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ARSP Bulletin Mar-2021
Vol. 34 No. 3 MARCH, 2021 (16 Pages including Cover) Jh ckys'oj vxzoky tUe 'krkCnh ds volj ij Importance of the PIO (A Historical Perspective) The history of Indian Diaspora is indentured workers went to South population have unique in many respects. Only the Africa, Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad & responded to - Baleshwar Agrawal Jewish and the Chinese Diaspora Tobago, Suriname and plantation our invitation to present papers on the could be compared with the Indian workers went to Mauritius, Burma and work done in different areas of their Diaspora. India has recorded history Sri Lanka. countries. It is a matter of pride and of 5000 years during which period, the honour that the people of Indian origin During the last 60-70 years saints and seers of the country went to are Prime Minister in Mauritius, Fiji, professionals from India, especially all the four continents of the world to Trinidad & Tobago. The Presidents of doctors, engineers, professors, spread their message of universal Guyana, Singapore and Mauritius are scientists have been going to various brotherhood and tolerance. Emperor also from the same stock. There are countries, particularly to the USA, Ashoka in particular had sent his son 68 ministers and about 300 members Canada, U.K. and Europe. They have and daughter to spread the message of parliament from among the people also gone to Australia and New of Buddha. The Indian traders used to of Indian origin. Their forefathers went Zealand. The Gulf countries attracted travel to far off countries with their in very difficult conditions; they worked a large number of Indian workers merchandise. -
2001 Asia Harvest Newsletters
Asia Harvest Swing the Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe! (Joel 3:13) Box 17 - Chang Klan P.O. - Chiang Mai 50101 - THAILAND Tel: (66-53) 801-487 Fax: (66-53) 800-665 Email: [email protected] Web: www.antioch.com.sg/mission/asianmo April 2001 - Newsletter #61 China’s Neglected Minorities Asia Harvest 2 May 2001 FrFromom thethe FrFrontont LinesLines with Paul and Joy In the last issue of our newsletter we introduced you to our new name, Asia Harvest. This issue we introduce you to our new style of newsletter. We believe a large part of our ministry is to profile and present unreached people groups to Christians around the world. Thanks to the Lord, we have seen and heard of thousands of Christians praying for these needy groups, and efforts have been made by many ministries to take the Gospel to those who have never heard it before. Often we handed to our printer excellent and visually powerful color pictures of minority people, only to be disappointed when the completed newsletter came back in black and white, losing the impact it had in color. A few months ago we asked our printer, just out of curiosity, how much more it would cost if our newsletter was all in full color. We were shocked to find the differences were minimal! In fact, it costs just a few cents more to print in color than in black and white! For this reason we plan to produce our newsletters in color. Hopefully the visual difference will help generate even more prayer and interest in the unreached peoples of Asia! Please look through the pictures in this issue and see the differ- ence color makes. -
Ethnolinguistic Survey of Westernmost Arunachal Pradesh: a Fieldworker’S Impressions1
This is the version of the article/chapter accepted for publication in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 37 (2). pp. 198-239 published by John Benjamins : https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.37.2.03bod This material is under copyright and that the publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use or reprint the material in any form Accepted version downloaded from SOAS Research Online: http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/34638 ETHNOLINGUISTIC SURVEY OF WESTERNMOST ARUNACHAL PRADESH: A FIELDWORKER’S IMPRESSIONS1 Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area Timotheus Adrianus Bodt Volume xx.x - University of Bern, Switzerland/Tezpur University, India The area between Bhutan in the west, Tibet in the north, the Kameng river in the east and Assam in the south is home to at least six distinct phyla of the Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman, Sino- Tibetan) language family. These phyla encompass a minimum of 11, but