Dharamshala: - The Department of Religion and Culture (DRC) in collaboration with Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) has organised a two-week modern 'Science Workshop for Monks and Nuns' at Palpung Sherabling Monastery, Bir, from 18 August.
8,000-year-old mutation helps Tibetans with high altitude land
Dharamshala: - A study led by researchers from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States has discovered the genetic reason that Tibetans can live without medical complications on the Himalayan Plateau of Tibet, which has an average elevation of 14,800 feet.
Sarah Tibetan college marks 16th founding anniversary
Dharamshala: - The College for Higher Tibetan Studies successfully marked its 16thfounding anniversary on 14th Aug 2014.
Tibetan admin. releases guidelines for sexual assault free society
Dharamshala: - The Tibetan administration admonished Tibetans in exile — "Sexual Assault Free Tibetan Society" — as it released guidelines designed to pre-empt sexual assault cases in the Tibetan community.
Research on the monk who wrote a world geography
London: - Research by Lobsang Yongdan, a PhD candidate in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cmabridge on a Tibetan text might alter the standard description of Tibet being 'isolated', 'mysterious' and not knowing what lay beyond their borders before the 20th Century.
New Oral history of Tibetan elders from South India
Dharamshala: - February 3, 2014 - The Tibet Oral History Project (TOHP) successfully accomplished its mission in the Bylakuppe and Hunsur Tibetan Settlements by videotaping 25 oral histories from December 22 to January 6, 2014.
Exiled Tibetan women's symposium held in New Delhi
New Delhi, February 4, 2014: The two-day symposium organized by Tibetan Women's Association was held at India International Centre, New Delhi, the capital of India on February 3 and 4.
New Book Reveals Tibetan Struggles in India
Dharamshala: - Preserving our history has long been a priority for the Tibetan community, but the experiences of newcomers starting life over in India is one story largely untold until now. Drawing from a blend of personal observations, lively conversations, and research, Pauline MacDonald's new book Dharamsala Days/Dharamsala Nights breaks the silence by providing a voice for elements of Tibetan society that are often ignored.
Sikyong of Tibet praises Basic Education Policy’s progress
Dharamshala, January 10 – Standing at a podium within the lower Tibetan Children's Village school, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay offered words of support and hope to a crowd gathered at the 6th Tibetan General Conference on Education. "Education is the only means through which Tibetans can improve our human resources and capacity for the administration as well as the Tibetan cause."
What 21st century Buddhists need to do is study: His Holiness
Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 2 January 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet met with a group of more than a hundred neo-Buddhists and a group of Bhutanese.
Harness women power to human power: Mani Shankar Aiyar
New Delhi, December 31, 2013: - The week-long leadership program titled 'Tibetan Women's Advanced Leadership Training' (TWALT), the 4th in the series, concluded Tuesday at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.