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Folklores of Bhutan: Origin, Forms and Thematic Significance[1]
AbstractThis paper tries to identify the origin, types and some recurrent themes in the Bhutanese folklores through the exploration of literature whose publication has proliferated since the late...
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New-Age Tertons: Prospects and Challenges of Archaeology in Bhutan
@ GoogleOn one fine day when the sun was shining brightly on all sentient beings, a man who claimed sainthood jumped and immersed himself into the burning lake of Mebartsho. His retinue of followers...
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A Preliminary Study of Lo-ju – Invocation of a Warrior Deity
AbstractLo-ju[2](blo ‘gyur) is an ancient Pazap (dpa mdzangs pa) festival celebrated every three years across the villages of Shar valley in Wangduephodrang. This study focuses primarily on its...
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Immortal: The story of a bull
@ googleThis is the story of a beloved bull who lived long before the monstrous Japan made power tillers displaced others of his kind from their position of pride as a Bhutanese farming household’s...
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The Natural Order: People’s Faith and Environment Management in Bhutan
Abstract After centuries of uninterrupted peace, stability and prosperity, Bhutan woke up to the changed realities of the world after a series of unprecedented natural disasters struck in quick...
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Pedestrian Day: A step in the right direction
~The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step~Most of us today will see petroleum and other conventional energy sources run dry within our lifetime. By the end of the next couple of...
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