Comments on: Cooking Tibetan food in India

By: sam

sam — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:22:40 +0000

rebeccca i think you dont have the clear picture of the situation. except dalai lama and few old tibetans, no young tibetans are thankfull to india and its people.but they hate indians,and do propoganda against them of racism.
the people of india are sharing there resources with tibetans,its not an easy thing. i am 54 years old and i remember how govt took land forcefully from the local people and gave it to tibetansa.local people have suffered emotionally and financially to refuge these people now that land costs millions of rupees and most important thing is that this land is emotionally important to us because it belongs to our forefathers. its easy to lecture others. if you think that tibetans are suffering in india then why dont you donate your house to them, invite them to your house and give your land. if you cant then please dont lecture others. we still could forget this if some body is polite and little thankfull. but tibetans are aggressive and thank less except dalai lama. i think after dalai-lama tibetans sould leave india, because of their aggression and thankless behaviour they would not get sympathy and land from local people

By: Neelima

Neelima — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:31:01 +0000

I love to hear such stories of multi-culturism, especially when it happens in my hometown. It highlights that while Ahmedabad may be less known to the outside world compared to Mumbai and Delhi, it has its own way of attracting and absorbing other cultures.

By: Chintan

Chintan — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:57:39 +0000

I think your comments are very short sighted and they are full of ignorance. Because they feel like outsider, it doesn’t mean they are insulting India or its people. You do have to agree with the fact that us Indian are not unique in any way, similar to people all around the world, we have this form ignorant attitude when it comes to are treating the outsiders. Btw, China attacked India for the multiple for reasons and Tibetan’s did fight along side of us in 62 war. Please go learns some history before you start making swiping statements on web. Your comments plainly put are very embarrassing. It seems to be that you might had a bad experience in Dharamshala and that may have effected your opinion towards Tibetans.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:43:33 +0000

Bharati – You sound a bit bitter, your view is one dimensional and you are exaggerating the lack of gratefulness that the Tibetans offer India. And the truth is that America did offer to help set the Dalai Lama up elsewhere, but because of the long relationship with India and its close proximity to Tibet he chose to accept the hospitality of India. And while there are difficulties for the refugee Tibetan communities throughout India in general there is a high degree of recognition that India has provided so much for them. But truth be told every Tibetan living outside of Tibet wants to return to their beloved homeland. I imagine you would feel the same in similar circumstances. One does not have to take that as a personal attack on India.
Counting numerous Tibetans as my friends and family I take offense to your description as sad illiterate and destitute. I could describe millions of Indians as the very same. Being a refugee in any country is filled with difficulties that being you are not a refugee you would not be able to comprehend fully.
At any rate I think it’s great that these two brothers are trying to forge their own way in the world and are true to their cultural heritage while doing it. I’m sure were you or I in a similar situation we would experience much the same. A little compassion goes a long way Mr. Bharati.

By: Bharati

Bharati — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:39:30 +0000

Tibetans may feel ‘odd’. I am amazed both the Tibetans and writer do not know India was the only country which offered these sad illiterate, destitute refugees accommodation, passports, food, etc. when the whole world refused. That too, when India itself was reeling from British colonial horrors and sheer looting.India had little food and less infrastructure but offered whatever it had. Does gratitude exist? Or do we only find complaints and heavy duty Tibetan guards who shout at Indians in Dharamshala? Britain and the US of course refused to help. China then attacked India for sheltering the Dalai. Indian soldiers died for Tibetans. Only the Dalai remembers….

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