Long regarded as the Forbidden Land, Bhutan—or Druk Yul, the Land of the Thunder Dragon—was virtually closed to the outside world until the 1960s. Even today, little is known about this remote Himalayan Buddhist kingdom nestled between two giant...
These deceptively simple stories uncover both the complexity and irony of women’s lives in Bhutan today. They show how ordinary lives, choices and experiences are both remarkable and poignant. In ‘I am a Small Person’, a despised woman uses...
On a chilly day when heavens kept pouring, Nadola, a road supervisor, sees a familar face in one of the many stranded cars. While clearing the way for distressed passengers, his mind races back in time. The face which...
This book was first published in Bhutan in 2004. From the moment that DAWA was first introduced to readers inside and outside Bhutan, I have been pleasantly surprised and deeply humbled by the knowledge that this yellow-brown scruffy dog...
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