Friday, May 6, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
His Holiness is well
I recall on my first field assignment to Ethica in upper state NY several ago, when I was covering the Dalai lama's audience with the local Tibetans. His Holines's presence is overpowering, and very serene. An air of tranquility and peace prevailed in the small hotel lobby, when some members of audience outburst with tears with joy and sadness, I couldnt control my self and joined the chorus. This time it was different, I was a reporter and acted professionally. I had the most amazing intimate close capture of HH arriving at the Hotel.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
His Holiness arrives on May 2
"I take the path that is less travelled by others, that makes all the difference", it is not an exaggeration to state that I have have pioneered the possibility of assigned reporters to be able to send in video feed. With the required trainning and proper equipment, you need not be a rocket scientist to single handledly film, edit and produce a several minutes of video feed. I have proved that this is alternative that can be emulated by any reporters on their subseqent assignment.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Man of Moment
Today on April 27,2011 Tibetan election commission declared Dr. Lobsang Sangay as the winner of the third Kalon Tripa election. The harvard educated legal scholar flew from Boston and he had a flurry of activities in washington D.C. It includes his last interview with RFA, and then with VOA followed by AFA, Reuter. Even BBC was frantic in reaching Lobsang say for interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13205481 His comments and respons are well thought and measured. He has the knack of addressing western media that none other candidate could possibly have done.
He was indeed the man of the moment, extremely demanding, charismatic, articulate and friendly. He seized the opportunity to field quetions and grand interviews to many media outlets. His day one went without a hitch but with great hype. It is encouraging and news to see the level of interest and importance given to his victory by international media. I have already imagined, that Dr. Lobsang Sangay is a media savvy personality. His personality will bring much deserved attention to the plight of Tibetan people.
I was a strong supporter of his candidancy from the day one till to the day of his landslid victory. His win signify the yearn for a change among the Tibetan dispora. Tibetan media, and lots of them have smeared, slandered Sangay, but to no vail. He emerged as people's prime minister. It was a day that Tibetan exile have joined the mainstream of world democracy. As Lobsang himself said, it is a unmistakeble signal to China that the younger generation of Tibetan exile government is set to lead the Tibetan movement with much vigour and valor.
It is a new chapter in the history of Tibetan exile and a new biggining for a new kind of struggle for Tibetan exile, with a lay person at the helm of the Central Tibetan Administration. It is a now time for all Tibetan to put aside any interal political bickering and work toward for the greater cause of free Tibet. Under the new leadership of Kalon Tripa, Tibetan has much to be exicited and hopeful. Exile Tibetan have elected an energetic and innovative and forward thinking scholard to lead the cause.
Dalai Lama announced his complete retirement and the process of delvoving all this power to elected Tibetan leadership has well underway. The Tibetan Chater is being revised to meet the Dalai Lama's wishes. That will vest great power on the person of Kalon Tripa. I wish Tibetan Prime Minister elect Dr. Lobsang Sangay my best wishes, and may his vision for the future Tibetan being fulfilled.
He was indeed the man of the moment, extremely demanding, charismatic, articulate and friendly. He seized the opportunity to field quetions and grand interviews to many media outlets. His day one went without a hitch but with great hype. It is encouraging and news to see the level of interest and importance given to his victory by international media. I have already imagined, that Dr. Lobsang Sangay is a media savvy personality. His personality will bring much deserved attention to the plight of Tibetan people.
I was a strong supporter of his candidancy from the day one till to the day of his landslid victory. His win signify the yearn for a change among the Tibetan dispora. Tibetan media, and lots of them have smeared, slandered Sangay, but to no vail. He emerged as people's prime minister. It was a day that Tibetan exile have joined the mainstream of world democracy. As Lobsang himself said, it is a unmistakeble signal to China that the younger generation of Tibetan exile government is set to lead the Tibetan movement with much vigour and valor.
It is a new chapter in the history of Tibetan exile and a new biggining for a new kind of struggle for Tibetan exile, with a lay person at the helm of the Central Tibetan Administration. It is a now time for all Tibetan to put aside any interal political bickering and work toward for the greater cause of free Tibet. Under the new leadership of Kalon Tripa, Tibetan has much to be exicited and hopeful. Exile Tibetan have elected an energetic and innovative and forward thinking scholard to lead the cause.
Dalai Lama announced his complete retirement and the process of delvoving all this power to elected Tibetan leadership has well underway. The Tibetan Chater is being revised to meet the Dalai Lama's wishes. That will vest great power on the person of Kalon Tripa. I wish Tibetan Prime Minister elect Dr. Lobsang Sangay my best wishes, and may his vision for the future Tibetan being fulfilled.
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