Born in 1594 in central Tibet to Mipham Tanpai Nyima and Sonam Palgyi Butri, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal is considered the founder of modern day Bhutan. According to biographers, Zhabdrung was an exceptional child and would later be ranked among the incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of compassion. ‘Zhabdrung’ translates to “at whose feet one submits.” Arriving in Thimphu via Lingshi in the 17th century, he is accredited with institutionalizing a unique Bhutanese cultural identity and est...

Although you may know her for playing the role of artistic and free-spirited Tshokey in the recent Samuh production, ‘Gangnam Girls' Yangday La was first a zealous writer and is currently an aspiring screenwriter. As a child, Yangday read a lot and this passion grew into a love for writing. However, Yangday thanks her brother for her foray into writing screenplays. “My younger brother Jamyang is passionate about movies. He is an award-winning choreographer and wanted to dive into filmmaking,” ...

As a young boy living in Norbugang, (Pemagatshel) Sangay would carry oranges to Nganglam- 6 hours away. Often walking alone, he would make up stories to keep himself entertained. With no movie theaters nearby, Sangay would sometimes get to watch Bhutanese movies in school and he dreamed of working in the film industry one day. In 2010, Sangay attended the Golden Youth camp organized by YDF and was awarded a scholarship to study in United World College Maastricht, the Netherlands. The school d...

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The semicolon is a punctuation. Unfortunately, it is one of the more misunderstood and misused punctuations. We thought it would be fun to highlight the stories behind punctuations as well as talk a little about using them correctly. But we're not perfect grammarians and we misuse punctuations all the time. Luckily, we've gathered some great resources from all over the internet to help you (and us). First up is the semicolon. "One of the rules is that, unless you are composing a list, a semico...

Thank you to @charmibhutan for leading a wonderful workshop on Shadow Puppets to inspire children to tell stories, and for this cute video of the workshop. 💕

May 2nd marks the birth anniversary of His Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. The epitaph "Father of Modern Bhutan" perfectly highlights the major contributions that His Majesty made in bringing Bhutan out of its isolation and into the modern world. #Drukyul #BhutanEchoes #teachersday #HMK3 #Bhutan

We can’t believe it either, tomorrow is the 4th and final day of Bhutan Echoes-Drukyul’s Literature Festival 2022 😭 We’ve seen some amazing speakers and performances so far and tomorrow is no exception. Check the schedule 👆🏼so you don’t miss any of the sessions you’ve been waiting for! #beLIT #BElitBhutan #belit #belitbhutan #bhutanechoes #drukyulsliteraturefestival2022 #bhutan #indobhutanfoundation #tourismbhutan #queenmotherofbhutan #gyalyumdorjiwangmowangchuck #tashicell #tashicell5g #indiaa...

We hope you’re ready for a jam packed Day 3 of Bhutan Echoes- DLF. Check the schedule👆🏼to make sure you don’t miss any of the sessions and performances! #BElit #beLIT #BElitBhutan #belit #belitbhutan #bhutanechoes #drukyulsliteraturefestival2022 #bhutan #indobhutanfoundation #tourismbhutan #queenmotherofbhutan #gyalyumdorjiwangmowangchuck #tashicell #tashicell5g #indiaat75 #amritmahotsav #bbs #kuensel #kuzoofm #radiovalley

Thank you to everyone who watched, liked and shared Day 1 of Bhutan Echoes- Drukyul’s Literature Festival. Tomorrows schedule is just as exciting and jam-packed so make sure to tune in! #bhutanechoes #dlf #2022 #bhutan #literaturefestival

We're now exactly 12 hours from the start of our festival. To make our virtual festival more engaging, we've organized a few LIVE Q&A sessions. Some of your favourite speakers will be online to answer questions regarding their sessions!

Ashi Kunzang's books have been read and loved by Bhutanese and non-Bhutanese here and everywhere. So it is exciting news that Ashi has a new book called Monk Chasing Monkey! In this session, Ashi speaks with Kunzang PC, a writer, about this book. Watch this session LIVE on our Facebook page on April 25 at 4.00PM.