Dharamshala: The Tibet Museum, Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, presented a webinar series titled, ‘Nationhood and Identity: Preserving Lost Heritage’ today,13 August at 11:00 am. In partnership with Asian and Pacific Sites of Conscience Network, the Shared Journeys virtual exhibit and the webinar series is visioned to prioritize, highlight, preserve and share the most marginalized and lesser-known facets of the history of the Asian region.
The Shared Journeys exhibition includes the work of 12 member organisations of the Asian and Pacific sites of Conscience Network, representing seven countries. These are Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organisation, The Liberation War Museum from Bangladesh, The Peace Institute of Cambodia, Youth for Peace and Kdei Karuna from Camdobia, Network of Families of the Disappeared and Voices of Women Media from Nepal, The Herstories Project, International Centre of Ethnic Studies and The Institute of Social Development from Sri Lanka, The National Human Rights Museum of Taiwan and The Tibet Museum in India.
The webinar session was hosted by Mr.Tenzin Jinpa, curator and conservator of The Tibet Museum and moderated by the curator of the Shared Journey’s exhibition, Radhika Heittarchchi. After successfully launching the Tibetan version of the website, Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, Director of The Tibet Museum gave an overview of the virtual exhibition in Tibetan language for the Tibetan media centres. The website is available in ten languages including Tibetan: https://sharedjourneys.online. There were three panellists, Mr Tashi Phuntsok, the Director of The Tibet Museum, India; Emraan Azad, a researcher at The Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh; and Kiev Sarang, Project coordinator of KKKHRDA and PIC, Cambodia.
Director Tashi Phuntsok spoke on the brief history and current situation in Tibet focusing on sinicization, human rights violation, self-immolation and cultural genocide in Tibet. The next two panellists Emraan from The Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh, and Kiev Sarang KKKHRDA and PIC, Cambodia, shared their views and experiences on the given topic with regard to their country context.
This webinar aimed for the preservation of the Legacy of heritage, the multiple histories of nationhood and the importance of educating the next generation effectively explored via this webinar conducted with the respective panellists and the program successfully ended after an interactive Question and Answer round.
-Reported by Kunga Choedon, The Tibet Museum