Why the land of happiness is unhappy?
In the age of militarisation, political conflicts, ethnic division and religious clashes, seeking happiness is an awkward but essential journey. Scientific development can no more necessarily measure the human progress but the personal wellbeing and satisfaction do. In recent years, the research on happiness have focused on the methods...
The smart city
‘Smart city’ has become a popular jargon in recent times among the politicians, big companies and policy makers. Politicians might be using it to attract votes, companies to expand their business while policy makers to appear themselves more advances and ‘smart’. There’s little known to the general people about...
Dr David’s critique of Bhutan’s GNH story
Dr David L Luechauer has caused quite a stir in Bhutan with his open criticism of GNH. He taught with the Gaeddu College of Business Studies as a lecturer for a year but had to cut short his two year stint due to his wife’s health concerns. He is...
International day of happiness
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has, in consensus on June 28, adopted resolution to celebrate International Day of Happiness, henceforth, on 20 March every year. A statement released on June 28 reads, “International Day of Happiness is a movement to promote happiness as a universal goal and aspiration...
Diplomats’ crowd in Thimphu
The Bhutanese media remain silent, or remain unknown, but diplomats from 16 countries, mostly based in New Delhi and Dhaka visited Bhutan in last week of May. Diplomats from Lithuania, Ethiopia, Albanian and Dominican Republic, all based in New Delhi, met with Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley in Thimphu on...
Challenging the JYT factor in Bhutanese politics
Bhutan is gradually opening up. Freedom of organisation, freedom to choose political through is getting in though the Bhutanese blood and sense. The mouths that remained shut for centuries are looking for every opportunity to speak, marginalised and sidelined personalities are taking up to show the strength. Suppressed groups...