Politics
French Museums Capitulate Chinese Historical Revisionism: Scholars call for Resistance.
French Museums Yielding to China’s Pressure to Alter Historical Narratives (Op-Ed) A Collective Appeal A group of scholars criticises the passive stance of certain museums towards the interference of the…
72 years since the’17-Point Agreement’ was forced on Tibet
23rd May 2023 marks the 72nd anniversary of the controversial 17-point agreement between Tibet and China. 72 years ago today, the ‘Seventeen Point Agreement’ was forced onto Tibetans by the…
A Chinese communist cadre conducts a “struggle session”
A Chinese communist cadre conducts a “struggle session” on an elderly monk as a Tibetan member holds the monk from the back. The monk was paraded through the streets dressed…
Robert W Ford: Aka “Phodo Kusho”
Robert W Ford: Aka “Phodo Kusho” by Tibetans, was the first foreigner employed by the Gaden Phodrang Tibetan government and a life-long supporter of Tibetan cause. Born on 27th march,…
The Official Delegation from the country of Tibet at the 1947 Asian Relations Conference
The Official Delegation from the country of Tibet (note round version of National Flag below delegates), while Mahatma Gandhi speaks at the 1947 Asian Relations Conference, Delhi, India. Photo credit:…
Sampo Tsewang Rigzin
Sampo Tsewang Rigzin belonged to the most famous aristocratic family in Tibet that once produced a DalaiLama. In the 1950s, Sampo was cooperating with the CCP and even benefitted from…
Members of the Sakya family in the garden of Dekyi Lingka, Lhasa, Tibet in 1947
Members of the Sakya family in the garden of Dekyi Lingka, Lhasa, Tibet in 1947. His Holiness Sakya Trizin, with his wife Dagmokushog Dechen Drolma and eldest son Dhungsey Dagchen…
Taring Raja with his wife and son Jigme at home near Gyantse
Taring Raja with his wife and son Jigme at home near Gyantse. They had invited Hopkinson and some of the Trade Agency staff to lunch at their house. Photographer: A.…
Hastings House, Calcutta, 16/3/1910
Hastings House, Calcutta, 16/3/1910. Seated from left: Prince of Derge Ngawang Jampel, crown prince of Sikkim Sikyong Tulku, Charles Bell, 13th DalaiLama, Lonchen Shatra, Lonchen Zholgang, Lonchen Chankyim and Kalon…
Dingja, Dorji Gyaltsen
Dingja Personal name: Dorji Gyaltsen. Born: 1896 One of the three brothers who take their territorial titles from the estates of Dingja, Lholing and Dele Rabden. Photographer: Hugh E. Richardson…