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Phurba, popularly known as Rubji Phurba, is a teacher by profession and has been in the field of singing, composing songs, and writing lyrics for the last three decades. He has sung over 400 songs, of which he composed about 200, and won a national title in the year 2008. Q. When did you start writing lyrics, singing, and composing …

“…𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆. 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒕, 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄.” By Sonam Choki Dhan Man Bjujel’s journey through alcohol addiction spanned a decade-long battle, beginning in 2013. As he struggled with alcoholism over the years, the toll on his life became increasingly evident. However, his commitment to …

…𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉- 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚’𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Tenzin EudenIn 2004, tragedy struck the serene village of Salamjee in Dagana when a devastating landslide washed away homes and livestock, leaving the land barren and the residents without hope. Despite this devastation, the resilient people of Salamjee were presented with a choice by the government: relocate …

…𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Kezang Choden Pemba Lhamo, a resident of Tsangkha Gewong in Dagana Dzongkhag, began her winter strawberry farming journey in January 2023. Through sheer determination and agricultural ingenuity, she has achieved remarkable success in managing her farm. With four flourishing strawberry greenhouses covering an area of 50 decimals, Lhamo’s dedication …

…𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔 In recent years, Bhutan has witnessed a remarkable shift in its tourism landscape with the emergence of a significant number of female guides. What may seem like a statistical increase at first glance represents a profound societal transformation, challenging long-standing gender norms and empowering women in a traditionally male-dominated field. In Bhutanese …