An analytical writer / photographer and a researcher ~ ! ~
I write on social issues around the globe, cultures and travel in the Himalayan region and in specific the Tibet geopolitics. Stories on Tibetan refugees and the Dalai Lama and features which intersect the West and the East, which includes the foreign policy. Have extensively written on Tibetans in Exile, Dalai Lama, Buddhism and India-China Relations – current affairs, Social Issues, Travel and Cultures in India and issues which are global subjects.
Photography : Much of the photography has been on Tibetan refugees, cultures and tribes in the Himalayan region and travels in India. Constituting nature, people, issues, travel, portraits, photo essays, postcards, cultures, and news events.
Upcoming project: http://www.themightyhimalayas.com/
Researcher : I am independent researcher on Rural Technology (Social Issues of Computer Technology) and subjects and issues which touch the Science Technology Society [ STS ]. Pass project rural technology research on HIMSWAN ( Himachal Pradesh State Wide Area Network ).
Background
Graduated as a Computer Science Engineer and soon found special interest in the field of media and Journalism alongside the rural technological developments, and also kept my hands tied on the Camera. Currently enrolled as a masters candidate in the field Science Technology Society in the University of Vienna, Austria.
Articles and Photo-stories have been published in various International print and online publications. I’m available to work on-editorial works, photo assignments on global Issues, Tibetans in Exile, Dalai Lama and Indo-China current Relations and Travel and Cultures.
Available for assignments and commissions and open to collaborative projects anywhere.
A select publications where the work has been published in the past are : The Independent UK, The Diplomat, Christian Science Monitor, Alter Net, Asia Times, Asia Sentinel, Jerusalem Post, Austria Presse Agentur, Foreign Policy in Focus, The Eurasia Review, Photojournale, Little India, In The Fray, Irrawaddy, Defence Review Asia, Himal Mag, Shambhala Sun, Observers France 24, Forward Jewish Daily, International Examiner, The Jewish Chronicle, Demotix, The Epoch Times, etc
Please e-mail me at saranshsehgal@gmail.com
Skype: summarize.saransh
Google Talk: saranshsehgal
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbymyeyes/
Here are some of my published work – reportage and analysis, photo essays, etc.
Articles, Photography and other write ups are chronologically Listed :
Xi unmoved by Tibetan self-immolation [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-02-190313.html
Tibet turmoil intensifies as Xi Jinping takes China’s Reins [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4979&Itemid=206
Change in Beijing, Change in Tibet? [ The Diplomat ]
http://thediplomat.com/2012/11/13/will-xi-jingping-save-tibet/
Israelische Enklaven mitten im Himalaya
http://www.tt.com/Nachrichten/NachrichtenTicker/5652560-53/israelische-enklaven-mitten-im-himalaya.csp [ Austria Presse Agentur APA ]
Der 17. Karmapa – Drittheiligster Mann im tibetischen Buddhismus [ Austria Presse Agentur APA]
http://www.tt.com/Nachrichten/NachrichtenTicker/5453707-53/der-17.-karmapa—-drittheiligster-mann-im-tibetischen-buddhismus.csp
Dalai Lama setzt im Konflikt mit China auf soziale Medien [ Austria Presse Agentur APA]
http://derstandard.at/1348283714803/Dalai-Lama-im-Konflikt-mit-China-auf-soziale-Medien
An interview with Tibet’s third holiest man – the 17th Karmapa [ Austria Presse Agentur APA]
http://www.kagyuoffice.org/#INT
The Interview with Tibet’s prime minister in exile Dr. Lobsang Sangay [ The Diplomat ]
http://thediplomat.com/author-spotlight/2012/09/04/meet-the-diplomat-writers-28/
Olympic glory divides Tibetans [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NH30Ad02.html
Dalai Lama stirs controversy in Kashmir [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NG27Df01.html
Free Tibet movement goes high-tech [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NG19Ad01.html
Two-year Talks Impasse Frustrates Exiled Tibetans [ Asia Sentinel]
http://wwww.asiansentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4506&Itemid=171
When instability peaks [ Interview with Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile Lobsang Sangay ] [ The Jerusalem Post ]
http://m.jpost.com/HomePage/FrontPage/Article.aspx?id=88266675&cat=1
