Tag Archive 'Tibet'

Passing on the Torch….

Posted by gargi on 09 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: India, Politics

… doesn't seem as simple as it was in early days. There is something about non violent protest and the power of a mighty state brought to bear against these protesters that seems to have got people who don't even know where Tibet is, to have an opinion on the Olympics, China, human rights and [...]

Red with Embarrassment

Posted by gargi on 04 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: India, Politics

My new hero is Baichung Bhutia and I don't even follow football.
To stand up for what you believe in, and state that belief in a non violent and dignified  manner is the basis on which India fought for her Independence. To see someone in today's day and age doing that warms the cockles of my [...]

Diplomatically Speaking

Posted by gargi on 28 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: India, propaganda

….the Chinese Ambassador to Canada :
''The Dalai Lama has been telling lies to the world for decades,''
''What has happened in Tibet was instigated by separatist groups led by Dalai Lama clique.''  ''Any remarks made accusing China of so called human rights suppression, I consider that irresponsible and inappropriate and it's interference in China's [...]