Tibet Studies

Kunga Dhoedon. India-China Conflict:  India enjoyed the borderless exchange of culture, goods, and language for a long time with the Tibet till 1959. Both states mutually respect each other sovereignty. Yet, in the amid of cold war chaos and the newly recognized nation India (1949) incapable to extend its hand to the neighborhood country (snow cap mountain) has to accept the fate to consider China as a new neighboring country for almost seventy years to date. Cultural and economic relation between Tibet and India dating back to ancient times was as beautiful as the Teacher and students relation. The very important landmark we can recall in history is the Silk Road. The Silk Road was not only served as a major trade route between both countries but also credited for facilitating the spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia. Most of the research base writing especially on the research area on India- China relations also known as Sino-Indo relations, which refers to the bilateral re...

     In March 1959, His Holiness the 14 th  Dalai Lama fled to India after China occupied Tibet.  In India, the Dalai Lama saw the importance of providing education to young children in  exile community to nurture them as future seeds of Tibet. The Dalai Lama requested  Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru to consider Tibetans to have separate schools which impart  not only modern education but also preserve Tibetan culture and identity.              The first Tibetan school was set up in the year 1960 in Mussoorie (Central School for  Tibetans, Mussoorie). Liberal education policy is designed as a lifelong process to maximize the capability and self-fulfillment of individuals, thereby maximizing their full potential,  and enriching their lives, together with that of the community of which each is a part.  Primarily libertarians believe in  individual  rights. The Tibetan establishment of school...