I visited 10 countries in a year — this tiny kingdom trumped them all
Landlocked between India and China, tiny Bhutan – with its cliff-hanging monasteries, verdant valleys and eastern mysticism – ...
Inside Bhutan’s Plan to Boost Its Economy With ‘Mindful Capitalism’
The $100 billion Gelephu Mindfulness City is set to remake capitalism and attract businesses with its focus on green ...
Kuensel Online28 天
The Monk and the Gun at the Oscars
The Bhutanese film “The Monk and the Gun” by Director Pawo Choyning Dorji has been shortlisted for Best International Film at the 96th Academy Awards to be held on March 10. The 96th Academy Awards ...
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‘The Monk and the Gun’: A sly satire of democracy’s perils
As “The Monk and the Gun” opens and we listen to radio reports about upcoming mock elections in Bhutan, an elderly lama, played by real-life lama Kelsang Choejay, instructs his young monk ...
Life, death and beauty in Bhutan: a photographic odyssey
A monk on his way to Tiger’s Nest Monastery © Angelo Pennetta Bhutanese folklore maintains that in order to be happy, one must contemplate death five times a day. Only by acknowledging your limited ...
Kuensel Online25 天
Monk’s 10-year detour for unholy affairs
Charged under section 183 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2011, the convict faced a second-degree felony for engaging in sexual intercourse with a child aged twelve to eighteen. The ...