Self-Immolations in Tibet [ Foreign Policy in Focus ] [ The same appeared in the Eurasia Review and AlterNet]
http://www.fpif.org/articles/self-immolations_in_tibet
West silent on Tibetan self-immolation [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NC17Df02.html
Tibet Unrest Gains Momentum [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4233&Itemid=206
The Lesser Known Buddhists [ Russian Buddhists] [ Passport Magazine]
http://www.passportmagazine.ru/article/2479/
Zen and the art of Facebooking ( CS Monitor )
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/0110/Zen-and-the-art-of-Facebooking
South Africa’s Dalai Lama Visa Denial In Court [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4070&Itemid=206
Nepal bends to China over Tibet [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ML06Ad01.html
Photo Documentary on Chitkul – last Indian Village [ Photojournale ]
http://photojournale.com/categories.php?cat_id=224
Chinese crackdown reduces flow of refugees across the border to a trickle [ INDEPENDENT UK ]
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-crackdown-reduces-flow-of-refugees-across-the-border-to-a-trickle-6268201.html
Senior exiled Tibetan monk urges end to immolations in China [ CS Monitor ]
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2011/1109/Senior-exiled-Tibetan-monk-urges-end-to-immolations-in-China
The Trouble Brewing Inside Tibet [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3877&Itemid=189
Protesters burn themselves to death in struggle for autonomy [ INDEPENDENT UK]
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/protesters-burn-themselves-to-death-in-struggle-for-autonomy-2368132.html
Succession tensions rise in Tibet [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MJ06Ad01.html
The Western Face of Tibet [ Photo Story – Little India Magazine ]
http://www.littleindia.com/travel/9686-the-western-face-of-tibet.html
Lobsang Sangay is sworn in as new prime minister of Tibetan exiles [ Christian Science Monitor ]
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0808/Lobsang-Sangay-is-sworn-in-as-new-prime-minister-of-Tibetan-exiles
Interview with Lobsang Sangay : Test begins for new Tibetan PM in exile [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MH06Ad01.html
Was Dalai Lama upstaged in Washington? [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MG20Ad03.html
Tibetan Prelates in US [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3319&Itemid=189
Even the Curry is Kosher in Kasol [ The Jewish Chronicle ]
http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/51291/even-curry-kosher-kasol
The Himalayas’ Little Tel Aviv [ Christian Science Monitor ]
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2011/0629/The-Himalayas-Little-Tel-Aviv
Sangay picks up exiled Tibetans’ hopes [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ME04Ad01.html
Tibetan exiles elect Harvard lawyer to take over Dalai Lama’s political role [ The CS Monitor – Christan Science Monitor ]
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0427/Tibetan-exiles-elect-Harvard-lawyer-to-take-over-Dalai-Lama-s-political-role
Tibetan monastery faceoff nears crisis point [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MD28Ad02.html
Dalai Lama Voices Concern Over ‘Third Pole’ [ Irrawaddy Magazine ]
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21100
Beijing Leans on Nepal over Tibetan Refugees [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3092&Itemid=164
Tibetan Exiles Vote for New Political Leader [ Irrawaddy Magazine ]
http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=20976
Dalai Lama’s retirement sparks fear, hope [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MC17Ad01.html
Exclusive interview with Tibet’s outgoing prime-minister-in-exile [ The Buddha Dharma Magazine ]
http://www.shambhalasun.com/news/?p=19695
Testing times for Tibetans [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3059&Itemid=171
New Delhi escapes Karmapa muddle [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MC10Df02.html
US pressures Nepal on Tibetan exiles [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MB25Ad01.html
Sitting down with the Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile [ Himal South Asian Magazine ]
http://www.himalmag.com/component/content/article/4280-sitting-down-with-the-tibetan-prime-minister-in-exile.html
‘Chinese spy’ allegations rock Tibetans [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MB02Ad01.html
