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August 2011 Show

August 2011 Show

August 2011

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

November 2010 show

November 2010 show

November 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi is freed, the results of the primaries for the Tibetan government-in-exile, how Tibetans are expressing their hopes and frustrations through the arts, and first-time meditators talk about the surprises — and the waffles.

Election without a state

Election without a state

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.

October 2010 show

October 2010 show

October 2010

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

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.

News for Oct 2010

News for Oct 2010

October 2010

Tibetan exiles vote for Prime Minister, language protests, Woeser released, Lhasa gets luxury hotel and more.