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Book - Brilliant Moon, The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
Reviews of Brilliant Moon “It gives me immense pleasure to know that this authentic account of the life and activities of Khyentse Rinpoche, whom I am fortunate to revere among my own precious teachers, ...)
With Lyonpo Nandalal Rai
Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Q. What is the reason behind the revision on vehicle sales tax and custom duty? To generate and raise revenue to implement important national developmental activities for all of ...)
Steering It RIGHT
By Tashi Phuntsho Jr.
White men can’t jump and Women can’t drive! Say that to Sonam Chuki Wangdi, an architect and she retorts, “Women surely can drive. It’s just that men feel too emasculated to ...)
The City Bus at Your Service
By Tashi Phuntsho Jr.
Tirtha Raj, 21, an IT trainee at Infotech, relaxes after making it to the city bus parking early and seeing empty waiting seats. Knowing that he has made ...)
Fragile Life
By Tashi Phuntsho Jr.
It was a Monday morning - the start of another working day. And like any other day, a 35-year old mother, Leki Choden, woke up early to complete her lengthy ...In The Lead | No Comments | 19th August, 2010
A ticket to ride
By Mitra Raj
The desire to covet a vehicle is now spiraling out of control as Bhutanese people are discovering in cars control and freedom, privacy and privilege, speed and status and much more.
The government, on the other hand, is determined to discourage unnecessary vehicle consumption, sort out traffic congestion and reduce carbon emission.
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Freewheeling | No Comments | 30th August, 2010
Getting Closer to Our Dreams
By Rian Malan
These days, instead of being in Australia at a conference, I am at home, prisoner of a virus (something like measles, it itches!!!). The doctor said I cannot go out because I might infect someone! I like this house arrest because I finally have time to do what I normally cannot do… and so I did write this little piece explaining my situation in March-April. I would like to share it with all of you because it is about the difficulty (and at the same time, easy) task of making a decision about the future. In this case, my future.
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Writer's Blog | No Comments | 27th August, 2010
Tom, Dick, Harry & the Bill
By Jurmi Chhowing
Glad the World Cup is over. Who could have foreseen such an outcome (besides the odd octopus and the parakeet)? The Germans played like Oranges and the Dutch went for a Manschafft make-over. It does seem to work. Plying the traditional tactics of the old enemy took them all the way to the finals. And who’d have seen a long fragmented show of national unity from the Spaniards? Read More »
Third Eye | No Comments | 27th August, 2010
CHANGES – are we ready for it?
By Sonam Pelden
The sun has already set over the huge majestic mountains and families are retiring for the day. The mother is making herself busy in the kitchen preparing dinner for her family. The father is helping his son with mathematics and the daughter makes herself useful in the kitchen. The grandfather is deep in prayer and the grandmother is out circumambulating the chorten nearby. The family later sit together for their meal and share what they did that day. Read More »
Intermission | No Comments | 25th August, 2010
THE CAR : A Contribution to Civilization?
By Roger Beaumont
I keep reading about people lamenting that life is not what it used to be. Well, of course it isn’t. What aspect of life is what it used to be? Nothing is what it used to be. There’s a word for it. It’s called progress, and we’ve been remorselessly at it for 4,000 years. A brief example: the basic accoutrements for a 19th Century European gentleman were a sword, a dog and a horse. Today, it’s a 4×4 Prado Panzer, an iPad and a MasterCard.
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Verbal | No Comments | 25th August, 2010
Where There are No Bottlenecks
By Kasha
Yup, anyone who is smart enough must have rightly inferred from the very title, that this is an account of my tryst with an alcohol ridden destiny. They say that destiny is not a matter of chance but that of choice. Well in that case, I have chosen to be what I am, a pathetic excuse for a person, an embarrassment to humanity, a total defiance of rationality or logic.To put it in simple terms – i’m a drunk. Thanks to my parents, I went to school and somehow successfully landed myself in college. But then I made that tragic choice of graduating only in the eyes of the drinking fraternity and not that of the college authorities.
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Back In the Day | No Comments | 19th August, 2010
When Kings Play
By Jurmi Chhowing
We had wireless operators and a department of wireless. Of course, everything was wired, but that’s how it was known- the meaning of words might change with newer tools but not the purpose.
Men crossed the rugged terrains of our country with wireless sets and other gear on their backs, moving from one remote dzongkhag to the next, conveying messages for family members living in different parts of the country. Keeping them connected. In my mind, there is a strange connection between the department of wireless and our divine Fourth King. Communication comes in many guises, besides technology.
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