Insights From The Roof Of The World: Conversations on Tibet

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Chungdak la. Tenzin Chungdak la is a content creator who shares various content on the digital space.In this podcast, Tenzin Chungdak la shares what inspired her to create content and the different facets involved in it. Furthermore, as a Tibetan woman in the digital space, she shared her experiences with opportunities, challenges, and prospects in content creation.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Geshe Lharampa Thabkhe Lodroe la. Geshe Thabkhe la is a Tibetan monk at the Sera Jey Monastery. He is a Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar. Geshe Thabkhe shares with us the life as a monk and how it is very academic and vigorous with each day ending in an evening debate.In this podcast, Geshe Thabkhe la further shares his journey in learning science which began in 2004 through the initiative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He also emphasises how through such engages and developments in the monastic setup, there are various opportunities now. Similarly asserting that the key tenets of studying Buddhist Philosophy and preserving Tibetan language remains central.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Yeshi Jinsel la, who is a Tibetan Content Creator and founder of Khoe - a Tibetan fashion label. He has created a plethora of contents on social media highlighting Tibet, its unique culture and its current plight. All of which showcases Tibet in the virtual space, which a the hub of exchange in the digital age we live in.In this podcast, Yeshi Jinsel shares with us why he left his 9-5 corporate work and what drew him towards content creation and establishing Khoe. He emphasises how he gets inspiration and motivation from contents created from inside Tibet especially those calling for the preservation of Tibetan language and culture.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Choekyi Lhamo la, who currently is a Tibetan exile journalist and was a recipient of the prestigious Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP) in 2023, studying journalism at UC Berkeley. She has written, interviewed and reported extensively on the exile Tibetan community particularly during her time as a reporter at Phayul Media.In this podcast, Choekyi Lhamo shares her experience of what drew her into journalism and her experience growing up in the Tibetan Settlement of Dhondupling commonly known as Clement Town among Tibetans. She further shed lights on her experience in studying at UC Berkeley and the plethora of things she learnt from American community there. She shares with us what her aspirations are moving forward and the Tibetan Sweater selling community, where she will be heading to support her family.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Norzin la, who is currently the National V-TAG Coordinator of Australia. She is a Tibetan youth leader in Australia, and besides promoting Tibetan Advocacy, she also teaches Tibetan and Drayen to Tibetans in Australia.In this podcast, Tenzin Norzin shares her experience of how she got involved in Tibetan advocacy. Highlighting the critical role that meetings like the International Tibet Youth Forum and Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG), organised by the Central Tibetan Administration, play in the lives of many young Tibetans. She further emphasised her recent trip to India, where she took part in the Ghoton (90th Birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) and other engagements. All of which made her extra motivated to continue her advocacy on Tibet in Australia, especially with the policy makers, while continuing the grassroots engagements.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts. In this conversation Gabriel Lafitte and Tenzing Dhamdul engage on Tibet's future with a particular focus on Gabriel Lafitte's analysis on the Future of Tibet's report titled "Tibet 2040: 4 Scenarios on the Future of Tibet".

FNVA Talks is a series by the Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives (FNVA) that brings public engagements with key experts, leaders and stakeholders in the Himalayan region. This FNVA Talks with His Excellency Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering la titled 'Charting Tibet's Future: The Resolve Tibet Act, Strategies in Exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Legacy and India's Role' was a public event at the India International Centre on 21st October, 2024. It was Chaired by Major General Ashok K. Mehta and had the former convenor of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, Dr. Sujeet Kumar addressing the gathering as well.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Lobsang Soepa la, he is currently studying Tibetan at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (Sarah) at Dharamshala. Born and brought up in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh he is now telling the story of his land through artwork and illustration several children books. He helps the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) and continues to learn more about Tibet.In this podcast, Lobsang Soepa shares his experiences and journey as an artist, his tryst with identity and India's soft power capability. He has been working on the famed 'Khando Drowa Sangmo' folktale which is deeply tied with Tawang and tells us how comics are a means of preserving rich folklore passed throughout generations in this day and age. He stresses that artwork and illustration are means to gather support for the Tibetan cause. He further emphasises how his stay till now at Dharamshala (many refer to it as the exile Tibetan political capital) has been profound and life-changing.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Lodoe Gyatso, he is currently with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in New York. Prior to this, he served as a Youth Representative at the United Nations. He is deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and has participated in several Tibet Lobby Days in the USA.In this podcast, Lodoe Gyatso shares his experiences and journey as a Tibetan born in India and raised in the USA. He discusses his involvement in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and explains how his experience at the UN has helped him understand how the organization works to raise awareness about Tibet's plight. He also emphasises that there is hope for Tibet, and that we must do our best in our respective fields, as this will eventually provide a larger platform to speak about Tibet.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Yangzom, she is the Campaigns Coordinator at the International Tibet Network (ITN) and previously she was also the Grassroots Director at Students for a Free Tibet (SFT). She is among the youth deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and played a pivotal role in the shutting down of Confucius Institute at Tufts University.In the podcast, Tenzin Yangzom shares her experiences and journey with the Tibetan Freedom Movement. She explains how her family had a significant influence in her involvement with the movement with their constant support being the foundation of here. She discusses about the International Tibet Network (ITN), the story behind its genesis and the plethora of direct actions and campaigns she has been involved in. The most recent being the displaying of 'Free Tibet' banner on the bridge where Chinese president Xi Jinping motorcade had to pass through. She shares her engagement with Tibetans who had visited Tibet recently and concludes by telling us that the world's perspective on China is changing.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tashi Nyima, who is a co-founder of Khadhok Arts alongside his colleagues, Tenzin Melak and Lea Taake. This Tibetan arts collective was established in 2023 with the goal of nurturing Tibetan artists and providing them with a much-needed platform to showcase their work. In addition to their recent exhibition, "Dreaming Tibet," where young Tibetan children displayed their artwork, they will host their annual exhibition titled "Unsettled," which will run from November 1st onwards in Dharamshala, India.In the podcast, Tashi Nyima shares his experiences and journey with art in the Tibetan exile community. He explains how his family had a significant influence on his artistic development through their support, encouraging him to pursue this profession. He also discusses how exposure to various art forms led him to focus on exile Tibetan art, which strongly relates to the community's political and legal status, particularly in the context of his own freedom. He stressed on the fact how art connects Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, with him stating that there is a very big artistic community inside Tibet. For him, art is a means to initiate much-needed debate within the community and serves as a powerful form of non-violent resistance through which one can convey their message. He hopes to raise global awareness about Tibet through his art and Khadhok Arts initiatives.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Dr. Tara Lhamo la who recently took part in the 2nd International Tibet Youth Forum (ITYF) held in Dharamshala, India. She has been a youth leader in the United Kingdom and held various designations including the Youth and Cultural Coordinator of the Tibetan Community in Britain (United Kingdom). She is also the UK Regional V-TAG (Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group) Coordinator.She shares her own experiences in Tibetan Advocacy, and how her community and her family played a big role here. Which in turn inspired her to learn more about her Tibetan Community, leading her to study in India, where she met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She highlights the Tibetan Community in the United Kingdom and their initiatives, which include the preservation of the Tibetan culture and identity and advocacy for Tibet with the UK leadership. Furthermore, being a professional physician she stated how being brought up in a Tibetan family helps her immensely, especially in aspects like mindfulness and having empathy when treating her patients. She also explains the current political climate in the United Kingdom with Labour coming to power on how Tibetans must advocate efficiency and also the growing distrust among the British public over the Communist Party of China and its activities.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Nangsel Sherpa la who shares insight from her research theme of "Migration, Gender, Religion, and Tibetan Identity," which expounds on the complexities and intersectionality of the Tibetan identity through a subaltern perspective.She shares her own experiences and the story of her own family, shedding light on a body of writing that is rarely discussed: the important role that Tibetan women played during the People's Republic of China's forced occupation of Tibet. Furthermore, coming from a mixed heritage background, she stresses how they and the larger non-mainstream Tibetans (those with a non-buddhist background for eg.) are an important part of the Tibetan freedom movement and Tibetan identity. She concludes by asserting that 'I hope we Tibetans can really have a country we can call our home someday.'

