Central Tibetan Administration
The Dalai Lama Graduate Scholarship Academic Year 2025/26
Zurich: The Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama is pleased to announce the Dalai Lama Graduate Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year. This scholarship supports full-time Tibetan graduate students pursuing Master’s or Doctoral degrees in Europe, the Americas,...
Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen Attends Long-Life Prayer Offering to Kyabje Ling Rinpoche
Dharamshala: Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen, a member of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, attended a long-life prayer offering to Kyabje Ling Rinpoche on 7th March 2025. The longevity prayer was held by Drepung Loseling Chagzoe Khang...
TIPA Artists Perform During Memba Community’s Sonam Losar Festival in Menchukha
Dharamshala: The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) made its inaugural visit to Menchukha, Arunachal Pradesh, following an invitation from the Sonam Losar Organising Committee. A 15-member delegation, led by the TIPA Director and including the Assistant Artistic Director,...
Department of Education Congratulates Ngawang Lhadon on Receiving Gold Medal in Physical Education from Delhi University
Dharamshala: The Department of Education (DoE), Central Tibetan Administration, proudly congratulates Ngawang Lhadon, a DoE Scholarship recipient, for securing the top position in her class in the Bachelor of Physical Education program at Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education...
Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement Officer Visits West Kameng District Officials for Tibetan Losar
Tenzingang, Arunachal Pradesh: Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement Officer Rapten Tsering made a series of courtesy visits to West Kameng District Officials during Tibetan Losar (Wood-Snake Year) 2152. He met Smti Akriti Sagar, IAS Deputy Commissioner Bomila, Shri Lobsang Tseten, Additional...
Kangra DC Extends Losar Greetings to Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Officer, Discusses Key Issues Affecting Local and Tibetan Communities
Dharamshala: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kangra, Shri Hemraj Bairwa (I.A.S.), visited Kunchok Migmar, the Tibetan Settlement Officer of Dharamshala, at his residence to extend his greetings for Losar. During their discussion, the Tibetan Settlement Officer expressed his sincere...
Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen to Attend Long-Life Prayer Offering to Kyabje Ling Rinpoche
Dharamshala: Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen, a member of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to attend a long-life prayer offering to Kyabje Ling Rinpoche on 7 March 2025. The longevity prayer will be held at...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-life Prayers by Gaden Phodrang and Namgyal Monastery
-by dalailama.com Dharamshala: Today, the first ‘auspicious Wednesday’ of the new Wood-Snake year, the monks and former monks of Namgyal Monastery and the staff of the Gaden Phodrang, the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, offered prayers for...
Announcement of Cultural Performance Program for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday Celebration
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Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen Attends 60th Anniversary Celebration of Odisha Phuntsokling Settlement
Dharamshala: Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen attended the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement in Odisha as a representative of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) on 3 and 4 March 2025. On 2 March,...
Tibetan Organisations in Belgium Hold Prayer Ceremony on Tibetan New Year
Brussels: On 1 March 2025, the second day of the Tibetan New Year 2152, the Wood-Snake Year, from 3:00 p.m., to 5:00 p.m., five major Tibetan organisations in Belgium jointly held a prayer service at Nalanda Institute in Brussels....
Tibet Bureau Geneva Participates in Losar Function Held at Rikon Chokhor Ling
Switzerland: Chinese Liaison Officer for European countries Sangay Kyab attended Tibetan Losar function in Zurich as representative of the Tibet Bureau Geneva on 28 February 2025. During the event, organised by Rikon Chokhor Ling Monastery, a portrait of His...
Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra Delivers Message on Parents’ Day
Dharamshala: Today, on Tibetan Parents’ Day, celebrated in honour of all parents, especially His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s mother (Gyalyum Chenmo) Dekyi Tsering, Education Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra, Department of Education (CTA), delivered a heartfelt message acknowledging...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Addresses Human Rights Concerns in Tibet at the 58th Session of UNHRC
Geneva: During the ongoing 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered an important address to the international community, highlighting significant concerns regarding human rights in China, with...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends Markham Community’s Offering of Long-Life Prayers to 105th Gaden Tri Rinpoche
Bylakuppe: On the morning of 3 March 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering attended the Long-Life Offering Ceremony for the 105th Gaden Tripa, Jetsun Lobsang Dorjee Pal Sangpo, by the people of Markham at Sera Mey Thoesam Norling Monastery in Bylakuppe....
