Lacuna
Some of the former Councilors had to resign to re contest for tomorrow’s election upon the circular issued by the Election Commission of Bhutan. On the other hand, National…
Category: Society
Are you a bachelor? Can you cook? Construction and reconstruction of gender roles
The existing trend, res ipsa loquitur, the moment one ties the knot of marriage, majority of them, girls and women, voluntarily or compelled by man-made circumstances, retreat from their…
Authenticity to Self: Introspecting my inner and truer Self
One cannot achieve leadership of the self if the self is inauthentic. In order to discover our definitive position in our pursuit of ‘Leadership of the Self’, we were…
Aspiration, apprehension and uncertainty: Navigating pathways of career choices
Young people are known for their youthful drive, energy and passion. Nonetheless, fear of mistake and disappointment holds young people back – energy underutilized and opportunities unexplored. Mistake, disappointment, fear…
Leadership back home is missing – Insights from the book talk on youth civic engagement
One should not resign to hurdles! As young people transit from youth to adulthood and as they participate in broader communities, one should not give up when encountered with…
Welcome cultures at Sherubtse College
The main reason of welcome is to introduce and acquaint the new people to the task he or she is assigned, place of resident, norms and the conduct of…
Reconnecting to my rural roots: Reflections from recent reorientation
Watching a television programme, my aging grandmother in her eighty’s, thinks, “If the screen is broken, she might be able to meet the other person who appears on the…
Trade and taxes in Bhutan – Uncovering past and aspiring future through existing legal nuances
Fueled by price disparities, complex, non-transparent and divergent regulations and weak law enforcement at the borders, fraudsters avoid official border posts, pass through illegal practices such as under-invoicing, misclassification…
Demystifying language, ethnicity and region: Case of Sharchokp and Tshangla
Sharchokp has more geographical and historical connotation than linguistic. Historically and politically, Bhutanese statehood was consolidated with the unification of great and vast geographic expanse of Shar phyogs ‘khorlo…
The moment ‘WE’ replaces ‘I’: The convergence of two identities
Community as an institution consists of different people, culture, ideas and, at first, conflicting aspirations. Through compromise, they reach to a consensus where common goal is agreed – collective…
