Dharamshala: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang met with the Monlam Supporters Group from the Monlam IT Research Center earlier today, 31 October 2025, at the Parliamentary Secretariat of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The delegation, led...

Bhandara, Maharashtra: Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi, accompanied by Additional Secretary Tenzin Norbu, arrived in Nagpur on 29 October 2025 as part of the Central Election Commission’s ongoing outreach programme aimed at raising public awareness about the forthcoming Tibetan...

dalailama.com Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – There was a crisp autumn chill to the air and a clear blue sky overhead when His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the gate to his residence this morning. Representatives of the...

Bhandara: On 30 October 2025, Education Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra paid an official visit to Gothangaon Sambhota Tibetan School in Bhandara as part of her ongoing inspection tour of Sambhota Tibetan schools located in Tibetan settlements across Central...

Washington D.C.: On 30 October 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering met with Martin Thümmel, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. Having previously met with Sikyong during Sikyong’s official visits to Germany, Thümmel showed a nuanced...

Dharamshala: As part of the Australia Tibet Council (ATC)’s Little Tibet Tour, a delegation led by ATC Executive Director Dr. Zoe Bedford visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 30 October 2025. Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang hosted an hour-and-a-half-long interactive...

Dharamshala: On 30 October 2025, the Officiating Sikyong and Kalon (Minister) for the Department of Security, Dolma Gyari, held an interactive meeting with an 11-member delegation from the Australia Tibet Council (ATC), led by Executive Officer Zoe Bedford, along...

Washington, D.C: On 28 October 2025 (EDT), Sikyong Penpa Tsering began his day with an interview with James Himberger, Managing Editor of The National Interest, at the Office of Tibet, Washington, D.C. Following this, Sikyong held a substantive discussion...

Nagpur, Maharashtra: En route to the Bandhara Tibetan Settlement, Education Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra visited the Tibetan Sweater Sellers Market in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 29 October 2025. Upon her arrival at Nagpur Airport, Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra was...

Mainpat, Chhattisgarh: In continuation of the ongoing outreach programmes, Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi and Additional Secretary Tenzin Norbu arrived at the Phendeling Tibetan Settlement in Mainpat on 27 October 2025 to a warm welcome from the Tibetan Settlement...

Dharamshala:  A committee met today, 28 October 2025, to review the financial accounts of the Auditor General’s office for the fiscal year 2024-2025. The committee comprises of Parliamentarian Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen, Deputy Secretary Dawa of the Department of Education,...

Washington D.C.: On 27 October 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of Central Tibetan Administration began his official visit to the United States with a series of engagements in Capitol Hill, despite ongoing U.S. government shutdown. During...

Odisha: On 26 October 2025, Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi held a public awareness session on the upcoming 2026 Sikyong and 18th Tibetan Parliamentary elections in Odhisha Phuntsokling Settlement. The Chief Election Commissioner addressed the gathering at the settlement’s...

Dharamshala: On 23 October 2025, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile addressed the 11th Seminar on the Distinct View and Philosophy of the Ngagyur Nyingma Tradition, held in Bylakuppe, Karnataka. The seminar was graced by the presence...

Mexico City: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of Central Tibetan Administration, undertook his second official visit to Mexico this October. The visit was of great significance given Mexico’s growing economic ties with China, evident from the advertisements...

Bengaluru: After concluding his engagements in the Tibetan settlements of Bylakuppe, Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi arrived in Mysore on the evening of 23 October 2025 to continue his ongoing public outreach sessions related to the upcoming Tibetan general...

PREFACE His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the human manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the lord of the three realms of existence and the patron-deity of Tibet, is a champion of world peace, master of all Buddhist canons, the protector...

Dharamshala: Tibetan Children’s Village School (Upper TCV) marked its 65th Founding Anniversary with a grand celebration attended by hundreds of students, alumni, teachers, and staff. The momentous celebration was presided over by Kyabje Yongzin Ling Choktrul Rinpoche as its...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, extended heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her assumption of office as the Prime Minister of Japan. Sikyong commended her historic achievement...

Bylakuppe: As part of the programme organised by the Central Tibetan Administration’s Election Commission to conduct public talks related to the upcoming Tibetan general elections in settlements across India, Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi arrived in Bylakuppe on 21...

Dharamshala, 23 October 2025: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, extended his heartfelt congratulations to Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. In a congratulatory letter to the Prime Minister, the Speaker wrote, “On behalf of the Tibetan...

–dalailama.com Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Sanae Takaichi to congratulate her on her election as Prime Minister of Japan. “No doubt your several decades of public service will serve you well in leading Japan at...

Hunsur: Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi, accompanied by Additional Secretary Tenzin Norbu from the Election Commission, conducted a series of public awareness talks for Tibetan residents and monastic communities at the Rabgyeling Tibetan Settlement in Hunsur on 20 and...

Kollegal: On 18 October 2025, the Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi was officially received by the Tibetan Settlement Officer of Kollegal, upon his arrival in Kollegal on 18 October 2025. On 19 October, the Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi...

Dharamshala, 20 October 2025: Sadayuki Komori, a Member of Parliament from Takatsuki Town, Osaka, Japan, visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and met with Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang. During their meeting, the Deputy Speaker briefed MP Komori on the critical...

Dharamshala: On 18 October 2025, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel paid a condolence visit to the seat of the 104th Gaden Tripa, Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Pal Sangpo. He was received by Geshe Samten Dorjee and, after paying respects to the...

Dharamshala: On 17 October 2025, the convocation ceremony of Sera Jey Monastic Institute was held in Bylakuppe, South India, as part of the Year of Compassion celebrations commemorating the 90th birth anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama....

Mandi, October 16, 2025: The Mandi Tibetan Settlement Office formally presented a disaster relief contribution of ₹1,01,000 (Rupees One Lakh One Thousand) to the Mandi District Administration. This donation is intended to support those affected by the devastating natural...

Berlin, Germany: In a pivotal meeting with MP Michael Brand, Chair of the German Parliamentary Group for Tibet; Carsten Müller and Susanne Hierl, Members of the German Bundestag; Kai Müller of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) Germany; Manuela...

-by dalailama.com Dharamshala: The thirty-ninth Mind & Life Dialogue took place in Dharamshala this week. More than 120 scientists, scholars, contemplative practitioners, business leaders, policy makers and others gathered in the Dalai Lama Library and Archive building below His...