Tibetan Society and Culture Links

 

Tibet Information Resources

Tibetan Art and Culture Links

Photography and Film Links

Organisations Providing Aid to Tibetan Communities

Retailers and Services

Travel Links

Tibet Information Resources

United Nations webpage on Tibet Comprehensive infomation and data relating to Tibet.

Tibet Information Network (TIN) Independent news and research organisation

Voices of Tibet Daily 30 minute-long Real-Audio broadcasts in Tibetan and archive of past broadcasts.

Canada Tibet Committee & World Tibet Network News Raising awareness of Tibet and daily news updates.

Dharamsala Information Resource  Extensive links to information on HHDL's teaching schedule, Tibetan arts, culture, Buddhism, travel, health, media, the environment and Tibet-related organisations.

Tibetan Studies  Comprehensive directory of links to websites covering various Tibetan topics.

Kotan Publishing  Publishing company dedicated to Asian literature and artwork. This site contains the informative Tibetan Cultural Region Web Directory, a comprehensive listing of Tibet-related websites. 

Tibet Environment Watch - Website raising awareness about current ecological issues facing Tibet.

Yak Butter Blues   The website of the book ‘Yak Butter Blues’, which details a couple’s perilous trek from Lhasa to Katmandu interwoven with the story of the Tibetan peoples’ struggle today.

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Tibetan Art and Culture Links

Tibetan Paintings Gallery of the Prajnopaya Thangde Gatsal Thangka Painting School and Studio, which teaches the sacred art of Tibetan thangka painting.

A Living Tradition  Provides information about and gallery of thangka art. 

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts  Institution established to preserve the cultural identity of Tibetans by sharing Tibet's artistic traditions with the world.

Demton Khang - Website of the Tibet Museum in Dharamsala, online exhibitions viewable.

Tibetan Art Design - Tibetan cliparts in traditional thangka style.

Mechak Centre for Contemporary Tibetan Art - Non-profit group working to promote contemporary Tibetan artists and their work around the world.

Khagyun, Stories from the Tibetan Diaspora - this project aims to audiotape and transcribe the experiences of the tens of thousands of housewives, shopkeepers, farmers and craftsmen who fled Tibet in the Dalai Lama’s wake.

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Photography and Film Links

Pitt Rivers Museum  Selection of photos from the Museum's Tibet-A Visual History archive which holds over 4,000 archive images of Tibet.

Tibet Images  Extensive picture library covering all aspects of Tibetan life.

Spirit of Tibet Photographs of Tibetan people in Tibet, Nepal and India, by Diane Barker.

Bjorn Svensson Asia-based photojournalist with a particular interest in Tibet.

Tibetan Photo Project  Exiled monks in southern India using photography to document and preserve Tibetan culture.

The Meridian Trust  Aims to preserve Buddhism through use of its extensive film and video archive of the traditions of various Buddhist cultures around the world, particularly focusing on the endangered traditions of Tibet. 

Tibet Album - Website with over 6,000 photographs from Central Tibet 1920-1950 featuring photographs taken by Charles Bell, Arthur Hopkinson, Evan Nepean, Hugh Richardson, Frederick Spencer Chapman, Harry Staunton and the previously unidentified photographs of Rabden Lepcha.]

The Tibet Project - an independently funded and produced documentary in the making, about Tibet with the aim of raising global awareness that time is running out.

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Organisations Providing Aid to Tibetan Communities

The TIbetan Community in Britain  London-based NGO which works throughout the UK to raise awareness of Tibet, and assists with the education of Tibetan refugee children in India and Nepal.

The Tibet Foundation  London-based charity which aims to preserve Tibetan culture and assist Tibetans around the world.

Climb for Tibet  Raising funds and awareness through climbs and walks for Tibet.

The Gere Foundation  Assisting the cultural survival of the Tibetan people through health, technological and educational projects.

Sponsorship for Excellence Education sponsorship programme for gifted Tibetans. 

Tibetan Village Project Non-profit organization funding healthcare, education and sustainable development projects.

Yungchen Lhamo Foundation Foundation for Tibetan women established by Tibet's most highly acclaimed singer.

Dzogchen Monastery Supports development and relief projects in the Tibetan refugee community surrounding Dzogchen Monastery.

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Retailers and Services

Tashi Murik London-based Tibetan-run retailers of high quality, contemporary hand-knotted Tibetan rugs.

Tibet Dreams London-based shop selling jewellery, paintings, books, CDs, videos and clothing.

Tibetan World Magazine  Supported by the Tibet Relief Fund's Enterprise project a group of young Tibetans have set up this full colour English-language magazine aimed at young Tibetans and other supports worldwide.

Lateng Online  Tenzin Norsang is a young Tibetan entrepreneur supported by the Tibet Relief Fund's Enterprise project who has set up this web solutions company.

Tibet Mail E-mail service that allows users worldwide to write to each other in Tibetan script.

Tibetan Women’s Centre  Manufacturers and exporters of Tibetan hand knitted woolen carpets and other handicrafts.

Wisdom Books  Independent distribution company selling books, audios, videos, posters and cards focusing on Buddhism, Tibet and related subjects. 

The Tibet Site sells fabric items incense and accessories, as well as providing information on Tibet and current Tibet-related campaigns and events. 

Tibetan Dawn Retailers of Tibetan art and handicrafts made by Tibetan refugees in India.

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Travel Links

Wild Nomads A Uk based Tibetan run travel company offering advice on travel to Tibet, Mongolia, India and Nepal.

Tibet Traveling Information on travelling and trekking in Tibet.

Dolma Ecotourism  Travel to Himalayan Nepal.

Himalayan Adventures  Worldwide small group travel specialising in tailor made holidays and discovery expeditions.

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