friends, relatives, and fellow Tibetans that there is a real lack of understanding regarding my candidate for Kalon Tripa. Some know him as a person …