probably 15 or even more mutually unintelligible languages, all showing considerable internal dialect variation. Previous literature provided largely incomplete or incorrect accounts of these phyla. Based on recent field research, this article discusses in detail the several languages of four phyla whose speakers are included in the Monpa Scheduled Tribe, providing the most accurate speaker data, geographical distribution, internal variation and degree of endangerment. The article also provides some insights into the historical background of the area and the impact this has had on the distribution of the ethnolinguistic groups. Keywords: Arunachal Pradesh, Tibeto-Burman, Trans-Himalayan, Monpa 1. INTRODUCTION Arunachal Pradesh is ethnically and linguistically the most diverse state of India. -
The Vital Link: Monpas and Their Forests
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY An Overview of the Monpas The Monpas of Wangling, Jangbi and Phumzur villages are a homogenous and close-knit community that live and work in groups. Joint family systems are prevalent in these villages. It was noted during interactions with the villagers that most of the households are related to each other. It is believed that the Monpas of these three villages are members of a huge family whose members got married, moved out of the house and settled in the three villages. For hundreds of years, they have kept themselves isolated from the mainstream Bhutanese society and have been able to preserve their local culture and tradition. However, documentary evidence does not exist to corroborate this fact. The term Monpa as explained by the Monpas of Wangling, Jangbi and Phumzur means “people of darkness”. This explains the isolation, low self-esteem and low socio-economic condition of this indigenous group of people as they see themselves. In general term, Mons, are refered to people without a religion and refers to the period before the advent of Buddhism in Bhutan. Buddhism was introduced in Bhutan by Guru Rimpoche in the eighth century. The Monpas were originally hunters and food-gatherers. The Monpa culture, tradition and practices are all intrinsically linked to the forests around them. The Monpas began to cultivate crops by gradually clearing some parts of the forests through the primitive slash and burn cultivation, known as tseri. Subsequently, they began to domesticate cattle and 22 Socio-Economic Context and Cultural Diversity maintained large areas of land for pasture locally known as tsamdo. -
Tibetan Diaspora
TIBETAN DIASPORA Population: Approximately 127,935 [Approximate world-wide distribution: India 94,203; Nepal 13,514; Bhutan 1,298; the rest of the world 18,920] Constitution: The Charter of the Tibetans-in-Exile Judiciary: Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission: The Chief Justice Commis- sioner and two Justice Commissioners are elected by the Tibetan Par- liament-in-Exile out of a list of nominated candidates submitted by a selection committee of three to five members constituted by Chief Justice Commissioner, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Sikyong (Presi- dent). Legislature: Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile with 45 members is directly elected by the exile population. The term of office is five years. Executive: The Kashag (Cabinet) is the apex executive body. The President is directly elected by the exile population for a term of five years. The President nominates other members of the Kashag to the Tibetan Par- liament-in-Exile to give its approval for their appointment. Major NGOs: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), Gu-chu-sum Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT) Foreign Missions: Based in New Delhi, Kathmandu, Washington D.C., Geneva, Tokyo, London, Brussels, Canberra, Moscow, Pretoria, Taipei and São Paulo. Livelihood: Agriculture, agro-industries, handicraft exports, woollen garment- selling enterprise and service sector. 1 tibetan national flag During the reign of the seventh-century king, Songsten Gampo, Tibet was one of the mightiest empires in Central Asia. Tibet, then, had an army of about 2,860,000 men. Each regiment of the army had its own banner. The banner of Yö-Ru Tö regiment had a pair of snow lions facing each other; that of Yä-Ru Mä a snow lion with a bright upper border; that of Tsang-Ru-Lag a snow lion standing upright, leaping towards the sky; and that of Ü-Ru Tö a white flame against a red background. -
