S E M S H O O K
Monthly essays on Tibetan issues
“Semshook is the courage and determination
it takes for the truth to prevail.
The willingness to make any sacrifice the truth demands,
and finally the act of achieving it.”
Published monthly in the
Tibetan Review,
an editorially independent monthly publication
of news and features on Tibet and the Tibetans.
Celebrating Exile II: Our Religion and the Struggle
(Tibetan Review | February 2005)
This is my last article for this column called Semshook.
‘
Seeking Buddhahood is one thing and
freedom for a country is another. "Chosi-Sung-Drel",
the dual policy of Tibet —
a harmony of Spiritual and Temporal principles —
may sound wonderful, but is it working?
’
Celebrating Exile I: Education and Outlook
(Tibetan Review | January 2005)
‘
The fast forward journey we took into the modern world
from 1959 — when we first emerged from behind the Himalayas
— has brought us on a collision course with modernity.
What we have learned from the new world, without losing our
own traditional and cultural values, is for me a matter
of great celebration.
’
Our Bond with India
(Tibetan Review | December 2004)
‘
But this does not mean India has given up on
Tibet. Never. India can't afford to do that due to her
own interests. Besides the border, there are many other
geo-political and cultural considerations that guide
India's interest in a free Tibet.
’
Diplomacy and Deterrence
(Tibetan Review | November 2004)
‘
The proposal to accept autonomy within one China may be
making Tibet practically a part of China without declaring
Tibet as a part of China as given in their pre-conditions
to negotiate with His Holiness ... I have been advocating
for an international campaign for a free Tibet. China
responds with desperate moves when they are losing face
or money because of the occupation of Tibet.
’
Tibetan Swaraj
(Tibetan Review | October 2004)
‘
The Gandhian idea of Swaraj is what both His Holiness and
our Kalon Tripa have in mind for a future Tibet. Democracy
by polity, self-sufficient economy, and self-reliant in
education, skills and resources: a Tibetan Swaraj.
’
Mangsto: Our Democratic Vision
(Tibetan Review | September 2004)
‘
... the adoption of Democracy as the Tibetan polity in 1960,
Tibetans have metamorphosed from a feudal theocracy run by
power hungry aristocrats to a democratic, forward-looking
community. This has been our biggest achievement in the
last one hundred years.
’
Sontsa: Tibetan Youth Power
(Tibetan Review | August 2004)
Gyami: Our Chinese Imagination
(Tibetan Review | July 2004)
Truth: The Strength of Our Struggle
(Tibetan Review | June 2004)
My Zeden Lhamo – Imagination and Real Tibet
(Tibetan Review | May 2004)
Lathi Charge and Dal-roti
(Tibetan Review | April 2004)
Declare Tibet an Independent Country
(Tibetan Review | March 2004)
Khenpo's Death a National Loss
(Tibetan Review | February 2004)
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