In its September 2020 report, the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan reported that the Consumer Price Index had increased by about 7.6% as of July 2020. Consequently, the Purchasing Power of Ngultrum had also depreciated by about 7% between July 2019 and July 2020. In other words, what used Read more…
An inside joke among some members of our community is that if someone complains every year about the winter being the coldest that particular year, he is being an Agpay Zego. Apparently, old man Zego loved to complain about the winter chills being the worst every year. Alas, let him Read more…
About a week ago, I teamed up with a group of Khemdro farmers and livestock officials to go to Tsirang to “go search for good cows” for the farmers to buy. The Livestock Department of our district has a cool scheme in place whereby farmers can qualify for subsidies to Read more…
11 November is undoubtedly an eventful day in history. For instance, many nations, such as the Maldives, Poland, Angola, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) either actually becomes independent, or declares independence on this day. New Zealand passes its women suffrages bill on this day in 1893. And World War I also Read more…
I first traveled to England a few years back to do the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Expedition. I will always treasure dearly those fun five days of hiking up and down the fells with some of the most wonderful folks in the world. My favorite memory will be of climbing Read more…
I think that in life and in business, the more we experience things, the more wholesome we become. Or, better still, the more accepting we become of life and it’s little ironies. In that regard, I find that lived experiences are many times preferable than any talk or theory because Read more…
I once read an online news article about a guy in India who wanted to sue his parents for, well, bringing him into the world, i.e., giving birth to him. I don’t know if the court battle really did happen. It could have been a publicity hoax by some local Read more…
I once read a story set in Monaco – a tiny country in Europe on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean. The tale is by the grandmaster Tolstoy himself, and humorously recounts the ordeals this micro-nation faces as it deals with a murderer to bring him to justice, and it Read more…
Google Phobjikha. The first images that pop up are those of the vast U-shaped glacial valley with its lush marshes the meandering Black River in the center. This archetypal notion of the place as just the valley is super entrenched so much so that the whole gamut of Bhutanese travelogue Read more…
While going through my Lightroom catalogue recently, I stumbled across a picture that struck at the quintessential heart of the rustic place that’s a Phobjib farm. The photograph was dated March 5, 2018 – almost a year ago. It impressed me deeply because if I just walk down below our Read more…