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    “Two revolutions and Tibetan resilience”                                                                                                             -Som                               (Culture revolution and Tibetan peace revolution 2008) My grandmother's untold story of the Cultural Revolution in Tibet was shocking, extreme, and unbearable. She narrated her tragic story with tears in her eyes and a pale facial expression. She had experienced a real hell on earth and never saw any ray of hope in her future life at that time. The revolution was generally considered...

"If I die in exile, let my ashes be returned to Lhamo Lha-Tso in Tibet, the land where my journey began"

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                                                                                                                                    -Som I was born in Tibet, and it is my deepest wish to die in the same land where I first opened my eyes. If fate decrees that I die in exile, I hope that someone will help to immerse my ashes in Lhamo Lha-Tso, the sacred lake in Tibet near my birthplace. The lake is renowned as one of the most sacred lakes in Tibet, where signs and visions were believed to have guided the recognition of the reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Otherwise, I would regret having my ashes—along with the tattoo ink of “Dalai Lama” on my rig...

“I too had a Love Story”

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Part-1  :::    Love story of the Hills.                                                                                                                                     -Som Hills and hillocks, mountains and monkeys were the place where I have sown the seeds of my beautiful love story. It was the beginning of winter; nevertheless, leaves were still falling and people called it, the end of autumn. One cannot imagine the autumn season of the hills; especially dating into the woods with melody chirping birds and counting the falling of leaves casually. We were too privileged to be part of its devotees to share our love story along with the f...