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| A street in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala |
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: DHARAMSALA MASALA
The North Indian town of DHARAMSALA, nestled in the Himalayan foothills, is home to the Dalai Lama and a vibrant and ever-growing
population of Tibetan exiles. The British came here to escape the heat of the plains in the early 1900's, in the 60's Tibetans
came to escape Chinese occupation, and today people come from all over the world for all kinds of reasons. In this report,
we hear reflections from the town's diverse mix of visitors and residents, including a taxi driver from England, a volunteer
dentist, an Oxford University academic, an Australian multi-millionaire and a young Tibetan woman who walked here from Tibet
with her four children.
FROM THE NEWS DESK:
WHICH WAY TIBET? AUTONOMY VS. INDEPENDENCE
AND THE FUTURE OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT
We take a look at the distinction between independence and autonomy for Tibet. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the exiled
Tibetan government today call for 'genuine autonomy' and are no longer petitioning the Chinese government for true independence
for Tibet. This compromise aprroach to the issue of Tibetan freedom has become known as the 'middle path'. However, many Tibetans
continue to make independence the goal of the freedom struggle.
For more information about the groups represented on the program, go to:
The Office of Tibet, New York
10 Questions for The Dalai Lama
The Tibetan Youth Congress, San Francisco
Official Beijing 2008 Olympics Torch Relay site
Contact the International Olympics Committee via email, 'snailmail', or telephone:
Click here to contact the IOC by email
Or you can CALL or WRITE directly to
President of the IOC Coordination Commission, Hein Verburggen, and President of
the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge
Château de Vidy
1007 Lausanne
Switzerland
Tel: (41.21) 621 61 11
Fax: (41.21) 621 62 16
FEATURE INTERVIEW: SWISS ANTHROPOLOGIST, MARTIN BRAUEN
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From the 17th century to the present, romantic notions of Tibet still persist. Swiss anthropologist and scholar, MARTIN BRAUEN,
felt compelled to look deeper into these distortions. In his book, Dreamworld Tibet, and tandem exhibition, he presents a
vivid portrait of the misinterpretation, trivialization, political and commercial exploitation of Tibet's rich and ancient
culture. Even today, Western misconceptions of Tibet run rampant in media, and these misconceptions pose a danger to a mature
representation of the great value of Tibetan culture for the world. Imbedded in this book is the alternate notion that the
key to ending human strife is in the elimination of cultural misunderstandings in Tibet and in the world.
No matter whether they are something positive or negative, it is of great importance to get to the bottom of the true facts.
I am convinced and tell my friends and listeners again and again that the true meaning of education is to lessen the gap between
reality and perception.
-- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, May 6, 2001, in Zurich with Martin Brauen
Click here to purchase Martin Brauen's 'Dreamworld Tibet'
ASK TENZIN: THE TIBET CONNECTION'S ANSWER MAN
WHEN IS A RINPOCHEY NOT A RINPOCHEY? On this month's ASK TENZIN we learn about the real meaning of this oft-misused Tibetan
term.
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