Tibet Times
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Tibet Times is a Tibetan-language newspaper founded in 1996 and published every ten days from Dharamshala
, Himachal Pradesh
, India
, the seat of the 14th Dalai Lama
.
The underlying philosophy of the newspaper centers on the need for an independent press to an exiled community.
The newspaper covers a range of subjects including the current situation in Tibet, the Tibetan diaspora, and the voice of the general people. It claims to have the largest circulation within Tibetan communities both in and outside Asia.
Dharamsala
Dharamshala or Dharamsala is a city in northern India. It was formerly known as Bhagsu; it is the winter seat of government of the state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of the Kangra district....
, Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the seat of the 14th Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years...
.
The underlying philosophy of the newspaper centers on the need for an independent press to an exiled community.
The newspaper covers a range of subjects including the current situation in Tibet, the Tibetan diaspora, and the voice of the general people. It claims to have the largest circulation within Tibetan communities both in and outside Asia.
External links
- Tibet Times (official website)
- The Tibet Times (article on the website of the International Tibet Independence MovementInternational Tibet Independence MovementThe Tibetan independence movement is a movement for the independence of the lands where Tibetan people live and the political separation of those lands from the People's Republic of China. It is principally led by the Tibetan diaspora in countries like India and the United States, and by...
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Other Tibetan news websites
- Shambala Post- Tibetan language
- The Tibet Post - English, Tibetan, and Chinese
- Tibet Sun - English