Arts and Culture - Tibet post International

Peace and Freedom Through Music, Poem and Documentaries

Mumbai, India: -Nitesh Mohanty of The Root - a company that platforms artistic expression with a social agenda - reports on 2 Days for Tibet, a cultural evening he organized in association with Friends of Tibet, which ran from November 9 to 10 at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

New Book Documents Life and Culture on the Plateau of Tibet

Dharamshala, India: - A new book Tibet: Culture on the Edge, by award-winning American photographer Phil Borges, documents the environmental, developmental and cultural issues of the Tibetan Plateau.

Folk Music Soars in Exile: A Dedication to the People of Tibet

London: The soaring melodies of Tibetan folk music have blessed not just the ears of those living in the land of snows. The Tibetan community in exile based in London have been fortunate enough to enjoy the rich vocals and melodic harmonies of Tibetan musicians, with performances by a trio of Tibetan performers, who have all come from Eastern Tibet's Amdo region.

"Tibetan Culture Still So Relevant Today:" Library Director Geshe Lhakdor

Dharamshala: The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) was founded in 1970 by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and the library began functioning in 1971. Buddhist and Tibetan scholars, students, researchers, and interested travelers come from all corners of the world to access this resource. Ms. Colleen McKown, a staff writer of The Tibet Post International talked with Ven. Lhakdor, the director of LTWA.

Tibetan Author Launches Second Book 'Ghost Writer' in Exile

Dharamshala: - It has almost been a year since Gendun Tsering, a 24 year old environmental activist and writer, fled from his motherland and staggered through the Himalayas to India, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-exile.

Tibetan Artist Transports Twenty Tonnes of soil from Tibet to India

Dharamshala: - The Tibetan contemporary artist Tenzing Rigdol has transported 20,000 kg of soil from Tibet to Dharamshala, northern India, to build a site-specific installation.

Peak Art: A Contemporary Tibetan Art Gallery in Dharamshala

Dharamshala: - Culture is an indispensable tool in the expression of both personal and collective identity. The Tibetan culture in particular is increasingly fractured as it is suspended without geographical grounding, and the identities of Tibetans living in exile as well as those who remain in Tibet teeter on precarious footing. By keeping the practice of Tibetan art alive, contemporary artists preserve the hope that Tibetan culture will be upheld by future generations, whether living in exile or in Tibet, while building artistic and cultural bridges into the future.