The Karmapa and the Cash [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2953&Itemid=404
Dalai Lama wants to go Green [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MA06Ad01.html
Heaven On Earth- Leh Ladakh & Kashmir [ Little India Magazine ]
http://www.littleindia.com/news/154/ARTICLE/7608/2010-12-01.html
Tibetans celebrate Karmapa’s anniversary [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LL17Ad01.html
Goodbye Dalai Lama? [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2872&Itemid=164
Exiled Tibetans mull new political ruler [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LK25Ad02.html
China’s Trade Clout [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2821&Itemid=422
Mandarin education plan riles Tibetans [Asia Times Online]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LK04Ad02.html
India’s Games Ground the World’s Paragliders [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2748&Itemid=404
Beijing building potemkin village in Tibet [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LJ05Ad04.html
Tibetan hope for Obama’s India visit [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LI10Ad01.html
Dreaming Lhasa – Feature Essay [ In The Fray Magazine ]
http://inthefray.org/content/view/3772/288/
An Interview with Karmapa Lama [ Asia Sentinel ]
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2672&Itemid=189
New Delhi plays Tibet Card [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LG17Df02.html
The Panchen Lama Mystery [ The Diplomat ]
http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/11/who%E2%80%99s-the-real-panchen-lama/
The Dalai Lama’s 75th Birthday Celebrations [ Shambhala Sun ]
http://www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=17484
India-China unfinished border business [ Defence Review Asia]
http://www.defencereviewasia.com/articles/10/India-China-unfinished-border-business
Photo Story – Tawang Land of Monpas [ Little India Magazine ]
http://www.littleindia.com/news/154/ARTICLE/6575/2010-05-05.html
Russia raises eyebrows over Tibet [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/LF02Ag02.html
China stumped over Dalai Lama [ Asia Times ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LE21Df04.html
New Delhi limits Karmapa Lama’s travel ( Asia Sentinel )
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2451&Itemid=174
Entente cordiale blocks Karmapa Lama [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LD15Df01.html
Indian Premier League Cricket in the Himalaya
http://www.demotix.com/news/305711/indian-premier-league-cricket-himalayas
China’s Panchen Lama enters political arena [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LC17Ad01.html
Twitter adds to Dalai Lama’s virtual virtues [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LC04Ad01.html
Dalai Lama firm on Obama Meeting [ Interview with Dalai Lama’s Envoy – Kalsang Gyaltsen – Negotiator with Beijing ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LB05Ad01.html
Tibetans seek a way out of impasse
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LA22Ad01.html
Postcard From…Tawang [ Foreign Policy in Focus ]
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6603
A town with a tale to tell – Tawang [ Asia Times Online ]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK21Df01.html
Dalai Lama calm in the eye of a storm [Asia Times Online]
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK11Df01.html
No Place Like Home? -Tibetans in Exile [The Diplomat Magazine]
http://www.the-diplomat.com/featnwft0911.aspx
Dalai Lama Teachings [ Observers France 24 ]
http://observers.france24.com/fr/content/20091019-dalai-lama-enseigne-bouddhisme-dharamsala
Obama takes the " middle way " on Tibet ( Asia Times Online )
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KI26Ad01.html
Dalai Lama’s visit Ignites Sino-indian Border Dispute ( Asia Sentinel )
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2065&Itemid=171
Interview of HH Karmapa Lama : Tibet’s young Voice ( Asia Times Online )
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KG24Ad02.html
Postcard from Dharamsala ( Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) – Think Tank )
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6342
Webmaster and Editor – http://www.mcllo.com ( Tibetans in Exile – Dharamsala )
( Dharamsala, McleodGanj and Kangra Valley Informative, Travel and Community Website + Dalai Lama and Tibetans in Exile Information )
