OPINION

May 2nd 2012 saw the launch of the Sherig Century Celebration-100 years of Educating the Nation. The day is very significant in the history of the country for this is the birth anniversary of the third Druk Gyalpo His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck who is popularly known as the …

(4) Bhutanese Culture: Compassion Should Have Its Limit Much has been said on the importance of the role that parents, guardians, and family play in the upbringing of children and youth. While most parents are to be commended for their parenting skills, however, being much too compassionate can do more …

(2) Mass participation in educational programs for wholesome development   Educational programs such as scouting, dancing, sports, culture, cleaning campaign, community policing, so on are organized for wholesome development of students at all levels. One of the objectives for organizing these activities is to engage students so that they keep …

Youth related issues in Bhutan have been a major concern for some years now. But the more recent has been that of inhuman and extremely violent acts like stabbing.  These acts are not once or twice but the media is reporting these cases every other day putting all of us …

We do not pay much attention to events happening in countries like Maldives. It is so far away and we really do not have much to do with it! However, I find an instructive lesson to be learnt from recent political crisis that has engulfed this small island nation with …

Bhutan made a declaration of remaining carbon neutral in the Convention of Parties (CoP) 15 at Copenhagen, Denmark. This step is bold for a small Least Developed Country (LDC) like Bhutan but this leaves us with a question: Does this step put a cap on our developmental activities? Instances of …

Today, on teachers’ day as I sit and reminisce on my life as a teacher, I remember my teaching journey with candid details. It’s been an arduous one, riveted with painful pit stops and bouts of accelerated exhilaration. I’ve had moments of eureka outbursts and also plenty of Suppandi shy …

I believe when faced with a problem or a challenge, one can truly understand one’s capability. Our most recent problem, the rupee crisis, as has come to be known, is one such challenge and I hope, collectively we can prevail and grow stronger through it. Recently the Government decided to address …

Have we ever wondered why the highways and roads in developed countries like the US, UK, Japan, and Australia are so good while they are plagued with potholes in our country? A new road that is built today is often filled with potholes and susceptible to damages a few months …

When I was in high school, I had a teacher who said that “hill people are lazy”. Maybe he did not mean to say we did not work. Maybe he meant the phrase for our attitude towards work. For him, the social work in Bhutanese schools was unproductive work as students lacked dignity of labor. As most philosophers …