Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile and their future aspiration for Tibet and provide them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this episode, we engage with Lobsang Soepa la, he is currently studying Tibetan at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (Sarah) at Dharamshala. Born and brought up in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh he is now telling the story of his land through artwork and illustration several children books. He helps the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) and continues to learn more about Tibet.

In this podcast, Lobsang Soepa shares his experiences and journey as an artist, his tryst with identity and India's soft power capability. He has been working on the famed 'Khando Drowa Sangmo' folktale which is deeply tied with Tawang and tells us how comics are a means of preserving rich folklore passed throughout generations in this day and age. He stresses that artwork and illustration are means to gather support for the Tibetan cause. He further emphasises how his stay till now at Dharamshala (many refer to it as the exile Tibetan political capital) has been profound and life-changing.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile and their future aspiration for Tibet and provide them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this episode, we engage with Lodoe Gyatso, he is currently with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in New York. Prior to this, he served as a Youth Representative at the United Nations. He is deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and has participated in several Tibet Lobby Days in the USA.

In this podcast, Lodoe Gyatso shares his experiences and journey as a Tibetan born in India and raised in the USA. He discusses his involvement in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and explains how his experience at the UN has helped him understand how the organization works to raise awareness about Tibet's plight. He also emphasises that there is hope for Tibet, and that we must do our best in our respective fields, as this will eventually provide a larger platform to speak about Tibet.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile and their future aspiration for Tibet and provide them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Yangzom, she is the Campaigns Coordinator at the International Tibet Network (ITN) and previously she was also the Grassroots Director at Students for a Free Tibet (SFT). She is among the youth deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and played a pivotal role in the shutting down of Confucius Institute at Tufts University.

In the podcast, Tenzin Yangzom shares her experiences and journey with the Tibetan Freedom Movement. She explains how her family had a significant influence in her involvement with the movement with their constant support being the foundation of here. She discusses about the International Tibet Network (ITN), the story behind its genesis and the plethora of direct actions and campaigns she has been involved in. The most recent being the displaying of 'Free Tibet' banner on the bridge where Chinese president Xi Jinping motorcade had to pass through. She shares her engagement with Tibetans who had visited Tibet recently and concludes by telling us that the world's perspective on China is changing.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile and their future aspiration for Tibet and provide them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this episode, we engage with Tashi Nyima, who is a co-founder of Khadhok Arts alongside his colleagues, Tenzin Melak and Lea Taake. This Tibetan arts collective was established in 2023 with the goal of nurturing Tibetan artists and providing them with a much-needed platform to showcase their work. In addition to their recent exhibition, "Dreaming Tibet," where young Tibetan children displayed their artwork, they will host their annual exhibition titled "Unsettled," which will run from November 1st onwards in Dharamshala, India.

In the podcast, Tashi Nyima shares his experiences and journey with art in the Tibetan exile community. He explains how his family had a significant influence on his artistic development through their support, encouraging him to pursue this profession. He also discusses how exposure to various art forms led him to focus on exile Tibetan art, which strongly relates to the community's political and legal status, particularly in the context of his own freedom. He stressed on the fact how art connects Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, with him stating that there is a very big artistic community inside Tibet. For him, art is a means to initiate much-needed debate within the community and serves as a powerful form of non-violent resistance through which one can convey their message. He hopes to raise global awareness about Tibet through his art and Khadhok Arts initiatives.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile and their future aspiration for Tibet and provide them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this episode, we engage with Dr. Tara Lhamo la who recently took part in the 2nd International Tibet Youth Forum (ITYF) held in Dharamshala, India. She has been a youth leader in the United Kingdom and held various designations including the Youth and Cultural Coordinator of the Tibetan Community in Britain (United Kingdom). She is also the UK Regional V-TAG (Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group) Coordinator.

She shares her own experiences in Tibetan Advocacy, and how her community and her family played a big role here. Which in turn inspired her to learn more about her Tibetan Community, leading her to study in India, where she met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She highlights the Tibetan Community in the United Kingdom and their initiatives, which include the preservation of the Tibetan culture and identity and advocacy for Tibet with the UK leadership. Furthermore, being a professional physician she stated how being brought up in a Tibetan family helps her immensely, especially in aspects like mindfulness and having empathy when treating her patients. She also explains the current political climate in the United Kingdom with Labour coming to power on how Tibetans must advocate efficiency and also the growing distrust among the British public over the Communist Party of China and its activities.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, and their future aspiration for Tibet providing them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this Episode we engage with Nangsel Sherpa la who shares insight from her research theme of "Migration, Gender, Religion, and Tibetan Identity," which expounds on the complexities and intersectionality of the Tibetan identity through a subaltern perspective.

She shares her own experiences and the story of her own family, shedding light on a body of writing that is rarely discussed: the important role that Tibetan women played during the People's Republic of China's forced occupation of Tibet. Furthermore, coming from a mixed heritage background, she stresses how they and the larger non-mainstream Tibetans (those with a non-buddhist background for eg.) are an important part of the Tibetan freedom movement and Tibetan identity. She concludes by asserting that 'I hope we Tibetans can really have a country we can call our home someday.'

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, and their future aspiration for Tibet providing them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this Episode we engage with Tenzin Tsedub Lodoe la who is the national coordinator of V-TAG USA and co-founder of Bodja Podcast, he shares insights from the International Tibet Youth Forum 2024 and Tibet Lobby Day. Learn how advocacy in the USA by Tibetans contributed to the historic signing of the Resolve Tibet Act by US President Joe Biden.

Discover his experiences, including his current internship at Harvard's Leadership & Happiness Laboratory and his speech at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 89th birthday in Dharamshala, India. Hear his heartfelt messages from Tibetans in occupied Tibet and his call for all Tibetans to embody the spirit of the Dalai Lama in spreading love and peace.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, and their future aspiration for Tibet providing them with a platform to express themselves. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.

In this Episode we engage with Tsering Kyizom la who shares with us, her inspiring journey and what led her in pursing teaching. She is a Tibetan Women based in India and through YouTube channel 'learn english with Kizom' she has been empowering and teaching a plethora of individuals English virtually and also in person, including Monks and Nuns. Besides YouTube she also uses her facebook and instagram handles in making education accessible and easy to all.

She has founded of 'Anyog Gaga', a visionary brand dedicated to empowering Tibetan children's learning through vibrant educational resources. Listen to her as she recounts her aspirations for the future and how teaching virtually has connected her with Tibetans inside Tibet.