GAINEY: A Himalayan Minstrel’s Songs of Love & Sorrow (Satis Shroff)

(c) Art & Nepali poem by satisshroff The way was long, the wind cold The minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek and tresses grey Seemed to have known a better day (Sir Walter Scott in ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’) Gainey: A Minstrel’s Songs of Love and Sorrow (Satis Shroff) Go away, [...]

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Dalai Lama’s Realpolitik: A Policy of Appeasement (Satis Shroff)

Commentary on Tibet: Dalai Lama’s Realpolitik: A Policy of Appeasement (Satis Shroff)   The Chinese poet Dong Guanfu writes in his blog: “We cannot win the heart of the Tibetans if we only develop their economy. If we cannot manage to understand this, then many other conflicts will follow. There’s no denying that one of [...]

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