On a cold but sunny day last December, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth King of the current line of Dragon Kings, stepped up onto the stage at Thimphu’s Changlimithang stadium to address the nation, the first such public address since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the plans, powering his ‘Desuung’ programme for youth volunteers, a …
Mincha Wangdi started off as an educationist on environmental concepts with qualifications acquired from the University of Leeds and a master’s in science from South Bank University, London, United Kingdom. With over 30 years of experience in the natural history of Bhutan, he is currently the owner and CEO of Bhutan Mindful Travels, which provides focussed birding and cultural tours …
The Bible states that man doesn’t live by bread alone. It was the former king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who declared that ‘Gross National Happiness ’ was more important than Gross Domestic Product. In 2012, the UN convened a high-level meeting on ‘Well-being and happiness: defining a new economic paradigm’ to encourage the spread of Bhutan’s philosophy. And Lonely …
