The Four Principal Commitments of the Dalai Lama: 1. To promote the cultivation of warm-heartedness and human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline leading to world peace and happiness. 2. To encourage harmony among the world's

Lovely piece by Natalie Mayroth for taz on the #DalaiLama90 celebrations, and an honour to be quoted alongside a wide range of voices from the Tibetan exile community and India. I reflected on how, even after stepping down from his political role in 2011, the Dalai Lama

‘Why Do You Want The Headache of Two #DalaiLamas,’ #PenpaTsering, the political head of the Central Tibetan Administration, tells Lhendup G Bhutia openthemagazine.com/feature/why-do…

Film Festival in Dharamshala from 8-9 July 2025

I’ll be speaking tonight about why the discussion around Dalai Lama’s reincarnation must accommodate India’s relations with #Tibet and the community in #exile outside, and move outside the narrow geopolitical prism of Sino-Indian relations—and why we should take a clear position

I spoke to Hindustan Times on issues related to the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and how China has politicised it. I need to reframe my first response by stating that from the Fifth Dalai Lama onwards, the institution became a political one. youtu.be/BXDTkOSLS-g?si…

C. S. Lewis understood

“Ironical that an atheist nation like China wants to interfere in Dalai Lama succession”: says ⁦Sujeet Kumar 🇮🇳⁩ - MPs across party lines are collecting signatures to petition Union government for a Bharat Ratna for the Dalai Lama - thehindu.com/news/national/…

The report “When they came to take our Children” by Tibet Action Institute was released today at New Delhi🇮🇳 It was graced by presence of Shri Sujeet Kumar 🇮🇳, Shri Khrinmey Ji, Mr. Amitabh Mathur, Gyen Dr. Gyal Lo la and Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Dorjee Tsetan la. The event was jointly organised by

This week on #NLHafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree, Anand Vardhan, and Shardool Katyayan शार्दूल कात्यायन are joined by Amitabh Tiwari, along with Swati Chawla, Ph.D. to discuss Bihar electoral revision, Dalai Lama and the future of Tibetan movement newslaundry.com/2025/07/12/haf…

My pitch for supporting independent media and public-interest journalism— such as Himal Southasian, newslaundry, and TheNewsMinute. I don’t always agree with their editorial stance, but I am glad to support grassroots journalism, deeply researched podcasts, and discussions where

We invite applications to “When the Land Remembers”, a writing residency that brings together indigenous women from across Nepal to reflect, remember, and reimagine their relationship with land, water, forest, and home. English and Nepali forms here - linktr.ee/thepomelo

Declaration of the Conference on Celebrating Glorious 90 Years of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama – Spiritual Wisdom and Global Relevance hosted by the International Buddhist Confederation at Ashok Hotel, New Delhi on 13 July 2025.

No country has done more for the Dalai Lama and #Tibetans in exile than India. Equally— and this is not said as often— no host nation has been touched as profoundly by the moral presence and public service of its guests as India, particularly in the #Himalaya, has from the

Absolutely. Both need to be voiced equally. I’d written about the long legacy of reciprocal service by #Tibetans in exile (esp the TCV schools in the #Himalayan regions) for the The Times Of India on Dalai Lama’s 88th birthday; it’s even truer today. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/w…