24 May 2015, 05:30 am
TIBET AT THE THRESHOLD OF GLOBALIZATION
Programme Type
Discussions

Panel: Prof Ashish Nandy, Shri Rajiv Vora and Geshe Pema Dorjee

Theme: More than China, Tibet is tested of its cultural and spiritual resilience by globalization, everybody is. The homogenizing factor that has levelled cultures and countries world wide to a single narrative is feared and at the same time celebrated by some. The pastoral and nomadic Tibet, it's enduring Buddhist culture has survived China's cultural revolution, how will the younger generation balance between tradition and modernization?