Dharamsala : Permanence of Exile ( Feature Story – Little India Magazine – Largest Circulation Indian Publication In USA )
http://www.littleindia.com/news/140/ARTICLE/5139/2009-07-05.html
Dalai Lama pins hope on exiled Chinese ( Asia Times Online )
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KE21Ad01.html
Moshav in Himalayas – Israeli’s Indian Mecca [ Forward – Jewish Weekly New York ]
http://www.forward.com/articles/112831/
Tibetan Buddhism’s Permanent Home ( Asia Sentinel )
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1819&Itemid=594
China keeps Tibetan chaos at bay ( Asia Times Online )
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KC13Ad01.html
Tibet Starts to Hot up ( Asia Sentinel )
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1753&Itemid=171&limit=1&limitstart=0
50th anniversary of the Tibet’s Uprising Day ( International Examiner )
http://www.iexaminer.org/archives/?p=1494
Could The Next Dalai Lama be female ? ( International Examiner )
http://www.iexaminer.org/archives/?p=1495
Succession worries unsettle Tibetans – Atimes ( Asia Time Online)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KB20Df03.html
After The Dalai Lama ( Asia Sentinel )
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1701&Itemid=367
Tibetans in Exile still hold their dream – Atimes ( Asia Times Online )
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JL16Ad01.html
- Dalai Lama speaks after Tibetans Exiles end Special meet, rules out Retirement and reaffirms Middle Way ( Mcllo.com )
- Tibetans Exiles end special meet back Dalai Lama’s ’ Middle way ’ Approach ( Mcllo.com )
http://www.mcllo.com/Reportage.[Mcllo.com].html
Dalai Lama offers deep condolences to Mumbai terror victims ( Groundreport.com )
http://www.groundreport.com/World/Dalai-Lama-offers-deep-condolences-to-Mumbai-terro
Are Tibetans Exile Looking for a change in Struggle ? ( Newsvine.com )
http://dharamsala.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/22/2138199-are-tibetans-exile-looking-for-a-change-in-struggle-
Dalai Lama says he has given up on China talks,on the verge of retirement ( newsvine.com )
http://dharamsala.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/25/2039072-dalai-lama-says-he-has-given-up-on-china-talkson-the-verge-of-retirement
50th Anniversary Uprising Day ( Photos of Dalai Lama , Speech and Protests by Tibetans in Exile, India )
http://www.demotix.com/news/tibetan-marks-50-years-uprising-dalai-lamas-50-years-exile
Dalai Lama gives sermons on Buddhism
http://www.demotix.com/news/dalai-lama-gives-sermons-buddhism
Tibetan exiles celebrate Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday, Karmapa attends ceremony in Dharamsala
http://www.demotix.com/news/tibetan-exiles-celebrate-dalai-lamas-74th-birthday-karmapa-attends-ceremony-dharamsala
Obama aides meet the Dalai Lama
http://www.demotix.com/news/obama-aides-exile-tibetan-headquarters-meets-dalai-lama
Australian Lawmakers Visit Dalai Lama in India
http://www.demotix.com/news/australian-lawmakers-visit-dalai-lama-india
Tenzin Choezom crowned Miss Tibet 2009
http://www.demotix.com/news/tenzin-choezom-crowned-miss-tibet-2009
Dalai Lama arrives back in Dharamsala after his visit to US and Europe
http://www.demotix.com/news/dalai-lama-arrives-back-dharamsala-after-his-visit-us-and-europe
Richard Gere in Dharamsala attends Mind and life Conference
http://www.demotix.com/news/richard-gere-dharamsala-attends-mind-and-life-conference
Tibetan Exiles meet for future course, Dalai Lama stays away ( Demotix.com )
http://www.demotix.com/news/tibetan-exiles-meet-future-course-dalai-lama-stays-away
British MPs Visits Dharamsala, Show Support for Tibet (Demotix.com )
http://www.demotix.com/news/british-mps-visits-dharamsala-show-support-tibet
Sonam Choedon crowned Miss Tibet 2008 in Dharamsala, India ( Demotix.com )
http://www.demotix.com/news/sonam-choedon-crowned-miss-tibet-2008-dharamsala-india
German Pilot wins at Paragliding Pre World Cup in India ( Demotix.com )
http://www.demotix.com/news/german-pilot-wins-paragliding-pre-world-cup-india
Play for the Love of Game " Wall Post during beijing Olympics in Dharamsala ( Merinews.com )
In Dharamsala Tibetans paint Play for the Love of Game after the fall in the peace protest for their country’s struggle against Chinese.
http://www.merinews.com/bigImage.do?method=ContributorBrief&imageID=5793&contributor=saranshsehgal&contributorIndex=1
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