Tracking
the Tibetan Presence in and around Paris |
April
2007 entries |
And
so what did I expect to find at the Salon du Livre this year?
There was lots of fun where it wasn't expected.
And an interesting discovery where least expected.
Is
this lovely innocent child, looking so Chinese, Phurbu Dolma was presenting her book that had just come out.
And thangka artist Kalsang Wangchuk delighted visitors with his caligraphy
After
reading Phurbu Dolma's book, TIBET
Les enfants de l'espoir/ Children of hope,
During
these past 46 years, TCV has grown from a humble beginning with 51 children
And
I find it very encouraging that a Tibetan College at Bangalore, India
is under construction Never Give Up
HH XIV Dalai Lama
|
Unfortunately,
at the same time as the Book Fair and at the other end of Paris, Créteil is at the end of a metro line - just outside of Paris and the opposite end of where I live. But I consider myself lucky to be able to assist this International Festival every year. It is like landing on another planet. But then screening several films a day always makes me feel that way. So everyday for a week when I leave the dark projection room and pass by the large lake with its landscaped gardens, in order to get to the metro station, Paris and the life I normally lead seems very far away. |
And
yet even in Créteil I discovered a Tibetan presence. |
Another
Tibetan restaurant has just opened this year in Paris: now they are 13
!
It is the year of the Fire Pig, which sounds deliciously dangerous! |