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Inspired by the success of Shaba’s solar lift irrigation system, Hungrel Gewog’s Changsima Village in Paro is now ...
“Why are you teaching us to be so rude?” the elderly village woman asks a Bhutanese election official in “The Monk and the Gun.” It’s a question both poignant and biting, because the ...
China has built a new village on disputed territory with Bhutan. Foreign cadets from Bhutan line up during their graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in India's Chennai on ...
The village of Rukubji, in Bhutan’s central Wangdue Phodrang district, lies in a valley at the intersection of three rivers, its surrounding hillsides scattered with yak herder tents or swathed ...
NEWBURYPORT — Ellen Golden, a Maine artist and photographer, speaks about her experiences touring eastern Bhutan on Aug. 21 at the Newburyport Senior/Community Center.
Wangdue—The centuries-old village of Drinchengang (formerly Rinchengang) in Wangdue is poised for a major transformation. will Bumthang interviewed Village, locked content locked Bhutan Telecom ...
But there’s also a new attraction to enjoy, says Mary Holland in the FT – the Trans-Bhutan Trail, a 250-mile hiking path spanning the country. Trip of the week: A tiny artistic haven in Uruguay ...
We begin with a young monk, Tashi, attendant to a lama, or spiritual leader, traversing a peaceful field to a mountain village, Ura. He’s on his way to hear an unusual request: The lama needs a gun.
We begin with a young monk, Tashi, attendant to a lama, or spiritual leader, traversing a peaceful field to a mountain village, Ura. He’s on his way to hear an unusual request: The lama needs a gun.
“Why are you teaching us to be so rude?” the elderly village woman asks a Bhutanese election official in “The Monk and the Gun.” For a piercing refresher lesson on democracy, one wouldn ...