Students For A Free Tibet Bangalore

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2009-11-12T21:41:00.000-08:00

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERS

MEMBERS IN DISCUSSION AT MAXMULLUER BAWAN, INDHRANAGAR

STUDENTS FOR FREE TIBET MEMBER'S PARTICIPATION

SPONTANEOUS PROTEST BY STUDENTS

2009-10-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

Fourteen Tibetan college students arrested for protestiing Chinese FM's visit

Phayul[Tuesday, October 27, 2009 20:02]

A masked Tibetan exile resident in India holds a Tibetan flag during a silent protest against the visiting Chinese foreign minister in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (AP PHOTO)

Dharamsala, October 27 – The Karnataka police have arrested 14 Tibetan youths following separate incidents of protest in Bangalore earlier today as the foreign ministers of China, Russia and India met for the ninth RIC trilateral meeting.

The president of the Tibetan Youth Congress, Tsewang Rinzin, told phayul that students from the Bangalore regional Tibetan Youth Congress were protesting the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi. “The police had anticipated protests by Tibetans. Police teams had even arrived at the Tibetan Youth hostel at Kormangla a few days ago but the students had already dispersed into various parts of the city to participate in demonstration today.”

Twelve students were taken into custody this morning as they were protesting Yang’s visit. Later in the day two more were arrested at Leela Palace. The two were Gendun Kyab, a first year college student, and Kunchok Agar, a third year college student.

The students yelled, "shame on China, China lie people die", as they were being pushed into waiting police vans. The students were furious at China for the recent execution of four Tibetans who took part in last year's protests in Tibet. A Tibetan student said Indian external affairs minister is holding meeting with a representative of a regime that has blood in his hands."No doubt we owe a great deal to India, but I think India is morally wrong in not condemning China for the killings in Tibet and human rights violations across Tibet.

World's Largest Democratic country's Police warned Bangalore Tibetans not to raise their issue

2009-10-26T04:52:00.000-07:00

We all the humans have to respect each other.
We all are brothers and sisters of the happy family of blue planet. It should be our motive to help each other and live cooperatively. But, it doesn't happen due to controversies raised by unnecessary issues. China has been cracking Tibetans continuously so as to assimilate Tibet in this 21st century.

On 27th Octobet, 2009; Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi will be visiting Bangalore. He has been very concrete on his party's stand on violating basic human rights, especially of Tibetans. Tibetans in Bangalore on behalf of their brothers and sisters in Tibet are aggressive to raise their voice simultaneously with the foreign minister's visit. Unfortunately, They are warned by the police of the largest democratic country. Police has come to Tibetan Youth Hostel, Koramangala for warning peaceful freedom fighters(Photos), especially the college students who has planned to protest peacefully, days back. Following are the warning statements of police;

"we will imprison for three months or more if any protest happen"
"India has been very kind to Tibetans so far, if Tibetans violates any warning we may act appropriately"
"Any one who will do suspected things will be arrested"
"No Protest, No roaming around in Bangalore for any kind of protest, Imprisonment of any suspicious persons"

Tibetans have been fighting for Free Tibet since their stay in India. There are no or rare cases of violence activities by Tibetans. According to constitution of India , Tibetans have basic human rights and its their right to do anything except election of the Government of India and its state elections. But, in real case Tibetans are sometimes suppressed in world's largest democratic country, INDIA.

There may come the news of spontaneous protests by Individual Tibetans in Bangalore on the coming days. Its unpredictable.....
Because of the the meeting of foreign ministers of INDIA, RUSSIA and CHINA, INDIA may not benefit anything, instead INDIA may lose big.......... Its Unpredictable................
Who knows tomorrow there will be earthquakes in Bangalore.
ITs UNPREDICTABLE.............

Tibetan film festival for two days observes in Bangalore:

2009-07-13T08:31:00.000-07:00

Students for free Tibet, Bangalore film society, chartered for humanresponsibilities, Alliance Francaise in Bangalore and universalresponsibility of his holiness the dalai lama in together observedTibetan film festival for two days on 4th and 5th July 2009 inBangalore.

