Dalai Lama issues support for Tibetan WiFi summit in India
Well, you don't see this at a technology conference every day. The Dalai Lama has issued a statement of support for the Air Jaldi Summit happening in October in Dharamshala. The Himalayan town is hometown-in-exile for the Tibetan government, and home to a mesh network project I've been reporting on for NPR and Wired News.Here's the Dalai Lama's statement -- snip:
"The internet's contribution to the diffusion and dissemination of knowledge and information is truly remarkable.
"By itself the internet cannot feed the poor, defend the oppressed, or protect those subject to natural disasters, but by keeping us informed it can allow those of us who have the opportunity to give whatever help we can."
Previously:
* Tibetan mesh org hosting community WiFi event in India in Oct.
* Tibetan refugee WiFi org: we were DoSed, China IPs involved
* Xeni's "reporter's notebook" trek blog.
* NPR Day to Day radio series "Hacking the Himalayas":
Technorati Tags: Dharamshala, India, Tibet
2 Comments:
Hi
I grew up in a town not too far from Dharamshala and this post brought back a memory of a trip into the himalayan town of bright reds and yellows. It was late and the slightly drunk bus driver was speeding on the narrow windy roads. Speeding in the Himalayas means driving at 40-50kmph! It was so dark that I couldn't see the river that fell sharply about a 100ft from the road towards our left. The large looming mountainside rose on the side of the road we were driving on. Trying to maneauver a hair pin bend, the driver went too far and the bus careened over towards the gorge. All of us screamed. It probably woke him from his stupor and he immediately pulled the bus back onto the road only to hit the mountain this time. We came to a stop. With hearts beating louder than the river below, we all gave a sigh of relief to find outselves alive.
I am now a graphic and web designer and live and work in Austin, TX. I have made available a series of 1440 paintings for sale on my website at www.twentyfourhoursale.info, one for each minute of the day. Having come so close to losing my life to the river, the paintings remind me one minute at a time how precious the present is.
Hey Xeni, thank you for covering these news on Tibet and His Holiness! Are you now in Dharamsala? I will be going to Brasil this month to mee Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. alex yewa
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