The anthropologist, publisher and editor spoke about new writing from Bhutan and how the country’s independent past is allowing it to look at anthropology without being burdened by the discipline’s colonial baggage Dolma Choden Roder Tell us about Riyang Books, the family-run publishing house that you work with. We had a really hard time finding a publisher for our book …
There was a time not too long ago when most Bhutanese literary works were in local languages. Contrary to this, we are publishing more and more books every year, especially by young writers,” says Kitso Pelmo Wangdi, producer, Bhutan Echoes, the three-day annual literature festival that was held in Thimphu in August. Kunzang Choden, the first Bhutanese author to get …