The film festival was held in Bangalore for two days with the soleinitiation of all India coordinator of students for free Tibet Mr.subhayan in Delhi. The alliance francaise of Bangalore, Bangalore film society and otherorganizations jointly put their best effort and patience to create awareness among the people interested.

The observant in the film shows were comprised of film makers,journalists and travelers from different nations. They took their deep interest to the matter of realities we had brought there in the show. All the films presented in the show were documentary films in English and traditional films. Many of Indian friends took greatinterest and promised to take part in other events in future.

Some ofthe films brought the true picture of conditions of Tibetan people under fear and risk. It was really thankful to the contributions of Indian friends while they took part with us in all time during the twodays, moreover Mrs. Sudha S. south Asian coordinator of chartered of human responsibilities discussed in short with the members of the filmsociety if the next such valuable events might probable and they promised that they would look forward to select Tibetan themes in the shows. Tibetan Youth Hostel,bangalore and Bangalore RTYC had prepared a traditional dance and otherTibetan musical performance at the end of the show.

We also distributed Tibetan khapse.It was the greatest success to present the real matters of Tibet among the various intellectuals ever since thestudents of free Tibet activities in Bangalore bas campaigned.

A DAY IN CHUNG WAH'S RESTAURANT FOR TIBET

2009-07-13T08:28:00.000-07:00

We share same genera and species in animal kingdom. It should be our nature to help each other when in need. We are in one family.

It is a collaboration and help from a Chinese, Indians and Tibetans to bring an activity of incorporating Tibetan culture and tradition and many more through photo, dialogue, some hard wares,etc to the customers of Chung Wah's Restaurant, 5th block, Koramangala.

This is observed for two days on the weekends(2nd and 3rd May). Many of the customers admired and supported us. We the members are satisfied with what we did for two days. We bonded ourselves with some more brothers and sisters. We learnt living as a united, one family in this world is essential for everything.

With this we would like to thank Chung Wah, his colleague and everyone who supported us to make the event successful.

THANK YOU ALL!!!

FIFTY YEARS OF RESISTANCE

2009-07-13T08:12:00.000-07:00

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising day and for the solidarity with the Tibetan in TIBET, we the members of the students for a Ftee TIBET launched press release with brief discription of the day's activities and few of our true voice. At noon, we organised a photo session protest followed by individual BICYCLE RELAY around M.G. Road. These activities are concluded with the day's biggest gathering by INDIANS and TIBETAANS for a Candle Light Vigil at Cubbon park under Mahatma Ghandhi Statue in colaboration with Regional Tibetan Youth Congress.

Marking New Year a "Black Year"

2009-07-10T08:05:00.000-07:00

Cancellation Tibetan New Year to mourn the death of over two hundred Tibetans killed by Chinese forces following the uprising in Tibet last year and to protest China's ongoing crackdown. According to the Tibetan lunar calendar, February 25th was mark the first day of 2136, the year of the Earth Ox was thus celebrated with humble activities at Tibetan Settlement at Bylakuppee in Kushalnagar our chapter.

From morning 6:00 am we started our activity of lighting a lamp(Candle). There was crowd of Tibetans as well as other buddhist who came for the teaching and blessing from His Holiness The Dalai Lama on the day at Sera Jey University for Bhuddhism study. Many contributed donation considering money as the root for organising any campaign. We Concluded our activity at 1:30pm as the crowd dissappeared. This is purely of our own dedication that we bunked our college and devoted the day for

Those who died last year(2009)
For the long live of the His Holiness The Dalai Lama
For world peace
etc

The whole day was marked successful and we leap forward to organise more effective actions in future

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA'S VISIT TO HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA'S INSTITUTES OF HIGER EDUCATION

2009-07-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

After long period of discussion, we decided to collect contacts of our supporters with reference to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visits to the The Dalai Lama's Higher Education. We the members meet frequently for discussions and finally we made ourselves ready to get contacts. We also asked for the guidance from our All India coordinator Mr. Shibayan. He advised us to put a donation box with our activity of getting contacts.

