Dharamshala — "I have no regrets and no more wishes. My soul purpose of coming to India has also been fulfilled time and again. I had the opportunity to have personal audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama which is a dream come true," said 77 year old Sonam Damdul, a resident of Jampaling Elder Home in Dharamshala.
Principal shares about changing times and Tibetan identity in exile
Bylakuppe Tibetan Children's Village Principal and students on changing times and Tibetan identity. In a series of special features, TPI journalist Tashi Choekyi reports from India's largest Tibetan settlement, Bylakuppe, in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Tibetan women share their love for football after 2nd Tournament
Dharamshala, June 7, 2017— Today I had the opportunity to witness the exhibition match played between the girls of the TVC school and other students from different parts of India who had been invited to showcase their skills for the final selection of the Tibetan girls football team.
After the invasion of Tibet: Re-establishment of Sera Monastery in-Exile
Bylakuppe, South India — Part three: The re-establishment of Sera Jey Monastery in India after the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the chain of teacher and disciple's love for learning is prevailing at a great level.
Jampa, an 88-year old Tibetan man shares his stories about Tibet
Jampa is currently 88 years old. After the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, he with his fellow Tibetan monks from Sera monastery in Lhasa fled to India. He shares his story about Tibet and experiences of living in exile with Ms Choekyi, a reporter of the TPI.
Central Tibetan Administration office on society, economy and identity
Bylakuppe, South India — In a series of special features, TPI journalist Tashi Choekyi reports from India's largest Tibetan settlement, Bylakuppe, in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
11th Tibetan College Students' Conference held in Varanasi, UP, India
Varanasi — The 11th Tibetan college students' conference was held at the Central University for Tibetan Studies, originally called Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, in Sarnath, Varanasi, India.
Sikyong opens new residential building for Tibetan ex-political prisoners
Dharamshala — Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today inaugurated 'Druzin Gatsel' a new Tibetan residential building for former Tibetan political prisoners at MecLeod Ganj, Dharamshala on 22 February 2017.
'We need to tap potential of half our population:' Palkyi on women
New York, USA — At the first ever Tibetan Women's Empowerment Conference held in Queens, New York October 8th and 9th, Tenzin Palkyi delivered an important talk on Gender, Feminism and Women's Empowerment. The following has been taken directly:
Tibetan Education and the Future of the Tibetan Youth
Dharamshala — In an interview, one of the education officers of the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration told TPI a bit of the Department's work and her views on the future of Tibet. She spoke on condition of anonymity, so we will be referring to her as Tenzom.
Earning Geshema degrees marks a turning point for Buddhist nuns: TNP
Dharamshala — "Earning the Geshema degrees marks a turning point for the nuns," the Tibetan Nuns Project said adding that "this degree will make them eligible to assume various leadership roles in the monastic and lay communities."