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    Surviving the dragon Paid Member

    Posted by James Shaheen on 30 May 2010
    Tsering Namgyal writes for phayul.com today that Arjia Rinpoche, former tutor to the last Panchen Lama, spoke to the Tibetan community in Minneapolis this week about his book Surviving the Dragon: A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years under Chinese Rule, published earlier this year. Arjia Rinpoche fled Tibet when he was asked to tutor the Panchen Lama's Chinese-appointed successor (the successor the Dalai Lama selected disappeared into Chinese custody in 1995 and hasn't been heard from since). Arjia's story is interesting not just because, like many Tibetans, he endured harsh conditions during his imprisonment, but because after he was released he rose to the highest echelons of the Chinese government. More »
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    Mikel Dunham on Nepal's Election Day Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 11 Apr 2008
    Mikel Dunham's blog is excellent on Nepal and many other things, and of course has beautiful photographs. Today being Election Day in Nepal, it's essential. Here's the AP on the vote-counting. More »