Snow white
Mcleodganj has been receiving snow since early Saturday morning. With no power and little communication, life has become hard. More snow is expected in the coming days. Ashwini has been photographing...
View ArticleTibetans protest
On 23 and 24 January 2012, and again on the 26th, Chinese security forces responded to protests by Tibetans in Kham, now part of Sichuan province, by firing into the crowds, leaving at least three dead...
View ArticleLosar – Tibetan New Year
Click to view slideshow. Losar or the New Year festival was a quieter affair than usual in Dharamshala in 2012. Missing was the general exuberance. If there was any celebration, it was not public....
View ArticleTibetans assert identity with cross-border protest
A movement that outsmarts Chinese authorities by promoting Tibetan culture has crossed the Himalayas and is gathering strength in India Many people visit Dharamshala to get an experience of Tibetan...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of Kirti Monastery
These images are from a photo essay that I did on the monks of the Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala for the Associated Press. A large number of Tibetans in Tibet who have immolated themselves since 2009...
View ArticleRemembering Angus
I remember first meeting Angus when he sauntered into my office at the Australian High Commission in New Delhi back in 1990. There was none of the formidable security that guards the building today....
View ArticleNew more exciting menus
Our good friend Lex has designed wonderful new menus for us. Please check them by clicking on the pictures below. Filed under: MENUS, MOONPEAK STUFF
View ArticleSeven Ways of Looking at Birds
I was first attracted to birds when I moved to Dharamshala in 1997. I remember being woken up every morning by the song of a blue whistling thrush (I didn’t identify it then). Slowly, as I settled in,...
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