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Voting in Tibetan exile elections

Voting in Tibetan exile elections

October 2010

Lhakpa Kyizom cast her vote for the very first time in a Tibetan election and gives her personal experience of the process.

Thinking differently

Thinking differently

October 2010

Tenzin Seldon, a Tibetan student from Stanford University, pioneered a class at Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala, India to teach students critical thinking.

Murder in the high Himalayas

Murder in the high Himalayas

September 2010

When a Chinese border patrol opened fire on a group of Tibetans trying to escape into Nepal, a group of mountaineers captured the killing of a 17-year-old nun on video.

Monks with guns

Monks with guns

September 2010

Christal Smith explores the little-known history of Buddhist violence with Michael Jerryson, author of the book "Buddhist Warfare."

Why the Dalai Lama matters

Why the Dalai Lama matters

May 2010

China's best bet for winning global respect is the Dalai Lama himself, says eminent Tibet scholar Robert Thurman.

Art as refuge

Art as refuge

May 2010

A non-profit organization called Art Refuge UK gives a creative outlet to Tibetan kids living in exile. What they are drawing might surprise you.

Ken heart India

Ken heart India

May 2010

How musician Ken Lee's travels in India inspired his album Sangsara and moved him to make a major change to his life in L.A.

Audio Postcard: Voices from Disaster

Audio Postcard: Voices from Disaster

April 2010

A Tibetan in exile recounts a conversation with his brother-in-law who was in the 2010 Yushu quake.

Audio Postcard: Bodh Gaya

Audio Postcard: Bodh Gaya

March 2010

Sounds from the spot where Buddha attained enlightenment.

The uprising goes underground

The uprising goes underground

March 2010

Rebecca Novick reads an excerpt from an essay by acclaimed Tibetan writer Woeser, part of a book on banned writings by Tibetans.

Tibetan monk, computer genius

Tibetan monk, computer genius

March 2010

This Buddhist monk from Tibet rose to fame when he went from learning how to turn on a computer to doing sophisticated programming all on his own.

Audio Postcard: Techung

Audio Postcard: Techung

February 2010

Tibetan singer Techung's song he wrote to mark the Tibetan New Year after the 2008 protests.

Audio Postcard: The Sun Behind the Clouds

Audio Postcard: The Sun Behind the Clouds

January 2010

An excerpt from the documentary film about Tibet “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom.”

Tibet and Copenhagen

Tibet and Copenhagen

December 2009

Tibet's vast ice fields are melting, with consequences that could be catastrophic.

Reincarnation documentary ‘Unmistaken Child’

Reincarnation documentary ‘Unmistaken Child’

August 2009

An Israeli filmmaker's documentary on reincarnation highlights the power of that idea and the mixed reactions from Westerners on this very different philosophy.