Nobel peace prize day
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU
10TH DECEMBER, 2010
TSAM (Tibetan Student's Association of Madras) celebrated the day as 'Nobel Peace Prize Day '. On this particular day in the year 1989 His Holiness the Dalai Lama received Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo in Norway. We the Tibetan Students’ Association of Madras started the day with long life prayer for His Holiness and later conducted Quiz Competition among the city colleges. The quiz was based on Biography of Dalai Lama, Tibetan history and Religion, Exile Tibetan Government, Tibetan Grammar (Sum Tak) and Current Affairs including business, sports, politics, etc. This year’s quiz was won by Madras University and followed by Madras Christian College and Ethiraj Women College. Other participants were Loyola College, Hindustan Arts and Science College and MOP Vashnav College.
The participants from Madras University were Rinchen Namgyal and Lhakdon, from MCC Paldon and Kalsang Choedon, Dolkar and Tsokyi from Ethiraj, from Loyola college Tenzin Dolma and Tenzin Deckyi, likewise from Hindustan Tashi Dhondup and Dawa Tsamchoe and finally Nordhen Dolma and Sonam from MOP Vashnav college.
Preserving and spreading the Tibetan culture in and around Chennai is our prime duty, so we performed Tibetan cultural dance at Marina campus of Madras University this afternoon and hundreds of people were gathered there.
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What can we do for Tibet?

1. Organize presentations & community forums
2. Show Tibetan films documentary

3. Boycott Chinese goods

4. Organize community boycotts

5. Educate businesspersons about the importance of Boycotting Chinese goods

6. Write articles & letters for the newspapers

7. Organize interviews with the radio & TV stations

8. Organize press conferences

9. Develop & distribute flyers & posters

10. Organize benefit concerts

11. Telephone 1 person each day & talk with them about China, Tibet, & the U.S.A.

12. Give articles about Tibet to your friends, co-workers, classmates, & relatives

13. Report inaccurate maps & facts about Tibet in books to the publisher

14. Fly the Tibetan Flag at your home, business, and/or school

15. Burn white candles each evening in prominent or public places

16. Walk for Tibet's independence in your community

17. Wear a "Tibet" button

18. Put a bumper sticker on your car & give them to others

19. Set up information tables in public places

20. Write letters to government officials (U.S. & PRC) & human rights' groups. Along with other issues, demand that Gendhun Choekyi Nyima be released

21. Circulate various petitions about Tibet & Tibetans

22. Recite long life prayers for The Dalai Lama & The Panchen Lama

23. Recite prayers to remove the obstacles to restore Tibet's independence

24. Hold silent vigils to symbolize the silent voices of Tibetans in Tibet

25. Visit internet chat rooms each day & educate & discuss Tibet, the PRC, & the U.S.A.

26. Wear rangzen bracelets demonstrating your support for Tibet's independence. Share these bracelets with your relatives, co-workers, & friends

27. Each day, wear the name of a different Tibetan Political Prisoner on your clothing

28. Organize hunger strikes for Tibet

29. Ask your radio stations to play "The Yak Band" (Purchase tape from ITIM)

30. Collect Signatures for Tibet's independence. Return petitions to ITIM

31. Collect Signatures for Boycotting Chinese Products. Return petitions to ITIM

32. Host Tibetans visiting your area

33. Raise Funds to assist Tibet Support Groups

Remember: It is easy for us to do many of these activities. Tibetans inside Tibet, in contrast, could possibly be imprisoned or killed for participating in any one of these activities. Whatever you do for Tibet, please be mindful of this reality.

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