Category: Culture

Misconception of democracy in Bhutan

This is how the democracy in this newest democracy is functioning – if you read the recent statement by Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley at the National Council gathering in Thimphu. According to him, no laws have mentioned that ministers have to attend question-answer hour at the upper house....

Frog marriage: believe it or not

The traditions live through generation, no matter who believes it or not. Beliefs sometimes are helpful for public welfare though many call it old thoughts having no substance to believe. This is science driven society, and since religious texts and traditions are not transcended without being explained, they are...

भुटानी संसदमा नेपालीभाषी सांसद

आईपी अधिकारी दुई दशकपछि दक्षिण भुटानबाट नो अब्जेक्सन सर्टिफिकेट, विभेदकारी नीति र समानुपातिक विकासको अधिकारबाट वञ्चित बनाएको विरुद्ध आवाज उठेको छ । अनागरिकले मात्र भुटानका कानुनको विरोध गर्छन् भन्ने हिजोका शासकहरूलाई आफ्ना सबै प्रयासहरू देश र जनताले सहर्ष स्वीकार गर्दा रहेनछन् भन्ने आभास दलीय व्यवस्था स्थापनापछिका दिनहरूमा भएको हुनुपर्छ...

Drug abuse: Alarms ringing in Nepal

A few years back, it was reported in the media that Nepal had become the transit point for drug smugglers. The arrest of a number of smugglers, and the subsequent release of some with a clean chit by the Supreme Court had substantiated the allegations to some extent. Lately,...

Becoming liberal to sex

Historically, Bhutan was regarded as the liberal society for sex despite the fact that many males join the Buddhism study, renouncing sex and marriages. The Tantrik Buddhist of Bhutan regard relation between a woman and a monk as sin and women are not permitted into monasteries after sunset to...

भोटे र भुटान

आईपी अधिकारी यसपाला बङ्गलादेश भ्रमणक्रममा क्यानाडाका एक मित्र स्टेफन ब्रुक्ससित परिचय भयो । २६ वर्षे यी युवकले ४३ देश घुम्न भ्याएका रहेछन् । उनी भुटान पनि पुगेका रहेछन् । हालका भुटानी प्रधानमन्त्री जिग्मे थिन्लेकी छोरी पेमसित राम्रो मित्रता रहेको बताउने यी मित्रले आफूलाई भुटानको राजनीतिबारे निकै थाहा भएको सुनाए...