On the morning of December 14, 2006, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme SingyeWangchuck issued a royal decree that declared the Crown Prince, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,...
It was only in the early 60s that secular modern education of the Bhutanese began; in a small room located at a watermill at the base of Trongsa Dzong. There...
My moment of reckoning arrives when I say yes to a fateful trip that sparks childhood memories of leisurely hikes in the green valleys of my youth and...
The Gentle Giants Face Rough Opposition One among the 50 rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 200, the white bellied heron, also referred to...
A huge, bloody red nose is the first thing that strikes you about the Atsara. Then comes the exaggerated facial expressions – the perpetual grin as if to mock you...
The Chipdrel and Marchang ceremony is a sight we witness at any given scenario in Bhutan. It seems like the scale of occasion doesn’t matter – be it a Royal...
Covering 38,394 sq. kilometers, Bhutan boasts of 70% forest cover, which is home to more than 700 species out of the 2,900 species of birds in Asia. Bhutan is...
The future lies along the avenue where religious enlightenment meets personal freedom Some years ago a young man chafing under what he imagined to be the restraining strictures of Buddhism...
