Archive for the ‘Essays’ Category

Once in a life time, everyone is bound to face some harsh realities of life. Some circumstances come as a challenge while some as an adversity. But Hope is what makes us carry on with life against such kind of circumstances and hardships. Read more »

“Educate an individual to develop a family, but educate women to develop a community”- Anonymous

Well, not long ago, the common notion was men for work and women to serve men, confined to the four corners of an apartment; there was hardly an instant when women broke that shell of confinement. Women were treated like servants Read more »

Every individual is born with a purpose. But how many of us really try to question the fact? (I guess only a handful of people) If you had questioned this to yourself, then I don’t see any reason for any one of you to squander your life. As for those individuals who dissipate their precious life, failure to realize Read more »

I’ve always been fascinated by a Bhutanese folktale about an old man called Meymey Heylay Heylay. It is indeed a simple yet wonderful story of Meymey’s carefree and happy life. One day while hard at work in his field he swings his spade onto something hard and digs out a huge turquoise. Meymey looks Read more »

Writing is a good form of expression. I like writing or typing anything that comes to my mind. Through writing I hit another person without injuring him and I make love without her consent or even restrain from it after her consent. I can murder him or even rape her and choose not to land up in a prison cell. Read more »

“The Constitution of Kingdom of Bhutan Article 7, section 2. Fundamental rights, states that, “A Bhutanese citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech, opinion and expression.” Based on the valid state law of the kingdom of Bhutan, I would like to state about recent debate and argument of making PM as the GNH Read more »

I hereby clearly state that throughout the tiny Himalaya Kingdom of Bhutan, major chunks of Bhutanese have always a little exposure and little known to the rest of the world. Their livelihood had been rooted and depended on agriculture sector since the time of descendents no matter Read more »

The essay below is on chapter 12 from the book titled, ‘Social Change.’

Because Dzongkha Lopon was my inspiration and to become Dzongkha Lopon was my ambition. I feared his canes. He put the stick in between my fingers and clamped them until my half body bent sidewise and until my eyes were welled up with tears. Passed class IV, I knew Sumtak by heart and my handwriting took the shape to scribble on a paper to be Read more »

The 3^rd of June 2012 is a significant day for the people of the UK. It is the start of a three day celebration honouring the 60 years reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It is her diamond jubilee.  London has been busy preparing for this occasion over the past year and there has been timely news Read more »

I am touched to see that among our peers there are so many hidden budding writers waiting to metamorphose into respectable scribes in the near future who will explore Bhutanese nature into its unraveled kingdoms, venture into the fathomless chasm of Buddhist’s spiritual sanctity to revea Read more »

I realized this site is gradually becoming lethargic. And this is something we don’t want it to be. Do we? So, to wake her up, I am posting an old article on eve teasing. Now if you are men, please stop raising your eyebrows and have fun reading of our follies. Of course many of you have might have read it. Initially published in Business Bhutan, this piece was republished in Yeewong, Read more »

I don’t precisely remember why I started writing at the first place. Writing and reading books weren’t my passion; in fact I never participated in such events. I don’t remember when was the last time I read or wrote something. I have not considered myself an awful writer even if I have not read much books. That is because the highest mark I scored was Read more »