Tibetan women
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First Tibetan Female Cricketer in India’s State-Level Competition Shines
In a landmark achievement for both Tibetan and Indian sports, 19-year-old Jetsun Narbu has become the first Tibetan woman to break into India’s fiercely competitive state-level cricket circuit. Representing the all-women’s Mumbai Cricket Association team, Narbu is not only aiming for a place in India’s national team but is also determined to raise awareness about…
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Tibetan Women in Exile and Empowerment
While visiting Mcleodganj in Dharamsala, or Majnu ka Tilla in Delhi, it is hard to ignore Tibetan women, donning the traditional Tibetan attire called chuba and colorful aprons called Pangdens, selling jewelry, woolens, artifacts, food items, and more, in the marketplace. The Tibetans are perhaps the most successful refugees and the Tibetan women are the…
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Stories of Tibetan Women in Exile
In this piece, I present the stories narrated by four different women. I have used pseudonyms for the purpose of confidentiality. The stories are about the women themselves and their parents and grandparents. The stories emerged during the conversations with the women on varied topics. The stories not only highlight the struggles of fleeing the…
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Tibetan Women’s Association accuses China of denying Tibetans their freedom and culture.
While celebrating its 37th anniversary on Saturday, the Tibetan Women’s Association in Exile located in Dharamshala blasted China for denying Tibetans their independence and culture. A member of the organization, highlighting China’s atrocities, stated, “We want to raise the issue for the cause of Tibet freedom. You can’t deny the Tibetans their culture. You can’t…
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Tibetan Women, Nuns Face Brutal Sexual Abuse in China’s Reeducation Camps
There is a growing protest against China’s infamous Transformation or Re-education camps across the world. But there are more revelation about Tibetan women including Buddhist nuns subjected to brutal sexual abuse in those camps. The ordeals of the victims are very saddening and people are very much shocked about such serious systematic abuse of human…
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Tibetan Vlogger Burnt Alive by Chinese Ex-Husband While Live Streaming
In one of the most gruesome murders, a Tibetan villager popular as a vlogger on social media was burnt alive by her ex-husband, a Chinese national while live streaming. This is a serious example of how Tibetans are being discriminated in their own country. The news when surfaced shocked people across the world, depicting China’s…
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Yeshi Wangmo Bags Silver Medal for Tibet In International Yoga Olympic
A Tibetan woman has bagged silver medal for Tibet at the 1st International Yoga Olympic. In the first ever International Yoga Olympic, there has been different categories of event wherein the Yeshi Wangmo secured second in one of the categories. The event saw participation from people across sixty countries and there are over 8 yoga…
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Ama Adhe: The lioness of Tibet
Life under the turquoise blue sky, pristine valleys and snow capped mountains came to an abrupt end when the bloody red stars shrouded the celestial skies. Overnight the quietness and the innocence of the beautiful place where she was born was raped and decimated by Mao’s men. Her family torn, her husband killed, this nomadic…
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Tibetan Origin Ranked Among Most Powerful Women in Banking in US
A Tibetan origin in the United States has been ranked among 15 most powerful women in Banking. Tenzin Dasal Alexander, an executive at Columbus Ohio’s bank holding company Huntington Bancshares is one of the 15 business executives highlighted by the ‘Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next list’ of 2020, according the American Banker journal.
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Rinchen Lhamo and her life in the West
Rinchen Lhamo, a remarkable Tibetan woman in the 20th Century. She was born on 18 August 1901 at Rayaka,in Kham. In a precise location, Rayaka is seen at their Dartsedo county(དར་རྩེ་མདོ་རྫོང་།) of Sichuan Province. Dartsedo, a predominantly Tibetan region which carries historical significance of its own role as the border between eastern Tibet and China…