Losar and its larger subtext of environmental degradation hold the mirror up to China’s future. If China is prepared to look in that mirror, Losar could be a metaphor for beginning a bold new conversation on change and sustainability while there is still time. If not, Rachel Carson’s chilling warning of “a spring without voices” will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Tibetan New Year may indeed be less a time to celebrate than a time to reflect and unlearn.
The writer is at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi
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