From an outsiders' point of view, Tibet is the same old two-nation-one-suppressing-the-other problem, as Bosnia, as Kosovo, as Palestine and as Kashmir - except that, fortunately, the locals involved have not resorted to armed violence and there are no mercenary interests at play. During my recent visit to Manali, which is quite close to the hub of all the protest activities, Dharmshala, I found the Tibetan youth all psyched up. The town walls were splattered with posters and graffiti depicting human right atrocities being committed in Lhasa, and elsewhere. In the marketplace, whenever a news channel switched topics to the Olympics or the Dalai Lama, the atmosphere got charged up. The Tibetan handicrafts shops transformed into meeting joints in the evenings - from 12-year old lads to old men - it seemed as if the entire community was gearing up for a struggle.
For once, with the limelight on fareast Asia, they sense the opportunity of a lifetime, in the hope that the world will stand up and listen.
Here's expressing solidarity with the Tibetan folk, courtesy Tantra.
Khuda Hafiz,
Sultan of Samarkand
4 comments:
For Tibet, with Love.
Pray to God that these innocent Tibetans protesting peacefully today do not turn into terrorists tomorrow.
i beleive, the fact that the tibetan struggle is still peaceful indicates that americans have still not interfered. or i hope the tibetans have not allowed americans to influence their struggle.
@agastyabhrata, aniket
Amen! And welcome to my blog.
@harsh satya
I don't know Washington's exact stand on the issue, but they seem to have come out in support of the Dalai Lama.
The ignorance of the superpowers stands testimony to the fact that Tibet is of no importance to them - be it economic, strategic or cultural.
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