By Jigme Wangmo My thoughts of His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, always return to a single, humbling realization. At 16, an age when most of us are still children figuring our own identities, he shouldered the weight of an entire nation. Sometimes I think about what I …
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By Sangay Dorji As His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck approaches his 70th Birthday Anniversary, it’s not just a date on the calendar for us, the youth. Oh no, it’s a profound, almost cosmic moment for deep, often dramatic, reflection. We are citizens, yes, but more than …
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By Ambassador Harald N. Nestroy At the occasion of the 70th Birthday of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan and in the name of all members and donors of “Pro Bhutan Germany”, I, herewith express our deepest gratitude to His Majesty, the Fourth King for His Majety’s benevolence shown, …
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By Kinley Tenzin Wangchuk As the nation’s weight upon young shoulders came to rest, You rose with the cry: One Nation, One People! – Your quest. With values in hand, you guided the state, And Gross National Happiness you made our fate. You told the bureaucracy: Progress must serve the …
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By Tshering Chophel Oh, he the one who is great Oh, he the one who is a myth The one that everyone admires The one that everyone desires The one that cares The one that is rare The one that is selfless The one that is priceless Oh, he the …
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By Monideepa Banerjie Wedged between the giants of China and India, Bhutan has long walked a diplomatic tightrope to preserve its peace. One of its gravest tests came in the 2003, when armed Indian separatists in years past had slipped across the border and built camps along its 669-kilometre frontier. …
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Excerpts from the forthcoming book “The Contractual Monarchy: Modern Buddhist Kingship in Bhutan” By Dasho Sonam Kinga The Wangchuck dynasty in Bhutan was founded during a critical moment in national, regional, and global history. The leadership of our successive Kings ensured that the country’s security and sovereignty were not only …
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By Michael Rutland, O.B.E. I hope His Majesty does not remember the time, back in 1971, when in my efforts to explain the Laws of Motion, I almost changed the course of Bhutanese history. Believing in active learning of Maths and Physics, I asked Dasho Jigme – as His Majesty …
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By Chimi Kawang Selden As Bhutan commemorates the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, it is an opportune moment to reflect upon the remarkable legacy of a Monarch whose vision has profoundly shaped the nation’s trajectory. His Majesty’s reign embodies the highest ideals …
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By Kinley Wangmo It was a golden evening in Thimphu, one of those quiet peaceful evenings, when the air was soft, the prayer flags were blowing idly, and the sun was starting to set behind the mountains. I was in the fifth grade, anxious about my midterm examinations. My mother …
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