On day of His Holiness's visit(16th February, 2009), we successfully collected contacts of most of the interested person. In addition to this, we got donations from many dedicated people. So, for them we would like to extend our hearty thanks. Anyhow, day was considered to be the gateway of our future activities and actions.

Good Beginning, Brain stroming and studying Tibetan issue.

2009-07-06T05:07:00.000-07:00

It unfortunate that we didn't get licence for publishing a fortnight magazine due to some political reasons. We worked our best to bring a magazine about Tibet. But, it didn't work......
We thank each of contributors and very happy to announce that we did learnt lots from your writings, photoes and paintings about Tibet.
We the members meet frequently to discuss about Tibet in detail after studying hard by referring different resources. Its our confidence to have a pamphlet to be distributed to Bangaloreans. We worked hard and made it happen by distributing pamphlets on the INDEPENDENCE DAY of INDIA which coincide with Lalbagh Botanical garden flower show with following theme;

Tibet's ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION which would impact neighbouring countries like India, Pakisthan, Mayanmar, Bangladesh, etc and Global at large.
Tibet occupied by China as THREAT to India.

UPDATE CONTINUES........

2009-07-06T04:42:00.000-07:00

With reference to hearty suggestions from our supporters, we looking forward for brief updates about our activities. We didn't update our activities and actions for some purposes, but finally we found its necessary to do so. So, we are going to report our actions. We hope this may help our supporters and everyone. We thank each of you for kind and sincere suggestions. In future, we wait for any kind of view points. Thank you!

FREE TIBET!!!

Tibetan Film Festival 2009 - Alliance Francaise de Bangalore

2009-06-23T05:30:00.000-07:00

THE FOUNDATION FOR UNIVERSAL RESPONSIBILITY
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
&
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE de BANGALORE
in colloboration with
BANGALORE FILM SOCIETY, CHARTER FOR HUMAN RESPONSIBILITIES
&
STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET

present
Tibetan Film Festival 2009
4 - 5 July 2009

Venue:
Auditorium. Alliance Française de Bangalore (Indo-French Cultural Centre)
No. 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar
Bangalore - 560052
Tel. : (00 91 80) 41231340 / 41231344 / 41231345 / 41231346 / 41231348 (Translation)
Fax : (00 91 80) 41231347

For SYNOPSIS: Click here

ENTRANCE FREE

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Newspaper on Tibet in Bangalore

2009-01-05T08:45:00.000-08:00

CONTRIBUTE

Hey! We are a part of a chapter for Students For A Free Tibet (SFT) in Bangalore.We are planning to start a newspaper on Tibet for local circulation.The newspaper will include:
--> Real life experiences
-->Short stories(fiction or non ficition)
-->Poems
-->Sketches

-->Opinions
and lots more!
In short it will contain anything and everything on Tibet.
We need your help and support.Please contribute and we will publish your articles in our newspaper.The newspaper is being published to spread awareness on the Tibet issue;in and around Bangalore.So please contribute!!
You can send in your articles/sketches to:
nusha7nirvana@gmail.com
daredevil567@gmail.com
Contact us-
Devika-9945631237
Anusha-9742102452

!!Free Tibet!!

Tenzin Tsundue Talk(Bangalore, Nov 13, 2008)

2008-11-09T10:35:00.000-08:00

Since the beginning of March this year ever since Tibet burst into a tumultuous uprising in the international media, many things went unnoticed and not aptly explained, therefore a lot of confusion has been created especially in India. Besides there are a lot of changes happening in the Tibetan struggle, but where change is expected especially in relation to China, its getting worse, the hope is found only in the inside. The Tibetan community is looking inside, and has called for an Emergency Meeting this November where hundreds leaders, activists, thinkers with meet and discuss the future of Tibet.