1 Jyotirmoy Thapliyal, Senior Staff Correspondent, the Tribune, Dehradun 2.Dhananjay Bijale, Senior Sub-Editor, Sakal, Pune 3
1 Jyotirmoy Thapliyal, senior staff correspondent, The Tribune, Dehradun 2.Dhananjay Bijale, senior sub-editor, Sakal, Pune 3. Vaishnavi Vitthal, reporter, NewsX, Bangalore 4.Anuradha Gupta, web journalist, Dainik Jagran, Kanpur 5. Ganesh Rawat, field reporter, Sahara Samay, Nainital 6.Gitesh Tripathi, correspondent, Aaj Tak, Almora 7. Abhishek Pandey, chief reporter, Sambad, Bhubaneswar 8. Vipin Gandhi, senior reporter, Dainik Bhaskar, Udaipur 9. Meena Menon, deputy editor, The Hindu, Mumbai 10. Sanat Chakraborty, editor, Grassroots Options, Shillong 11. Chandan Hayagunde, senior correspondent, The Indian Express, Pune 12. Soma Basu, correspondent, The Statesman, Kolkata 13. Bilina M, special correspondent, Mathrubhumi, Palakkad 14. Anil S, chief reporter, The New Indian Express, Kochi 15. Anupam Trivedi, special correspondent, Hindustan Times, Dehradun 16. Bijay Misra, correspondent, DD, Angul 17. P Naveen, chief state correspondent, DNA, Bhopal 18. Ketan Trivedi, senior correspondent, Chitralekha, Ahmedabad 19. Tikeshwar Patel, correspondent, Central Chronicle, Raipur 20. Vinodkumar Naik, input head, Suvarna TV, Bangalore 21. Ashis Senapati, district correspondent, The Times of India, Kendrapara 22. Appu Gapak, sub-editor, Arunachal Front, Itanagar 23. Shobha Roy, senior reporter, The Hindu Business Line, Kolkata 24. Anupama Kumari, senior correspondent, Tehelka, Ranchi 25. Saswati Mukherjee, principal correspondent, The Times of India, Bangalore 26. K Rajalakshmi, senior correspondent, Vijay Karnataka, Mangalore 27. Aruna Pappu, senior reporter, Andhra Jyothy, Vizag 28. Srinivas Ramanujam, principal correspondent, Times of India, Chennai 29. K A Shaji, bureau chief, The Times of India, Coimbatore 30. Raju Nayak, editor, Lokmat, Goa 31. Soumen Dutta, assistant editor, Aajkal, Kolkata 32. G Shaheed, chief of bureau, Mathrubhumi, Kochi 33. Bhoomika Kalam, special correspondent, Rajasthan Patrika, Indore 34. -
Visit of Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India to Tamil Nadu
1 ‘State Visit’ of Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of the Republic of India to Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro & Brasilia), Mexico (Mexico City & Guadalajara) and Chile (Santiago) from 12 to 25 Apr 2008 COMPOSITION OF DELEGATION (I) President and Family 1. The President 2. Spouse of the President 3. Son of the President (II) President’s Secretariat Delegation 1. Dr Christy Fernandez Secretary to the President 2. Lt Gen Vinod Chopra, AVSM** Military Secretary to the President 3. Shri Barun Mitra Joint Secretary to the President 4. Smt Vijay Thakur Singh Joint Secretary-cum-Social Secretary to the President 5. Smt Archana Datta Officer on Special Duty (PR) 6. Dr (Smt) Parvati Singh Bais Physician to the President No. of auxiliary staff : 31 (III) Parliamentary Delegation 1. Shri Vilas Muttemwar MOS (IC), Minister of New & Renewable Energy 2. Shri Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan Member of Parliament 3. Ms Mabel Rebello Member of Parliament 4. Smt Kanimozhi Member of Parliament No. of supporting staff : 01 2 (IV) Ministry of External Affairs Delegation 1. Shri Nalin Surie Secretary (West), MEA 2. Shri Rinzing Wangdi Ambassador of India to Mexico (for Mexico only) 3. Shri HS Puri Ambassador of India to Brazil (for Brazil only) 4. Smt Susmita Gongulee Thomas Ambassador of India to Chile (for Chile only) 5. Shri Sunil Lal Chief of Protocol, MEA 6. Shri Ravi Thapar Joint Secretary, MEA No. of supporting staff : 05 (V) Security Staff Total : 17 (VI) Media Delegation 1. Shri Sumir Kaul Correspondent, PTI 2. Shri Kamal Singh Senior Photographer, PTI 3. Ms Liz Mathew Reporter, IANS 4. -
Tibetan Timeline
