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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’ll die in exile, immerse the ashes of my dead into Lhamo La-Tso in Tibet”

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                                                                                                                                    -Som I was born in Tibet and want to die at the same place where I was born. If I’ll die in any lands of exile here, then please somebody help me to immerse the ashes of my dead into Lhamo La-Tso (Lake) in Tibet, which is close to where I was born. The lake is also well known to be one of the most precious lakes in Tibet, where the beautiful signs and signals came to decide the reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Else I'll regret to desolate my dead-ashes that mixed with the tattoo sinks on my right elbow, the “Dalai ...