Posts by Shivangi.Singh

So, You Think Working in the Social/Development Sector is Boring?
A khadi-clad, jhola bearing, frail looking bespectacled person in her 20s, with greasy hair, hassled […]

Farewell to An Able Leader: Dr. Pema Yangchen
Dr. Pema Yangchen was born in Bhutan and came to India in 1983. After completing […]

Online Gender Training: Does It Really Work?
Fresh from my AIF Clinton Fellowship Orientation, I started work with my host organization, the […]

Stories of First-Generation Tibetans in India
Between December 2020 to January 2021, I had the privilege of learning the Tibetan language […]

Bridging the Virtual Gap: Lessons From Central Tibetan Administration
December 16 was an unusually cold winter day in Lucknow. In a year that had […]

Understanding Tibetan Culture Through the Tibetan Language
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis talks about linguistic relativity, which essentially means that language shapes reality. The […]

Meet Tsering Kyi: An Inspiring Woman Leader from the Tibetan Community in India
Set in the mountainous terrains of Dharamshala, overlooking the mighty Himalayas, the Central Tibetan Administration […]

The Path Ahead: Serving as a Fellow This Winter
When I was a little girl, my mother would narrate the story of a feeble […]