को नेपाली?
भारतको पुर्वोत्तर अहिले तातेको छ – छुट्टै गोर्खाल्याण्डका लागि भैरेको आन्दोलन र डोकलाम गतिरोधका कारण । भिन्न जातीय पहिचाहन सहितको अलग गोर्खाल्याण्डको आन्दोलनले मलाई भुटानमा विद्यमान जातीय विभेद र देशबाट लखेटिएका हामी र हाम्रो पहिचान बारे केही बोन मन लाग्यो । एउटै भाषा बोले पनि हामी आफूलाई नेपाली, भुटानी,...
Bhutan: Zam and freedom
The level of silence that Bhutanese media maintained about the departure of a senior journalist Namgay Zam from country is the sheer reflection of how freedom of expression, as guaranteed by the land’s constitution, is flourishing in this Himalayan nation. The media fraternity has not revealed why it was...
Super Consciousness
In that part of the world, where I born and grew, they called it Provident Fund. Here in Australia, they call it Super Fund. For me, the words do not give a relative meaning to mean the money put into this is for you when you grow old. Whatever...
Females perform better
This week, Australian research institute Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation (C4GEi) and Infinitas Asset Management released a report that particularly drew my interest. This is all about performance indicators and female participation. From the time I got involved with Save the Children in 1997, I always advocated against...
Identity*!?
Of the many issues debated most by Bhutanese in exile, without any conclusion, could probably is the identity. Who are they and where they belong? When we entered into Nepalese soil as refugee, the only identity was Bhutanese, followed by ‘Bhutanese of Nepali origin’. This identity remained widely used...
Happy Bhutan is generous too
Bhutan is always at the front line when it is about happiness – for its famous philosophy of Gross National Happiness. This time around, Bhutan has come to the leading position in giving index as well. Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) claimed Bhutan is one of the front liner in...