Dance of warriors in absence of local government

It is customary for Tshogpas, the community representatives of Drametse to play a part as warriors of the clan during their local festival. But with the dissolution of local government and ongoing primary ground election, finding the warriors for the festival which happens in every twelve month is in question. During the festival the nonelected village messengers (Chipon)...

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A Come Back to Home after 23 Years; Farewell article to Dzongkhag Forestry

Dzongkhag Forestry Sector was born 23 years after the nationalization of forest in Bhutan and lived for another 23 years making ease to put decentralized forestry activities into practice most particularly in upholding the sustainable and participatory forest management. The sector made a giant step in 1997 by launching the country’s first community forest in Mongar under...

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Facebook Like Button

Hundreds of likes wouldn’t be out of the blue if my Facebook post reads that I’m arranging alumni get-together or my wife is with young. One cannot put a stop to hit the like button after having seen eye-catching snapshot not caring whether you know the one who uploaded it or not. I accept as true that Mark Zuckerberg added such feature in his website so that the users...

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Meat Free Monday

Monday or the day of moon is milestone in the datebook of different religion. The Jews read Torah, their foundational text in the morning of Monday while Hindus go for fasting to please Lord Shiva. It is said that the Orthodox Church observes it as an angel’s day. The Theravada Buddhist celebrates Monday as a day of dispelling fear. It was said that Buddha’s relatives were disputing on the water rights which when he returned from heaven on the...

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World Naked Gardening Day 2016

“When you are out there with a gentle breeze on you, every last hair on your body feels it. You feel completely connected with natural world in way you just can’t in clothes,” the WNGD website reads. This article of mine is on paper not with the meaning to uphold the nude event or to pass judgment on it but to share the happenings which some may not have seen or heard. World naked day is an annual worldwide nonpolitical event which...

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Earth hour; Will you join Bhutan?

P.C: UNDP Bhutan, 2014 It is very good to see many of the Facebook profile pictures being changed to shore up ‘earth hour event’. But more important is to tag on to the collective action to address global climate change rather than just beautifying your profile pictures with trendy logo and catchphrase designed by World Wildlife Fund (WWF). A number of Facebook users...

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