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Prof. Pokala Lakshmi Narasu, the Buddhist Prodigy of the 19th Century (1861-1934)

Dr A B Sai Prasad* discusses the role played by Professor Pokala Lakshmi Narasu, ‘an uncompromising opponent of Religion’, in popularizing Buddhism in the 19th century, the mantle currently borne by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. “In history textbooks,”...

Top US diplomat, EU Spokesperson join calls for 30-year China-disappeared Tibetan lama’s release

(TibetanReview.net, May19’25) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has on May 18 demanded the immediate release of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, abducted by Chinese authorities 30 years ago at the age of six,...

US, Swiss, Italian, German leaders urge China to account for 30-year disappearance of top Tibetan religious figure

(TibetanReview.net, May18’25) – Tibetans staged protests while political leaders, especially lawmakers, from several countries joined them in calling on China to free the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Tibet’s second most prominent religious figure, as it continues its silence...

Exile Tibetans continue to seek clarity on Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s Vietnam death

(TibetanReview.net, May17’25) – As they marked the culmination of the 49-day rituals on the death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, Tibetans remain determined to find out about the sequence of events which led to the highly respected lama’s escape from...

China sparks controversy at Nepal international event by insisting Mt Everest is ‘Chomolungma’

(TibetanReview.net, May17’25) – To the rest of the world the highest peak in the world is Mt Everest. To Nepal, on whose northern border its southern part rises, it is Sagarmatha. And to Tibet, on whose southern border its...

China launches vigil in Lhasa for independence, terror activities after rare pub brawl

(TibetanReview.net, May16’25) – Police in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, known for tight security, have handed administrative penalties on dozens of people involved in a rare brawl in front of a pub on May 7 early morning, reported the scmp.com May...

China accuses Taiwan of ‘de-Sinicization’ move, sounds familiar?

(TibetanReview.net, May16’25) – In a twist of fate, China has condemned alleged attempts by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to push “de-Sinicization” and sever the historical and cultural ties between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. However,...

Buddhist nations urged to speak up ahead of China’s 30-year Panchen Lama abduction, disappearance

(TibetanReview.net, May15’25) – Human Rights Watch has on May 15 reiterated its call on China to release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his parents, ahead of the completion of 30 years since it abducted them on...

China rejects India’s criticism of its renaming of Arunachal place names

(TibetanReview.net, May15’25) – China has on May 14 doubled down on its latest renaming of places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, insisting that the territory belongs to it on account of its claim over Tibet. Zangnan is...

China again reasserts Tibet claim by renaming 27 place names in Arunachal

(TibetanReview.net, May14’25) – To again reassert its point of Tibet being part of it since ancient times, China has, for the fifth time since 2017, brought out a new list of its own names for more places in the...