Once I had a Home
Once I had a home / A paradise called Sun City Lhasa / Once I knew a peaceful moon and blue sky
To You from Exile
Since no cranes are left / I can only send my / Message with the winds; …
‘I Will Carry the Sky’
Review of book A Home in Tibet by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
Interpretations of our reality by outsiders telling fantastic tales have turned us into a mono-coloured one-size-fits-all single commodity.
A Barred Blessing
In the cold snowy mountains / In Tibet / Her nomad parents — / named her Tenzin / A privilege worth risking it all.
I am a terrorist
For as long as the West continues to play salesman rather than statesman, placing commercial opportunity above moral rectitude, Tsundue faces a solitary mission.
Memories of Lhasa
I miss Lhasa where / The undulating valleys and wide open plains / Are bedecked with a garland of green meadows and trees,
Must We Love the Party?
Whatever reasoning compelled the prime minister to make this statement, it has stretched the Middle Way policy to an extent where it makes absolutely no sense.
Make it a Burning Issue
The world media has given the Tibetan immolations the absolutely minimum attention it is possible to give to a major news story, without actually opening itself to the charge of deliberately and cynically ignoring the issue altogether.
Hu’s menacing dogs are they?
The bleak scenario in China, perhaps, is an opportunity for the Tibetans to renew their passion, recalibrate their strategies, and be even more focussed in their struggle for a free Tibet.
I heard someone in the street …
Poem by Tendor: I heard someone in the street say / This was the year when you lost
Two new films: Old Dog and The Sun-Beaten Path
Review of film Old Dog, The Sun-Beaten Path by Pema Tseden , Sonthar Gyal
The two films tell stories of everyday existence which are distinctively Tibetan stories, but which at the same time address universal themes of struggle and redemption without sentimentality or romanticization.
The future is here and the leader has seen it
Instead of begging His Holiness to lead us on, we must come forward and take up the challenge he is handing over to us, his children.
Jasmine is ’inharmonious’
The Jasmine rallies are likely to spread to other large cities. Popular protest, it seems, has finally reached the shores of China.
Vital Lessons from Urgent Times
The biggest lesson we can learn from witnessing these furious global uprisings for justice and equality is for us to have an organized resistance that can provide a clear vision and strategic direction.
An open letter to Wen Jiabao
It’s time the true wishes of the Chinese people be expressed. And there’s no one who can do it more effectively than you, Mr Wen.
Freedom of Tongue
Tibetan people’s way of life and their outlook towards the world is inextricably linked with Buddhism, which in turn is firmly linked with Tibetan language.
The Question of Linguistic Autonomy for Tibetans
If both the spoken and written language of a people die, then it is as if the entire population of that people has died and the people have been decimated.
Politics of the Prize
China’s condemnation of the Nobel Peace Prize claims that the Nobel Prize for Liu is a ’blasphemy’ and an ’insult’ to the Chinese people and is an imposition of Western values on China.
Banned Lyrics, Reactionary Songs
No matter how harshly Beijing imposes its crackdown on Tibetan lyrics, songs will be sung and music will flow from occupied Tibet.
Articulation and More
Articulate young activists are at the forefront in our struggle to skilfully stand up to the tyrannies of occupation with fortitude and honour.