Despite claims of its decline, Tibetan culture is flourishing through modern artistic expressions and a vibrant youth culture ...

Tibetan matriarchs played a pivotal role in shaping modern Tibetan history. Gyayum Chenmo and Jetsun Pema, the Dalai Lama's ...

A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people", but Tibetan exiles criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games.

Polyandry, a rare tradition where one woman marries multiple men, still exists in remote areas. A recent marriage in Himachal Pradesh's Shillai village revived this ancient practice, as a woman ...

The Tibet Himalaya Initiative is delighted to announce the publication of Living Treasure: Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in Honor of Janet Gyatso, a set of 29 essays celebrating the life and research ...

Beall and colleagues examined 417 Tibetan women aged 46 to 86 who lived between 3,658 meters (12,000 feet) to 4,267 meters (14,000 feet) above sea level in Upper Mustang, Nepal.

Modern Tibetan culture strongly prioritizes music and movement, Ngawang said. When the Dalai Lama set up the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, for example, one of the very first agencies ...

That was just one of the sea changes happening among Tibetan women in exile. The Dalai Lama also encouraged women's involvement in exile politics, activism, and society.

The 44-minute film, screened at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, follows the cultural and climate significance of khata, a type of Tibetan cloth. The event came as the Modern Tibetan Studies ...