Articles by Bhuchung D. Sonam
Poet/writer, was born in Tibet. In exile he studied in TCV School, Dharamsala. His books include Dandelions of Tibet, Conflict of Duality, Songs from a Distance and Muses in Exile: An Anthology of Tibetan Poetry.
It is basic human nature to accuse, name-call and to use strange analogies when you have an internal crisis that cannot be solved. Beijing has been under the spell of this abnormal behaviour for a …
Nineteen ninety-one was a landmark for the Tibetan diaspora. That year 1000 Tibetans left for the US as a part of the Washington’s resettlement project for Tibetan refugees living in India, Nepal and Bhutan. I …
Remembering Tsangyang Gyatso, Gendun Choephel, Dhondup Gyal,
Tsering Wangyal, Dawa Norbu and others
I am a dog
A Tibetan dog from Kyegu
A few days before the earth shook
And the mountains rumbled —
sky darkened
storm thundered
dust rained.
In the night when all were asleep
I saw them on the march
Deities, gods, goddesses, angels …
Nangma as a genre of music became popular and widespread during the reign of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, when his able regent, Sangye Gyatso, along with his cabinet ministers, frequently enjoyed and patronised nangma songs and artistes.
The time was 8 a.m. on 1 May 1984. All the members of the Tibetan Music, Dance and Drama Society, even the gatekeeper, were in the shrine room reciting invocations and prayers — dedicated to …
Review of Free Tibet by Pramod Wadnerkar
Published by Step by Step Publisher, New Delhi
Pages 399
Tibet has always enchanted travellers, writers, soul seekers, missionaries and adventurers since the ancient times. As a result a large number …
The death of Ngabo Ngawang Jigme has stirred emotions on both sides of the Himalayas. While the official Chinese media carried flowery obituaries and praised him for his contributions to the Motherland, the Kashag of …
LIKE GOLD THAT FEARS NO FIRE − New Writing From Tibet
Publisher: International Campaign for Tibet
Year: 2009
Price: —
Jamyang Kyi hastily brushed her teeth, put on her clothes and dashed out of her house without having breakfast. …
Nights have been rough during these past few weeks. I have been having nightmares – a man in elaborate headgear on a black horse sends his arrows whistling towards me. “He wants to kill me! …
