Many of my non-Tibetan friends get quite disappointed when I say that I don’t do prayers, prostrations and other rituals. They wanted me, not only me, all Tibetans to be staunchly Buddhists; Continue reading →

A classroom is where the doors are shut and windows open. Continue reading →

Last year around this time, a television news channel quoted His Holiness the Dalai Lama as saying that he is willing for Tibet be a part of China. This shocked many Indians. Continue reading →

I have never been hated by anybody more than this dog: this dog barks at me with extra enthusiasm and aggression, making me a villain in front of the people lazing around in the neighbourhood. Continue reading →

In the bustling streets of Mcleod Ganj, an old pola went about making announcements on the microphone for a special prayer gathering the next morning. Continue reading →

It’s again the torture period for our four chosen Kalons as our parliament meets in September; MPs who are largely anonymous to the general public, have made it a culture to barbeque the administration, Continue reading →

The old amala rephrased her question: “I mean are you Amdo, or Khampa or Toepa?” Lobsang gave the same defiant answer again. In a brash tone he said “Tibet”. Continue reading →

The Chinese army officer sits on an old jerrycan with a wide nasty smile, legs stretched, cigarette in one hand; Continue reading →

My old-man friend refuses to believe that the “Inji” soldiers could inflict such violence on Iraqi prisoners, simply because as a refugee he has been sponsored all his life by an Inji, Continue reading →

Seven years back, around this time of the year, I was locked up in a cold prison cell in Lhasa. It is one of those rare stories of a Tibetan born and brought up in India, Continue reading →