Two-day symposium-exhibition on Tibet concludes successfully
Thursday, 18 April 2007, 3:23 p.m.
Dharamshala: Two-day symposium cum exhibition on “Tibetan History and Culture in the contemporary world: Challenges and Opportunities” started on 12 April at the Khalsa College Auditorium within the North campus of the Delhi University.
The event was a joint initiative of India-Tibet Coordination Office and the Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi University).
Speaking as the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony, Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche urged both Indians and Tibetans to study Gandhji’s Hind Swaraj.
In his welcome speech, Prof. Vijay Kapur spoke on the importance of creating awareness among the Indian people, particularly the students, about India’s oldest and biggest neighbour Tibet.
The “histories of China and Tibet”, particularly the relationship between the two in the 13th Century, was discussed extensively by Prof. Jampa Samten, while Mr.Claude Arpi’s presentation focused on the historical relationship between India and Tibet.
The secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations, Thupten Samphel, gave a detailed presentation on the Middle-Way Approach of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
Apart from the presentations of Dr. Tenzin Deche on the traditional Tibetan medicine and of MP Yudon Aukatsang on human rights issues, the event also featured Mr. Vijay Kranti’s photo exhibition, “Indian photography: Reality check inside occcupied Tibet.”
Present also at the event was the Kalon for Information and International Relations, Tempa Tsering, who clarified some misinformation quoted by a speaker from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The event was successfully concluded on 13 April.
