Tag Archives: GNH

Sherig Century celebrations launched on Teachers’ Day

The Sherig Century celebration which will last for a year is being launched coinciding with Teachers’ Day at the Nazhoen Pelri Hall, Thimphu. “Sherig Century- Celebrating 100 years in Educating the Nation” will be celebrated with the aim of bringing the whole nation together to pay tribute to the legacy …

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All is not bad

There is much gnashing and grinding these days over the rupee crisis, at least in the urban areas. It is important that Bhutanese citizens do not panic over the current rupee shortage which is a temporary economic phenomenon in the long run. While it is important to dream big we …

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Intolerance speaks

 Gross National un-Happiness It has been four years since 2012 and there is now a growing concern about the path that Bhutanese democracy is taking. This is especially so as constitutional bodies and the media is coming under increasing pressure from an increasingly sensitive government. The latest example is statements …

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Mindfulness mantra catching up in RUB colleges

In a move to adopt Gross National Happiness (GNH)-inspired education, all the colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), have started to to conduct “mindfulness practice” classes which see a large number of students and teachers on a regular basis. “I feel calm and stress-free, and I can focus …

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Lessons to be learnt from the land scams

In the mid 1980s a special committee on land found several irregularities over land cases across the country involving land officials, influential people and judges. Two decades later, the High level committee report of 2003 covering only Thimphu found similar practices involving a similar set of characters. This was despite …

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Part-3 How RTI can help achieve GNH

6. Education This is another example of an area where the people and the government can work together, and make transparency legislation twice as powerful. Education is the fastest growing demand amongst most sections of society, but most especially amongst the weaker sections, and it is largely up to the …

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How RTI Can Help Achieve GNH

Gross National Happiness (GNH) comprises four critical pillars: Good Governance, Culture, Economic Development and Environment. At a finer level, it has nine elements which further detail out these four pillars and add depth to the philosophy of GNH. These are Psychological Well-being; Time Use; Community Vitality; Culture; Health; Education; Environmental …

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