A Tibetan plants a flag into some of the 20 tons of soil Tibetan soil brought to India by artist Tenzin Rigdol.
Protest of sacrifice: Twelve Tibetans have set themselves on fire in a desperate effort to draw the world’s attention to the oppressive conditions of Chinese occupation in Tibet - 11 of them just since the middle of March this year. Executive producer Rebecca Novick discusses this disturbing trend with Philippa Carrick, CEO of the Tibet Society UK.
A truckload of Tibet: A leading Tibetan contemporary artist, Tenzin Rigdol, transported 20 tons of soil from Tibet to Dharamsala, India to provide an opportunity for Tibetans to reconnect to their homeland after 52 years in exile. Contributing producer Lhakpa Kyizom reports from Dharamsala.
Too busy to meditate? It’s hard for busy people to imagine how they’d find time to meditate - just sit there and apparently do nothing, the antithesis of what busy people do. But it’s the busiest people who are poised to benefit the most. In this month’s Open Mind series, we learn why in this excerpt from the book Hurry Up and Meditate by David Michie. The book is read by Nicholas Bell.
Across Many Mountains: Our anchor, Yangzom Brauen, talks to senior producer Christal Smith about her new book Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family’s Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom, which tells the story of her grandmother’s and mother’s harrowing escape from Tibet.
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