14th Dalai Lama

Fifty years ago today the exiled Dalai Lama crossed the border from Tibet into India, leaving his homeland behind under Chinese annexationJoining us to consider the Dalai Lama’s enduring influence is writer Pico Iyer.

Today is the Tibetan New Year, but the Dalai Lama has put celebrations on hold. Robert Thurman, a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University, joins us to look at how this transition might unfold.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that sent the Dalai Lama into exile. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports from Beijing that Chinese troops are out in force to prevent what happened on last year’s anniversary. Protests marking the anniversary grew violent and spread to Tibetan areas across […]

Tibetan exiles worldwide long to see a free Tibet. The Dalai Lama has led their struggle for decades. Now he’s thinking about retirement. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the latest on the Dalai Lama, and Tibet’s uncharted future.

Tibetans in exile are gathering at the home of the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India this week. They’re meeting to talk about failed negotiations with China to gain genuine autonomy for Tibetans.