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...
Special occasion
In March 2008, the Bhutanese monarchy decided to go for elections and liberalise politics whereby two parties were formed and taken to the field. This was the beginning of a democratic culture that Bhutan initiated after centuries of absolute rule. In the 1950s, when the third king started a...
Some SAARC summit updates
The 16th SAARC summit is scheduled for this month end in Thimphu, the first summit of the regional body to be hosted by Bhutan in 25 years of its life. Preparations are in hectic schedule. Gates are erected along Paro-Thimphu and Phuentsholing-Thimphu highway for welcoming guests coming to this...
Mismatch between political needs and constitution
Bhutanese political participation was zero in constitution making. That could be the reason behind mismatch between the political needs and constitutional provisions. It was first the constitution born in Bhutan, if we disregard the presence of the banned political parties. The grave errors of the functioning of the constitution...