Tenzin Tsundue will give a talk on the current scenario of the Tibetan movement after the Olympics in China, and the recent announcement of the Dalai Lama about this withdrawal from public life at a programme organised by Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore.

Date: 13th November 2008

Time: 6 PM

Venue: Alternative Law Forum, No. 122/4 Infantry Road, Bangalore 560001

Tenzin Tsundue is an activist, poet and writer working on Tibetan freedom for many years. Tenzin Tsundue joined Friends of Tibet (India) in 1999. Since then he's been working with the organization as its General Secretary. In January 2002 his profile peaked when he scaled scaffolding to the 14th floor of the Oberoi Towers, in Mumbai, to unfurl a Tibetan national flag and a banner down the hotel's facade which read 'Free Tibet'. China's Premier Zhu Rongji was inside the hotel addressing a conference of Indian business tycoons. The world's media featured this feat and Indian police officials congratulated him in prison for standing up for his rights. In April 2005 he repeated a similar stunning one-man protest that captured the world's imagination while Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was visiting India's tech capital, Bangalore. Tenzin won the first-ever 'Outlook-Picador Award for Non-Fiction' in 2001.

To know more about the event, email: support@friendsoftibet.org

'Tibet of Our Minds' (Bangalore, Nov 15, 2008)

2008-10-18T22:57:00.000-07:00

Think Tibet and Friends of Tibet to jointly organise an audio-visual presentation by Vijay Crishna: 'Tibet of Our Minds: A Journey’s End?' at the Tibetan Youth Hostel, No: 7, SR Garden, Srinivagalu, Koramangala, Viveknagar, Bangalore 560047 at 6pm on November 15, 2008. Entrance Free.

'Tibet Of Our Minds: A Journey's End?' – Vijay Crishna's audio-visual presentation based on his trips to Tibet shares his perspectives of Tibet's ancient and modern history and how these impact us today has been presented across the country.

Vijay Crishna runs light engineering and IT-related businesses in a separate company, Lawkim Ltd, within the Godrej Group, has practised theatre for many years and is a very keen trekker - a person of several facets who has also made several trips to Chinese-occupied Tibet exploring a fascination for the trade that sustained the entire area for centuries. In 1991 he established The Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research at his factory site in Satara district to research and propagate rare and endangered species of medicinal plants endemic to the Western Ghats. To know more, visit: http://www.tibetofourminds.org

To know more, call: 9916766931, 9886344125, 9742072824, 9886045576 or email: support@friendsoftibet.org.

Visit Little Lhasa in India (October 6-11,2008)

2008-09-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

Visit McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala - the Little Lhasa in India from October-6-11, 2008. Trekking… Meeting ex-political prisoners and activists from occupied-Tibet…Visiting Buddhist monasteries Experiencing Tibetan culture... art... way of life …… And so much more.

Click here for a guide to Little Lhasa in India:

INTERESTED???

Please e-mail a 250-word write-up to Students For A Free Tibet, India at shibayan@studentsforafreetibet.org by 17th September telling us why you would like to participate in this camp.

For more information contact -

Shibayan Raha - +919810465415 , Raghu Tenkayala- +919964533379

Film Screening of Tibetan movies at the University Law College, Bangalore University.

2008-08-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

Students For A Free Tibet Chapter at University Law College , Bangalore will host a screening of Tibetan Films to raise awareness about the Tibetan Issue.The screenings are for 2 hours with a tiny break thrown in. Time for a discussion/Q&A and doubt clearing session has been alloted at the end of the screening.
All students of University Law College are invited.
Time :10.30 AM
Venue-Moot Court Hall
Coordinator- Raghu Tenkayala
Ph-+919964533379
Email- raghu.t.me@gmail.com

SFT's Statement on the May 12th Earthquake in China and Tibet

2008-05-19T22:54:00.000-07:00

May 19th, 2008

All of us at Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) express our deepest condolences to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Tibet and China last week. The human toll of this tragedy is staggering and our thoughts are with all of the families who have lost loved ones and the millions whose homes have been destroyed and are now displaced.

