A landmark victory: The 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual beacon at 90, claims Grammy gold for Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling, surpassing contenders like Fab Morvan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Trevor Noah, and Kathy Garver.
Accepted by Rufus Wainwright at the streamed YouTube ceremony, the album ‘Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’ weaves sage reflections with classical Indian sounds, touching hearts universally.
‘With humility, I embrace this—not personally, but as a salute to global duties like peace, kindness, eco-preservation, and human oneness for our eight billion kin,’ stated His Holiness, thankful for the award’s reach in disseminating these truths.
From Tibet’s turmoil to world stages, his journey inspires. In 1959, fleeing China’s revolt quashing, he donned soldier attire to abandon Norbulingka, surviving 14 days of peril to reach India.
Tenzin Gyatso, ensconced in Dharamshala as India’s enduring honor, promotes secular ethics, harmony, and Tibetan legacy from Nalanda masters. He arrived March 17, 1959, cabinet intact.
Hailed as compassion incarnate, his tome ‘In Voice for the Voiceless’ narrates China entanglements, exile’s pains, cultural perils, and forward paths for Tibetans.
Pivotal years: 16 at invasion, 19 meeting Mao, 25 embracing exile rule. Mussoorie interlude preceded Dharamshala settlement in 1960, where he motivated: ‘Reestablish, preserve culture—Tibet will be free.’
India hosts 100,000 exiles, their resolve mirrored in a leader whose Grammy underscores timeless advocacy for global unity.