The self-appointed guardians of compassion and empathy – the religious and the righteous – will have you believe that the purpose behind imposing a ban on selling meat during the holy month (we are currently into one) is to reduce the slaughter of animals. Alas! They achieve just the opposite – it causes thousands of […]
Read MoreIn the winter months, Bhutan imports electricity from India – at much higher rates than we export to them during the summer months. We pride ourselves as a net exporter of electricity and claim that our biggest economic activity is generating hydroelectricity. And yet, the Bhutanese people spend hours queuing up at the fuel pump […]
Read MoreWhen was the last time you experienced boredom? Was it a few days back, yesterday, today or now? How do you deal with feeling bored – do you sulk and let it be, seek refuge in any random activity, or do you find a constructive way of being with your own self? Many may consider […]
Read MoreDear Sir/Madam, Thank you for the article about Mountain Hazelnuts (MH). At present more than ten thousand orchards have been planted across the nation in a joint investment between farmers, communities, and the Company. While there are many encouraging developments, some of the orchards are slow to fruit for a variety of normal biological reasons. […]
Read MoreHave you ever been cross-talked over? It happens when you are sitting in between two people in the car for example, and suddenly they discover they speak the same language or are from the same region and bingo, you are now run over by a two-way traffic of words that you do not understand because […]
Read MoreAt different times, we face different problems. At the individual level, they relate to health, emotions, relationships, marriage, children and career. At the national level, they pertain to poverty, unemployment, social unrest, education and corruption. These problems often bring us sorrow and pain. Yet, when honestly analysed, we find that their root cause is almost […]
Read MoreSir/Madam, Apropos to “Eight youth claim of being conned in Siliguri” that appeared in Kuensel newspaper on October 5th 2018 and more than 600 Bhutanese youth trapped in a Ponzi scheme in Siliguri by the Bhutanese newspaper on 10/06/2018, it has been found out that the name of the company, Arch Trademark Pvt Ltd, has […]
Read MoreIs it possible to attain a state where the ego actually dies? Well, i’ve met one or two people in my life in whom it appeared that this had occurred – the ego had literally dissolved. But in those rare cases, i don’t think it was a result of the individuals’ own choice or effort […]
Read MoreIn life, we play many roles but there is one principal role that we share in common – to be the best human being possible. If prime importance is given to this role, then we will excel in the play of our other roles. Examine the life of Krishna. We find that he played every […]
Read MoreMany of us make a wish list of what we would do once we retire from that nine-to-five or ten-to-six job that appropriates all of our waking hours. We stack up reading material and music, make lists of movies to see, friends to visit, places to experience and dream of reviving that long forgotten hobby […]
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