Rabies takes lives
Rabies appears to be a new fear for Bhutanese. For two consecutive days, the nation experienced the death of two citizens from dog bite. A dead body of a boy who dies of the disease remain unclaimed by any person in Phuentsholing hospital since his death on April 23....
Kagyupa only
A creeping clampdown on Christianity in Bhutan poses the serious question of whether the kingdom has really set itself on the path to secular democracy. Centuries of theological guidance by a strong clergy has had a tremendous influence in shaping Bhutanese society. Propelled by the principles of Buddhism as...
Don’t be frog of a pond.
Very recently, Gopilal Acharya sent me a invitation to see and submit Bhutanese blogs for a new site that probably be created by himself bhutanblogs.com. It was an interesting initiative to access the real strength of current Bhutanese generation on telling their personal experiences to the world. The most...
भाषिक अतिक्रमणविरूद्ध
सन् १९९२ मा सदाका लागि नेपाल आउनु ठीक चार वर्षअघि म ६ वर्षको थिएँ । हामी परिवारका पाँचजना सदस्य अन्य गाउँलेका साथ पशुपति तीर्थाटनका लागि आएका थियौं । त्यसक्रममा जनकपुरको पनि यात्रा गरिएछ । रामजानकी विवाहमण्डपमा पुग्दा अरूले नभनी नै मैले रामसीताको विवाह हो भन्ने थाहा पाएँ । त्यसको...
Zabto Lemi
Even after constitutionally guaranteeing that a person gets paid for his work, metal or physical. However, the government attitude has changed little over several decades. The traditional system of citizens contributing free labour for nation’s development, zabto lemi and gongda woola, is in place. It was there. It is...
Happiness Vs salary
The Bhutanese government says, primary objective for it to meet is making citizens happy but individually, all members in the Bhutanese family yarn for money, to which they see strings of happiness. Since a few years, GHN has overshadowed the debates of GDP at least in this tiny kingdom...