And hello again finally!
I'm pleased to say that i'm now feeling a little better in the delhi belly dept, with my insides remaining where they should be! So what's been happening in the meanwhile....?
The sun is still shining, in fact its getting pretty hot. The power cuts continue too, this is my third attempt at writing a blog (fingers crossed I'll make it to the end!).
So....March 10th. Tibetan Uprising Day. This was the 52nd anniversary of a failed attempt by the Tibetans against the occupying Chinese and the day when the Dalai Lama made the decision to leave his country and become an exile in India.
And 52 years later it was the day on which His Holiness gave a speech to say that he wants to devolve all political power to the Tibetan Government in Exile so that he can concentrate on spiritual matters. The DL read this speech from his temple, packed with at least a couple of thousand Tibetans and hundreds of westerners. There were delegates from many parts of the world, including Chinese and America. The Tibetan Prime Minister (in exile) gave an emotional speech asking the Dalai Lama NOT to stand down. He ended up in tears... like many Tibetans present. They just don't want him to not be leader of Tibet but he is adamant that it is time for change.
It was quite a day.
I'm pleased to say that i'm now feeling a little better in the delhi belly dept, with my insides remaining where they should be! So what's been happening in the meanwhile....?
The sun is still shining, in fact its getting pretty hot. The power cuts continue too, this is my third attempt at writing a blog (fingers crossed I'll make it to the end!).
So....March 10th. Tibetan Uprising Day. This was the 52nd anniversary of a failed attempt by the Tibetans against the occupying Chinese and the day when the Dalai Lama made the decision to leave his country and become an exile in India.
And 52 years later it was the day on which His Holiness gave a speech to say that he wants to devolve all political power to the Tibetan Government in Exile so that he can concentrate on spiritual matters. The DL read this speech from his temple, packed with at least a couple of thousand Tibetans and hundreds of westerners. There were delegates from many parts of the world, including Chinese and America. The Tibetan Prime Minister (in exile) gave an emotional speech asking the Dalai Lama NOT to stand down. He ended up in tears... like many Tibetans present. They just don't want him to not be leader of Tibet but he is adamant that it is time for change.
It was quite a day.
