5 March 2010
Wai! Have you realised that sometimes it’s worth years of learning to go back to the past and reflect on it. In my wayward fancy, I’ve often tried to identify myself with many of the characters in our folk tales. I’ve tried to give them flesh and blood and put them in a social setting in the remote past. I’ve imagined that, long, long ago, when little children in the west looked into the sky... Read the story »
19 February 2010
Wai! Once again, our seats of learning have come alive with chirpy little children. And once again, the empty halls and corridors reverberate with the relentless language of dreams and hopes. The surrounding hills and valleys and fields echo the consummation of dreams and hopes expressed in our national anthem sung every morning. As our teeming children put their little hands together in prayer and... Read the story »
12 February 2010
Wai! The Bhutanese entertainment industry is entertaining the public, indeed. Unlike other music shows that capture only a certain section of the society, the ongoing Druk Star singing contest is entertaining music lovers of all kinds – zhungdra, boedra and rigsar aficionados; MTV-loving youth, middle-aged bathroom singers, and soulful zhungdra singers. The template of Druk Star is imported... Read the story »
8 February 2010
Wai! I’m a Bhutanese wedged between two generations that are fast moving away from each other. I’m in touch with both. I know the ways of the old generation because I grew up in a sleepy village surrounded by cattle and horses and chicken. And I know the ways of the new generation because I live in a bustling modern town surrounded by cars and television shows and madding crowds. Today, as... Read the story »
5 February 2010
Wai! A few years back, an American tourist remarked, “What’s the use of restricting tourist numbers in your country when you’re already invaded by thousands of foreigners in your living room?” A senior Bhutanese was nonchalantly zapping through more than 45 foreign TV channels. He was caught in a tight spot. He turned around, parted his lips, but fell short of words. Today, no Bhutanese... Read the story »
Remember to come home
26 January 2010
Wai! Lemme see if I can say anything to the Bhutanese youth. Mind you, though, that it’s not a moral instruction, but a common man’s counsel. First, know that you’re the lynchpin of the society. Know that, by and by, when the time comes for you to take charge of Drukyul’s destiny, it’s time for you to show your worth. Know that real Bhutan lives in the countryside where humble herders and... Read the story »
Embrace them all
23 January 2010
Wai! It’s heartening to see some of our urban youth spending their winter vacation meaningfully by taking part in sports coaching camps. Football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, chess, carom – there’s a lot to choose from. Then, there’re competitions in most of these sports. And there’s the police-youth partnership programme and a host of other activities. All these programmes... Read the story »
Gasa Lamai Singye
21 January 2010
Wai! Whenever I think of the great love story of Gasa Lamai Singye, I always have a strange feeling of déjà vu. The three-storey manor house of Changyul Bum Galem, that symbolof the great but tragic love story, still stands. But it’s battered by the elements and stands dilapidated. It’s dark in stark contrast to the colourful story it tells. It’s crumbling in sharp contrast to the evergreen... Read the story »
Where are the MPs
14 January 2010
Wai! I was wondering where our honourable Members of Parliament disappeared. But to my dismay, instead of visiting their constituencies, I heard that some of them are visiting sleazy drayangs and some weaving basket in their offices. I am shocked. The most conscious people about their status in society with such lowly acts. Status and image is not only about wearing kabneys and patangs, and driving... Read the story »
DHI and MPs
4 December 2009
Wai! Our custodian of the national wealth is back in the limelight. In the last session of parliament, they forced their way into the hall of the limelight. This time, they are drawn into it. You remember? In the last session of parliament, DHI made an offer of bags to the National Assembly members as a special year memento. However, the MPs found the acceptance of the gift ‘inappropriate’ and... Read the story »
Loading ...Zakar for Thursday March 11 2010
26th Day of the 01st Month - Iron Male Tiger Year Year
Auspicious for: Construction of new ten-sung, conducting consecration and blessing ceremonies, propitiating gods and deities, sowing seeds, planting flowers, starting business, learning rig-nye and astrology, entering new houses, calling upon superiors and holding discussions. But it is she-zha (unfavourable day) for people who are born in the year of Tiger and Rabbit.
Inauspicious for: Starting construction of houses and conducting lue-cho.
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