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Article Archive for January 2011

Vital Lessons from Urgent Times
Bhuchung D. Sonam  |  Monday, Jan 31, 2011  |  One Comment
Vital Lessons from Urgent Times

As I write this the long and apparently tech-savvy hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are busy making sure that no news of the great mass uprisings taking place around the world gets through …

Why Not Indian Tibetans?
Tenpa Gashi  |  Sunday, Jan 30, 2011  |  2 Comments
Why Not Indian Tibetans?

Even before this legal battle was waged and won by one of our own (I would like to call it a watershed moment), Namgyal Dolkar Lhagyari, I have had numerous discussions on this very subject …

Rethinking Katri – A Legal Battle?
Palden Gyal  |  Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011  |  2 Comments
Rethinking Katri – A Legal Battle?

The concept of democracy in exiled Tibetan community is as old as the history of exile itself. The parliamentary model of exile government is based on the principle of the “balance of power” that in …

The Namgyal Shastri Barbecue Grill
Tenpa Gashi  |  Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011  |  2 Comments
The Namgyal Shastri Barbecue Grill

So, you think you are a politician? That should be the name of his show keeping it on par with all the primetime show running these days on the television but for some odd reason …

Misunderstanding Kundun’s Message
Tenpa Gashi  |  Thursday, Jan 6, 2011  |  2 Comments

There has been a lot of brouhaha about the recent Kundun’s pronouncement that he might possibly seek to relieve himself of the political and administrative duties in the next six months, which is to say …

Seeking the Power of the Powerless
Jamyang Norbu  |  Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011  |  2 Comments

It’s almost the end of the year now, and nearly two months since Aung San Suu Kyi was released, but I haven’t quite gotten over the dopamine rush of that event. I’ve been waiting a …