Information provided by James B. Robinson, associate professor, world religions, University of Northern Iowa Events (Tibetan Calendar Date) 17 Dec 1933 - Thirteenth Dalai Lama Passes Away in Lhasa at the age of 57 (Water-Bird Year, 10th month, 30th day) 6 July 1935 - Future 14th DL born in Taktser, Amdo, Tibet (Wood-Pig Year, 5th month, 5th day) 17 Nov 1950 - Assumes full temporal (political) power after China's invasion of Tibet in 1949 (Iron-Tiger Year, 10th month, 11th day) 23 May 1951 - 17-Point Agreement signed by Tibetan delegation in Peking under duress 1954 Confers 1st Kalachakra Initiation in Norbulingka Palace, Lhasa July 1954 to June 1955 - Visits China for peace talks, meets with Mao Zedong and other Chinese leaders, including Chou En-Lai and Deng Xiaoping 10 March 1959 - Tens of thousands of Tibetans gathered in front of Norbulingka Palace, Lhasa, to prevent His Holiness from going to a performance at the Chinese Army Camp in Lhasa. Tibetan People's Uprising begins in Lhasa March 1959 - Tibetan Government formally reestablished at Lhudup Dzong. 17-Point Agreement formally repudiated by Tibetan Government 17 March 1959 - DL escapes at night from Norbulingka Palace in Lhasa 30 March 1959 - Enters India from Tibet after a harrowing 14-day escape 1963 - Presents a draft democratic constitution for Tibet. First exile Tibetan Parliament (assembly of Tibetan People’s Deputies) established in Dharamsala. 21 Sept 1987 - Delivers historic Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet in Washington, D.C. to members of the U.S. Congress 10 Dec 1989 - Awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in Oslo, Norway 1992 - Initiates a number of additional major democratic steps, including direct election of Kalons (Ministers) by the Assembly of Tibetan People’s Deputies and establishment of a judiciary branch. -
SINO‐INDIAN BORDER DISPUTES R R I T O R I a L D I S Analysis
Analysis No. 181, June 2013 SINO‐INDIAN BORDER DISPUTES Hongzhou Zhang and Mingjiang Li Sino‐Indian relations have been marred by their territorial disputes in the past decades. Tensions and disputes in the border region are likely to continue to occur from time to time in the foreseeable future, but the two countries have demonstrated strong political will and incentives not to allow the disputes to hijack their bilateral ties. Hongzhou Zhang and Mingjiang Li are senior research analyst and associate professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University respectively ©ISPI2013 1 The opinions expressed herein are strictly personal and do not necessarily reflect the position of ISPI. The ISPI online papers are also published with the support of Cariplo Introduction In April 2013, tensions erupted between India and China over their Himalayan border. India accused Chinese troops of having crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by setting up camp in Indian-claimed territory. In response, Indian forces set up their own camp 300 meters opposite the Chinese facility. Initially, China attempted to play down the tensions by denying the allegations. Beijing claimed that Chinese troops had observed the agreement between the two countries since they did not cross the LAC. Facing strong pressure from the opposition political parties and media, India’s ruling government insisted on settling the incident peacefully through diplomatic means. Eventually, the dispute was peacefully resolved when both sides withdrew their troops. The incident once again highlighted the volatility of Sino-Indian relations. Understanding its volatile nature requires an exploration of the interplay of various factors: geopolitical realities in Asia, the historical legacies in bilateral ties, trade and other economic interests, domestic politics in both countries, the pursuit of common global concerns, and of course, the border disputes. -
The Dalai Lama
THE INSTITUTION OF THE DALAI LAMA 1 THE DALAI LAMAS 1st Dalai Lama: Gendun Drub 8th Dalai Lama: Jampel Gyatso b. 1391 – d. 1474 b. 1758 – d. 1804 Enthroned: 1762 f. Gonpo Dorje – m. Jomo Namkyi f. Sonam Dargye - m. Phuntsok Wangmo Birth Place: Sakya, Tsang, Tibet Birth Place: Lhari Gang, Tsang 2nd Dalai Lama: Gendun Gyatso 9th Dalai Lama: Lungtok Gyatso b. 1476 – d. 1542 b. 1805 – d. 1815 Enthroned: 1487 Enthroned: 1810 f. Kunga Gyaltsen - m. Kunga Palmo f. Tenzin Choekyong Birth Place: Tsang Tanak, Tibet m. Dhondup Dolma Birth Place: Dan Chokhor, Kham 3rd Dalai Lama: Sonam Gyatso b. 1543 – d. 1588 10th Dalai Lama: Tsultrim Gyatso Enthroned: 1546 b. 1816 – d. 1837 f. Namgyal Drakpa – m. Pelzom Bhuti Enthroned: 1822 Birth Place: Tolung, Central Tibet f. Lobsang Drakpa – m. Namgyal Bhuti Birth Place: Lithang, Kham 4th Dalai Lama: Yonten Gyatso b. 1589 – d. 1617 11th Dalai Lama: Khedrub Gyatso Enthroned: 1601 b. 1838– d. 1855 f. Sumbur Secen Cugukur Enthroned 1842 m. Bighcogh Bikiji f. Tseten Dhondup – m. Yungdrung Bhuti Birth Place: Mongolia Birth Place: Gathar, Kham 5th Dalai Lama: 12th Dalai Lama: Trinley Gyatso Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso b. 1856 – d. 1875 b. 1617 – d. 1682 Enthroned: 1860 Enthroned: 1638 f. Phuntsok Tsewang – m. Tsering Yudon f. Dudul Rapten – m. Kunga Lhadze Birth Place: Lhoka Birth Place: Lhoka, Central Tibet 13th Dalai Lama: Thupten Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama: Tseyang Gyatso b. 1876 – d. 1933 b. 1683 – d. 1706 Enthroned: 1879 Enthroned: 1697 f. Kunga Rinchen – m. Lobsang Dolma f. Tashi Tenzin – m. Tsewang Lhamo Birth Place: Langdun, Central Tibet Birth Place: Mon Tawang, India 14th Dalai Lama: Tenzin Gyatso 7th Dalai Lama: Kalsang Gyatso b. -
