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Drangchar: The Life and Times of a Leading Tibetan Literary Magazine

Drangchar: The Life and Times of a Leading Tibetan Literary Magazine
Saturday, April 17, 2010

This event is free and open to the public

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For nearly thirty years Drangchar ("A Light Rain") has been one of the premier Tibetan literary journals. Established in 1981, it was one of the first journals devoted to literature written in the Tibetan language. Over the years it has become an essential Tibetan language literary resource—featuring influential Tibetan writers and poets, literary theory pieces, and artwork—and has inspired countless literary and artistic endeavors.

On Saturday, April 17, Dawa Lodrö, the editor-in-chief of Drangchar, will join us at Trace Foundation’s Latse Library to discuss the work and the challenges involved in producing this important journal. Born in rural Bayen County in Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan cultural region of Amdo, Dawa Lodrö’s career has spanned the fields of teaching, social science research, and literary editing. He has earned numerous national awards for his excellence in teaching as well as for his editorial work. He has worked as an editor for Drangchar for thirteen years.

Dawa Lodrö

Dawa Lodrö
Drangchar Magazine, Qinghai Nationalities Publishing House
editor-in-chief

Dawa Lobdro is from Bayen County in Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan cultural region of Amdo. His career in Tibetan language has spanned the fields of teaching, social science research, and literary editing. He has earned numerous national awards for his excellence in teaching as well as for his editorial work. Under his editorial direction, Drangchar, a Tibetan-language literary magazine, has become a nationally and internationally recognized resource, publishing influential works of Tibetan literature, literary theory, and grammatical debates.

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