Championing Authentic Tibetan Voices in Literature

Bhuchung D. Sonam emphasizes the importance of storytelling for Tibetans, challenging stereotypes and misrepresentations by outsiders, especially Westerners. His anthology, "Under the Blue Skies: A Tibetan Reader," offers diverse Tibetan perspectives through fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Sonam highlights contemporary Tibetan writers like Lekey S. Leidecker and Kaysang, who express unique experiences of exile and identity. He advocates for authentic voices in literature, criticizing those who exploit exotic tales. The anthology, free from religious bias, aims to introduce Tibetan literature to refugee schools, funded partly by The Tibet Fund.