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New, Woeser On “Petty Criticism”, “Trivial Matters” and “Establishing Authority” By Woeser

On “Petty Criticism”, “Trivial Matters” and “Establishing Authority” By Woeser

2 High Peaks Pure Earth / 15/05/2012 04:57

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser written on March 5, 2012 for the Tibetan service of Radio Free Asia and posted on her blog on April 1, 2012. This blogpost reflects on the nature of political leadership and governance in a democracy. The first paragraph refers to Woeser’s criticism of Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay, where at [...]

  • “Do You Want A Job or Not?” By Woeser

    0 High Peaks Pure Earth / 10/05/2012 08:16 “Do You Want A Job or Not?” By Woeser

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser written on January 13, 2012 for the Tibetan service of Radio Free Asia and posted on her blog on March 23, 2012. In this post, Woeser talks about the pressures on Tibetans in Kham who work in official positions with regard to their religious beliefs. “Do You Want A Job [...]

  • Two More Poems Titled “Life Experience”

    0 High Peaks Pure Earth / 07/05/2012 16:27 Two More Poems Titled “Life Experience”

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated two more poems titled “Life Experience” that were posted on TibetCul along with the poem of the same title by Gade Tsering that we translated at the end of last month. As introduced on the blogpost, the 73rd event of the Three Provinces of Tibet poetry group took place on March 22, 2012. The title [...]

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  • “The Paper Road” By Erik Mueggler “The Paper Road” By Erik Mueggler Reading list / 16/01/2012
  • “Tibet: A Culture on the Edge” By Phil Borges “Tibet: A Culture on the Edge” By Phil Borges Reading list / 16/01/2012
  • “The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds” By Eric Enno Tamm “The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds” By Eric Enno Tamm Reading list / 16/01/2012
  • “Save the Himalayas” By Rima Fujita “Save the Himalayas” By Rima Fujita Reading list / 16/01/2012
  • “Empire of emptiness” By Patricia Ann Berger “Empire of emptiness” By Patricia Ann Berger Reading list / 16/01/2012
  • “A Translucent Mirror” By Pamela Kyle Crossley “A Translucent Mirror” By Pamela Kyle Crossley Reading list / 15/01/2012
  • “Tragedy in Crimson” By Tim Johnson “Tragedy in Crimson” By Tim Johnson Reading list / 15/01/2012
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  • Two More Poems Titled “Life Experience” Two More Poems Titled “Life Experience”0 07/05/2012 16:27

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated two more poems titled “Life Experience” that were posted [...]

  • Poem: “Life Experience” By Gade Tsering Poem: “Life Experience” By Gade Tsering1 26/04/2012 11:44

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a poem by Gade Tsering that was written on [...]

  • Poem: “Lake Kokonor – Please Forgive Me” By Adong Paldothar Poem: “Lake Kokonor – Please Forgive Me” By Adong Paldothar2 12/04/2012 14:31

    High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English translation of a poem by poet Adong Paldothar [...]

  • Satirical Poem “Treaty on Man” By Detained Tibetan Writer Dawa Dorje Satirical Poem “Treaty on Man” By Detained Tibetan Writer Dawa Dorje2 29/03/2012 12:14

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated extracts from a poem by Dawa Dorje titled “Treaty [...]

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    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a Tibetan song and a poem by a Tibetan [...]

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    1975 Performance of “Laundry Song” in Beijing High Peaks Pure Earth has noticed a plethora [...]

  • Highlights from TibetCul on High Peaks Pure Earth Highlights from TibetCul on High Peaks Pure Earth2 23/03/2011 17:42

    TibetCul’s Logo *UPDATE: March 30, 2011* High Peaks Pure Earth is happy to report that [...]

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    “Waterfall of Youth – Dhondup Gyal” by Yudrug (Green Dragon) from HPeaks on Vimeo   [...]

  • “The Light of Freedom Illuminates the Land of Hope” By Woeser “The Light of Freedom Illuminates the Land of Hope” By Woeser9 01/05/2012 12:32

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser written on March 28, 2012 [...]

  • A Tibetan Blogger Shares Her Views on Tibetan Restaurants A Tibetan Blogger Shares Her Views on Tibetan Restaurants1 05/04/2012 15:04

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by a female Tibetan blogger that was [...]

  • “Breaking out of Tibet’s Predicament Should Start from Village Autonomy” By Woeser “Breaking out of Tibet’s Predicament Should Start from Village Autonomy” By Woeser0 02/04/2012 13:59

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser written on January 15, 2012 [...]

  • Satirical Poem “Treaty on Man” By Detained Tibetan Writer Dawa Dorje Satirical Poem “Treaty on Man” By Detained Tibetan Writer Dawa Dorje2 29/03/2012 12:14

    High Peaks Pure Earth has translated extracts from a poem by Dawa Dorje titled “Treaty [...]

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      A Happy New Year to all High Peaks Pure Earth readers!   2011 was [...]

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