Tibet Web Digest

Intellectuals and foolish faults

May 31, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Kunsang Tsering or Khyungsang, a teacher as well as a writer, has published many poems, essays, and short histories in both official and private magazines inside Tibet. He started publishing after he graduated from the Malho Teacher’s Training School and his first..

Removing walls between Tibetan Buddhism and the Chinese population

April 30, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Dorshi Rinpoche is a prominent Tibetan scholar. His writings have been published in many languages, and particularly in Tibetan and Chinese. Unlike other Tibetan scholars in Tibet, he is very interested in the intersection between modern science and Buddhism. Since 1983..

The cold metal stove

April 30, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Tsering Tashi is among the third generation of writers in Tibet and his writings are very provocative. Readers have especially paid immense attention to his poems, which are sexually explicit in a way that is new in Tibetan writing. His pen name, which is Dha Tsenpo, is..

Interview with novelist Takbum Gyal

March 31, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

There are only a few popular novelists in Tibet and Takbum Gyal is one of them. Many of his short stories and novellas have been published in Tibetan literary magazines. He also published a novel called “The Silent Grassland” a few years before. He is now writing a ..

Having your tongue pulled out of your mouth

March 31, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

The website Sangdhor.com plays an active part in the online Tibetan literary world and there have been a number of literary debates on this website. Many writers also keep their personal blog on Sangdhor, including Mila Tsitsi, whose writings are much favored by other w..

Amdo Champa on Gendun Chophel

February 29, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

For the documentary “Angry Monk” about famed Amdo scholar Gendun Chophel, Luc Schaedler interviewed 14 Tibetan scholars who had done research on Gendun Chophel or were close friend of him. Amdo Champa, a very well-known Tibetan artist, was one of these interviewees...

There is gold greater than yellow gold

February 29, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Tsewang Lhamo has rapidly become one of the leading singers in the Tibetan music world. She is very popular both inside and outside Tibet. Her first album “Nikchuk circle dance” was a hit with Tibetan audiences. Last year, she came to the US to perform at a concert ..

Traveling commentary through dharma songs

December 30, 2011 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Tsangyang Gyatso is the Sixth Dalai Lama, and one of Tibet’s most famous poets. He was also known as a great lover of liquor and of women. His famous dharma songs, beloved among the Tibetans, are now being translated into Chinese, English and other languages...

Losing our language is Our Own Fault

November 29, 2011 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

This article was published on May 23th. Min-drug is the pen name of Jamyang Kyi, a journalist with Qinghai TV who is also a prominent contemporary writer and a very popular singer. Jamyang Kyi is well known for her essays which touch on many Tibetan issues as well as wo..

A Poet and Cigarettes

October 24, 2011 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

In this blogpost, the writer discusses how he was addicted to smoking, how he tried to quit etc. Many young Tibetan men have a habit of smoking because it had become fashionable to do so. The writer describes how this may finally be changing, with people becoming more c..

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