Jigme Yeshe Lama

A wonderful article on ‘yak economy’. If Tibet was an independent nation, the yak economy would have become a major component of its GDP. The pre 1950 independent Tibet had the largest yak population. thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/the-un…

Prof Acharya’s examples from the ancient mostly non-western world makes this article a must read

Echoes ideas which I wrote in my PhD thesis regarding how the party state fears traditional legitimacies inside Tibet.

Kudos to the organisers and all the participants.

thehindu.com/society/tibet-… I ask a young man in Barkhor if he is following the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in Dharamshala. “Yes,” he says, pointing to his chest as he looks around furtively, and adds, “but only inside my heart.”

No country has done more for the @DalaiLama and #Tibetans in exile than India. Equally— and this is not said as often— no host nation has been touched as profoundly by the moral presence and public service of its guests as India, particularly in the #Himalaya, has from the…

I spoke to Hindustan Times on issues related to the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and how China has politicised it. I need to reframe my first response by stating that from the Fifth Dalai Lama onwards, the institution became a political one. youtu.be/BXDTkOSLS-g?si…

Thank you @madhur_mrt.

Thank you Drukthar la for this opportunity. I gave a short interview in Tibetan for Druktalk podcast on my recent presentation in the University of Birmingham. Was a bit nervous (as always) speaking in Tibetan. m.youtube.com/watch?v=0TDfOU…

Perfect mix of policymakers, activists, academics and scholars working on India, China and Tibet. I presented on the linkages between Tibet and the Himalayan communities in South Asia. Organised by Birmingham university

Participating in a conference on Tibet and Geopolitics organised by University of Birmingham on 26-27 June 2025.

A fascinating account of Gyalwa Lhatsun Chenpo’s time in Walung. Such micro histories are so important and fills the gap in our understanding of the history of our space. Kudos to you @alsmillington and I learnt a lot reading this article

Organised,chaired and delivered a presentation in a panel on Encountering modernity in the Eastern Himalayas in the Association for Asian Studies in Asia conference 2025. It was truly a great experience and a joy to share the stage with Dickey Lama and Tenzing Wangdak.

पेपरको सारसंक्षेप बुझाउन २८ दिन बाँकी ।

Timely article on the transnational aspect of reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism

Strong arguments by Prof Gerald Roche on modern state sovereignty eroding multiple languages

Presentation in a seminar on 50 years of Buddhism in Sikkim, organised by the Namgyal Institute for Tibetology. Based on rudimentary research on two religious sites in Darjeeling and a couple of liturgical texts related the local protector deities. youtu.be/RIKBdcdBYGI?si…

Delivered an online lecture on ‘The Institution of the Dalai Lama’ to army officers in a certificate course organised jointly by the University of Ladakh and Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army. As always it was great interacting with the brave officers.

Pervasive nation state mixed with communism

A country where every sunrise brings a new year for someone. Where harvest is celebrated with drums, flowers, and prayers in different tongues. Unity was never about one culture. It was about celebrating all at once.