His Majesty’s 109th National Day address was unique in not only coinciding with His Majesty’s 10th year of Reign but also for its multilayered symbolism of being held in Trongsa. The address, as always, touched on some consistent and important national aims and vision like sovereignty, unity, democracy, decentralization and …
Read More »109th National Day
The 109th National Day this year will be a special one as it is the same year when His Majesty The King completed 10 years of reign. The fact that the National Day is being held in Trongsa has a lot of symbolism, as it was here 12 years ago …
Read More »Winter Vacation: Explore Bhutan
Vacation is always a favorite time for students after long period of study. Students wait the entire year for winter vacation with a hope to explore something new and spend time with families and friends. For parents in the rural areas, it’s an additional helping hand for household works and …
Read More »That in Other Words
Rural-urban migration is a good indicator of many things gone wrong. People just do not leave their ancestral homes without solid reasons. In Bhutan there is an old proverb, which goes rang yue zampai woglu inru ga – ‘one would love his/her village even if it is located under a bridge’. And that …
Read More »King Khesar is the People’s King
He is a King who finds pleasure in combing every part of the country to meet his people and hear their plights. He is a king who treasures the nation’s young people and finds time to share golden moments with young graduates entering the job market. He is a King …
Read More »Civil Society Organizations- Fragments of The King’s Dream
At the World Toilet Summit 2016 in Malaysia members of toilet associations of different countries took to stage and shared great stories about their works but one tragic twist in all their stories was the lack of support from the leadership of their countries. They were yet to convince their …
Read More »Long Live the King!
I remember the first Parliament that His Majesty attended as King. When His Majesty prostrated before the Golden Throne, it was a powerful moment and message. No words were necessary to mark the importance of the sacred institution of Monarchy to Bhutan’s future as a Democratic Constitutional Monarchy, and the …
Read More »The Midas Touch
Prayer! On the peaceful completion of the Glorious Ten Years of His Majesty’s Extraordinary Reign on the Palden Druki Serthri I take the honour to offer my gratitude to The Unprecedented one and Salute: “Hail to The Beloved Majesty! Long Live The King. Palden Drukpa be Forever Glorious!!! Bhutan marched …
Read More »RIGSS: Pursuing Excellence in Governance and Leadership
“What we need is not a Leader to lead the masses- we need Leadership of the Self” -Excerpt from His Majesty The King’s address at the Calcutta University Convocation, 5th October 2010. His Majesty, in most of his addresses to the people, attempts to hit the chord of leadership either …
Read More »A King for a Modern Time
His Majesty The King is revered as The “People’s King”. He is a “Big brother figure” to our young children and youth. His Majesty ascended the Golden Throne at a time of historic change, a different era. Within a span of ten years, His Majesty with extraordinary intelligence and vision …
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The Bhutanese Leading the way.