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Attends Long-Life Prayer Offering to 105th Gaden Tripa
Bylakuppe: A Long-Life Prayer to the 105th Gaden Tripa, Jetsun Lobsang Dorjee Pal Sangpo, was held on 3 March 2025. The prayer was offered by the people of Markham at the Sera Mey Thoesam Norling Monastery in Bylakuppe. The...
CTA Leadership and Staff Gather at Tsuglagkhang to Make Tsetor Offerings on the First Day of Losar
Dharamshala: In the early morning of the first day of Losar (28 February 2025), the Tibetan New Year and the Year of the Wood Snake, the leadership and staff of the Central Tibetan Administration gathered on the rooftop of...
Department of Education Releases Children’s Animation Titled ‘Losar Celebration’
Dharamshala: On the momentous occasion of losar, Tibetan New Year 2152, falling on 28 February 2025, the first day of the Wood Snake Year, the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, has unveiled the fifth episode, titled ‘Losar Celebration’,...
Parliamentarian Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen to Attend 60th Founding Anniversary of Odisha’s Tibetan Settlement
Dharamshala: Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen, Parliamentarian and member of the standing committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, will attend the 60th founding anniversary of the Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement in Odisha. The event is scheduled for 3 to 4 March 2025....
The Silent Flames of Resistance: Remembering Tapey, the First Tibetan to Self-immolate inside Tibet
Dharamshala: This day in 2009 marks the beginning of the wave of self-immolation protests inside Tibet when Tapey, a 27-year-old monk from Kirti Monastery in Amdo Ngaba, set himself on fire after local authorities cancelled a prayer ceremony at...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the 16th Kashag Greets Tibetans on Losar, Tibetan New Year 2152
Dharamshala: On the occasion of the traditional Tibetan New Year, Losar 2152—the year of the Wood Snake—Sikyong Penpa Tsering extends Losar greetings on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administrations to Tibetans around the world. Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s message for...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends Cham Dance Ceremony at Dzongkar Choede Monastery, Visits All Tibetan Camps in Hunsur
Hunsur: On the morning of 25 February 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration attended the Cham dance ceremony at the Dzongkar Choede in Hunsur Rabgyaling as its chief guest. The Cham dance, a sacred ritual performed...
Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche Confers Amitayus Long Life Empowerment at Delhi Samyeling
Delhi: As per the request from Delhi Samyeling Tibetan Settlement and various community organisations, Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche bestowed the long-life empowerment of Buddha Amitayus on 23 February 2025. Upon Rinpoche’s arrival at the venue, he was received by...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile Greets Tibetans on Losar, Tibetan New Year 2152
Dharamshala: Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, extends Losar greetings to Tibetans inside and outside of Tibet on the occasion of traditional Tibetan New year, Losar 2152, the year of the Wood Snake. Speaker...
Tibetan Community Protests in Geneva as 58th UNHRC Session Opens, Highlighting Human Rights Violations in Tibet
Geneva, 24 February 2025: The Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) staged a protest in front of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on the opening day of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)....
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Tibetan Residents of Bylakuppe Settlements, Highlights Key Initiatives of the 16th Kashag
Bylakuppe: After successfully completing his official visits to key institutions and settlement camps in Lugsum Samdupling and Dickey Larsoe Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe, Sikyong Penpa Tsering gathered with the general public to discuss the administrative priorities and ongoing efforts...
Tibetan Community in Belgium Marks 49th Day of Mourning for Dingri Earthquake Victims with Prayer Gathering
Brussels: On the completion 49th day since the devastating earthquake that jolted Dingri and its surrounding regions: Dramtso, Tsogo, Lhatse, Sakya, Tingkye, and Ngamring, on 7 January earlier this year, the Belgium Tibetan community members gathered at Karma Sonam...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel to Attend Long-Life Prayer Offering To 105th Gaden Tripa
Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to attend a long-life prayer for the 105th Gaden Tripa, Jetsun Lobsang Dorjee Pal Sangpo, offered by the people of Markham on 3 March 2025 at the...
Kalsang Tseten Assumes Charges as New Tibetan Settlement Officer of Ravangla Kunphenling
Ravangla: The handing-over and taking-over ceremony between the outgoing settlement officer Tenzin Lekshey and newly appointed settlement officer Kalsang Tseten were held on 19 and 20 February 2025 at the Kunphenling Tibetan Settlement Office, Ravangla. Dhondup Sangpo, Gangtok Tibetan...
The Tibet Museum Concludes U.S. Tour of Exhibitions on the Life Story of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) successfully concluded a travelling exhibition on the life story and accomplishments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama across four states in the U.S. The exhibition began on...




























