April 2012

The Tibetan exiled leadership is taking the final step to democracy without the Dalai Lama

April 2012

The final step for democracy in exile; the latest self-immolation in India; a skeptical tour of Buddhist relics; and part two of our groundbreaking new series, The Exile Files.

November 2011

Self-immolations - a report and a tribute; a truckload of Tibet; meditation for busy people and more

November 2011

A Tibetan artist brings 20 tons of Tibet to India, letting exiles set foot on their native soil

August 2011

Tibetans in exile elect their first lay prime minister

August 2011

The Kalachakra for World Peace, a new Tibetan leader, a feminist milestone for Tibetan Buddhists and more

August 2011

No woman has ever earned the prestigious Tibetan Buddhist title of geshe - until now.

June 2011

A new prime minister, a new role for the Dalai Lama - what the new era could bring for Tibet's government-in-exile

April 2011

An experienced translator for a Tibetan lama talks about the art of making sense

February 2011

In January, Dharamsala, India, was rocked when police raided the home of the Karmapa, an important Tibetan Buddhist monk. We report on what happened and why.

November 2010

The results of the primaries for the Tibetan government-in-exile are in. This emerging democracy managed to coordinate a global election on a single day. Add to that riot police seizing ballot boxes, and foreign governments refusing to release results, and you get a uniquely Tibetan political experience. We hear from Dharamsala political watcher, Tenzin Tsundue about what it all means for the Tibetan cause.

November 2010

First-time meditators at a Buddhist center in the Himalayas talk about meditating for the first time: the challenges, the surprises and the waffles. Yes, the waffles.

October 2010

How it feels to vote for the first time, a Tibetan Stanford student teaches critical thinking at TCV, and debunking meditation myths.

October 2010

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

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.