Conference Booklet
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Government of India Conference Booklet 2017 4-5 July 2017 u New Delhi CHARTING THE COURSE FOR INDIA-ASEAN RELATIONS FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS 2017 Contents Message by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, India 3 Message by Smt. Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India 5 Message by Dr A. Didar Singh, General Secretary, FICCI 7 Message by Mr Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Foundation 9 Introduction to the Delhi Dialogue 2017 12 Concept Note 17 Key Debates 24 Agenda for 2017 Delhi Dialogue 29 Speakers: Ministerial Session 39 Speakers: Business & Academic Sessions 51 Minister of External Affairs विदेश मं配셀 India भारत सुषमा स्वराज Sushma Swaraj Message am happy that the 9th edition of the Delhi Dialogue is being jointly hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry and the Observer Research Foundation from July 4-5, 2017. On behalf Iof the Government of India, I extend a very warm welcome to all the participants. This year India and ASEAN celebrate 25 years of their Dialogue Partnership, 15 years of Summit Level interaction and 5 years of Strategic Partnership. Honouring the long standing friendship, the theme for this year’s Dialogue is aptly titled ‘Chart- ing the Course for India-ASEAN Relations for the Next 25 Years.’ At a time when the world is experiencing a number of complex challenges and transitions, consolidating and institutionalising old friendships is key to the growth and stability of our region. I am confident the different panels of the Delhi Dialogue will discuss the various dimensions of the theme and throw new light into the possible ways for India and ASEAN to move forward on common traditional and non-traditional challenges. -
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Travels to Bhubaneswar, Odisha
TIBETAN BULLETIN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CENTRAL TIBETAN ADMINISTRATION VOLUME 21 - ISSUE 6 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2017 Focus The Genesis of Tibetan Self-Immolations is China’s Repressive Policies in Tibet **** Feature His Holiness Gave a Public Talk at Somaiya Vidyavihar **** World Press Dalai Lama: We need an education of the heart **** www.tibet.net/en/tibbul www.tibet.net/en/tibbul FOCUS 14 The Genesis of Tibetan Self-Immolations is China’s TIBETAN Repressive Policies in Tibet BULLETIN Tibetan Bulletin is an official bi-monthly 15 The Need for a Tibetan Reading Revival: journal of the Central Tibetan My observation on reading among Tibetan children Administration. FEATURE 22 His Holiness the Dalai Lama Travels to Bhubaneswar, Odisha 22 His Holiness the Dalai Lama Addresses Students of Signed articles or quotations do not Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences necessarily reflect the views of the Central Tibetan Administration. 24 His Holiness Addresses Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata Contributions are welcome and may be addressed to the editor, Tibetan Bulletin. 25 His Holiness Gives Public Talk at Somaiya Vidyavihar However the publisher regrets its inability to return unused articles unless they are accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with adequate postage. Tibetan Bulletin is distributed free of WORLD PRESS charge. To subscribe please email the circulation manager or see back cover. 26 Dalai Lama: We Need an Education of the Heart Editor By Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama Los Angeles Times Jamphel Shonu Email: [email protected] 27 Beijing Hinders Free Speech in America Asst. Editor By Wang Dan, The New York Times Tenzin Phende Tenzin Saldon 29 Dalai Lama to Obama: ‘You are Young and Can do a Lot’ Layout & Design By CNN Tenzin Phende Circulation Manager Norbu Wangdue Email: [email protected] Tibetan Bulletin is published by: Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamshala - 176 215 H.P.