Tibetans in Tibet and around the world have been offering prayers and raising money to support the millions of Chinese people who have been impacted by this tragedy. In a statement issued on May 12th, the Dalai Lama offered his "deep sympathies and heartfelt condolences" to all of those affected.

Many people do not realize that the epicenter of the earthquake is in an area of eastern Tibet now administered under China's Sichuan province. This place is called "Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture" by the Chinese government but "Aba" is actually "Ngaba" which is part of Amdo, the northeastern province of historical Tibet. The epicenter itself is in the Tibetan county of "Lungu" which the Chinese call "Wenchuan" and where, according to China's 2005 census information, at least 18.6% of the population is Tibetan.

It is throughout this eastern Tibetan region – Amdo and Kham – that a majority of the Tibetan protests have occurred over the past two months and now this natural disaster is compounding the suffering that Tibetans are experiencing at the hands of Chinese authorities conducting a brutal crackdown on the popular, and predominantly peaceful, uprising against China's occupation. Just last week, only a day's drive from the earthquake's epicenter, more than 60 Tibetan nuns were brutally beaten and arrested for staging two separate peaceful demonstrations calling for the release of political prisoners, the return of the Dalai Lama, and independence for Tibet.

And while we have very little information about the impact of the earthquake on Tibetans because the areas around the epicenter remain cut off from the outside world, many fear the worst for thousands of Tibetans who remain detained or missing as a result of the crackdown. For instance, SFT has received unconfirmed but deeply distressing reports that many hundreds of Tibetans may have died when a large prison near Wenchuan collapsed. Official Chinese media has confirmed damage to a number of prisons in the area but no detailed information has been released.

It is encouraging to see the incredible rescue efforts and increasingly open media reporting taking place in China but we have heard almost no information about relief efforts in the affected Tibetan areas. However, on the day the earthquake struck the regional government issued an urgent official document entitled “Combining work on anti-separatism and safeguarding stability with disaster relief work.” Considering the Chinese government's history of systematic oppression and disenfranchisement of Tibetans, we are gravely concerned that Tibetans impacted by the disaster will not receive equal consideration and assistance. The international community has rightly condemned the heinous efforts by the Burmese junta for blocking aid and relief to minority and dissident populations affected by the cyclone in Burma and must seek to prevent similar practices by Chinese authorities in Tibet.

We call upon the Chinese government to immediately cease its crackdown in Tibet and fulfill its international commitments to provide immediate medical care and humanitarian assistance to everyone affected by the earthquake. Furthermore, in the interests of ensuring that China's response to the natural disaster does not further exacerbate the suffering of Tibetans, international media and observers should be immediately allowed into all affected regions.

The inspiring and selfless efforts of tens of thousands of ordinary people in response to the earthquake suggest that something positive can emerge from the devastation. At the same time, recent history suggests that it is vital to keep the light of global public scrutiny on the Chinese authorities now to prevent further abuses and suffering.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by the earthquake in China and Tibet.

Students for a Free Tibet International Headquarters

We suggest donations for the earthquake relief effort be made through Tibet Foundation and Mercy Corps.

Tell Coke: No Torch in Tibet!

2008-05-17T07:10:00.000-07:00

Coke ad jam by Tenzin Andrugsurba- SFT Rutgers

Coca-Cola, one of the most powerful corporations in the world, is an official sponsor of China's torch relay. Tell Coke's executives to pressure the IOC to withdraw Tibet from the torch relay route.

Enter our YouTube "Ad Jam" competition for a chance to win a Team Tibet package.
Organize your own Coke protest or join a protest near you.
Take Action and send a message to Coke.

SFT Exec Director Lhadon on CBC's The Hour

2008-05-10T05:12:00.000-07:00

Lhadon Tethong, SFT's Executive Director, appeared on The Hour, a Canadian talk show broadcast nationally on CBC Television. She discusses the uprising in Tibet, the global protests that marred China's Olympic torch relay, and how Tibetans are risking everything in this Olympic year to speak out for freedom.

Watch the interview now.