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At 90, His Holiness the Dalai Lama Embodies What the 21st Century Can Be—Conscious, Compassionate, and Peaceful

This July felt historic—spiritually, emotionally, and politically. On July 2, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama affirmed the continuation of the Dalai Lama institution, declaring that the 15th Dalai Lama will be born in the free world. That announcement, coming straight from him, felt deeply reassuring. It honored the heartfelt appeals of Tibetans and global followersContinue reading “At 90, His Holiness the Dalai Lama Embodies What the 21st Century Can Be—Conscious, Compassionate, and Peaceful”

Rethink Sino-Tibet policy for India’s survival, conference panelists say

This article originally appeared in Phayul.com on December 20, 2010. http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=28791   The conference on ‘Rethinking India’s Sino-Tibet’ policy affirmed that its time India look them (China) in the eye on Tibet issue.   New Delhi- The world’s largest democracy may be basking in the incontrovertible feat achieved in its 63 years of independence: its transition fromContinue reading “Rethink Sino-Tibet policy for India’s survival, conference panelists say”

Exile – the Nursery of Nationalism

This article appeared in the April 2013 edition of  Seminar magazine. http://www.india-seminar.com/2013/644/644_dhardon_sharling.htm “There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one’s native land.” ( Euripides, 431 B.C.)   SINCE the beginning of the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1949, approximately 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed, a figure denied by the ChineseContinue reading “Exile – the Nursery of Nationalism”