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tenzin Tsedub Lodoe la who is the national coordinator of V-TAG USA and co-founder of Bodja Podcast, he shares insights from the International Tibet Youth Forum 2024 and Tibet Lobby Day. Learn how advocacy in the USA by Tibetans contributed to the historic signing of the Resolve Tibet Act by US President Joe Biden.Discover his experiences, including his current internship at Harvard's Leadership & Happiness Laboratory and his speech at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 89th birthday in Dharamshala, India. Hear his heartfelt messages from Tibetans in occupied Tibet and his call for all Tibetans to embody the spirit of the Dalai Lama in spreading love and peace.

Charting the Course: India's Strategic Role in Tibet's Future is a collaborated event between The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) and the Future of Tibet, which is supported by Giuseppe Kaiser Stiftung. The Event was held at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 3rd November, 2023. Panel Discussion on "Tibet in Geopolitical Vision: The Centrality of Tibet on Indo-China Relations" moderated by Tenzin Younten la (Associate Fellow at CCSST, Pinaca Technologies) with panellist Rebon Banerjee Dhar (founding trustee of FNVA) and Lobsang Gyatso Sither la (Member of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile). The discussion focused around the centrality of Tibet when it comes to the India China relations and in light of the recent high level US delegation visiting the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile in Dharamshala, India. It brings out pertinent points that would better allow India to navigate and chart its course in securing its future in the region especially in the Himalayas.

Charting the Course: India's Strategic Role in Tibet's Future is a collaborated event between The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives and the Future of Tibet, which is supported by Giuseppe Kaiser Stiftung. The Event was held at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 3rd November, 2023. His Eminence the Kundeling Tatsak Rinpoche in his speech stressed the pivotal role that India has played in preserving Tibet’s rich culture and identity since occupation. Rinpoche also shared his experience while travelling to the USA and Canada recently. Stating that the Tibetan community there remains vibrant and firm to its Tibetan Heritage. Furthermore Rinpoche applauded the Tibetan youths for their vibrant participation and expression throughout the day at the Event.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tsering Kyizom la who shares with us, her inspiring journey and what led her in pursing teaching. She is a Tibetan Women based in India and through YouTube channel 'learn english with Kizom' she has been empowering and teaching a plethora of individuals English virtually and also in person, including Monks and Nuns. Besides YouTube she also uses her facebook and instagram handles in making education accessible and easy to all.She has founded of 'Anyog Gaga', a visionary brand dedicated to empowering Tibetan children's learning through vibrant educational resources. Listen to her as she recounts her aspirations for the future and how teaching virtually has connected her with Tibetans inside Tibet.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode ,we engage with Tenzin Pema la who fought and raised the Tibetan national flag, drew thousands of Tibetans at the Matrix Fight Night (MFN)14 in Noida, India.She shares with us her journey from a young girl growing up in the Himalayas and how drawing inspiration from the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali she embarked on a remarkable journey into the realm of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).She illuminates the day-to-day challenges she encounters, underscoring the rigorous training regimen essential for achieving excellence in this sport. She articulates her aspiration to not only represent Tibetans on the international stage but also to contribute to the betterment of the Tibetan community by imparting her expertise in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) through comprehensive training programs.