Leadership of Wise: Kings of Bhutan
By structuring these facts chronologically, Karma Ura has created an absorbing narration of the ‘Leadership of the Wise’, and how each successive leader since the 1840s have shaped the immediate and the long-term course of events. The story that unfolds within these pages is that of a people with extraordinary determination, courage and foresight who looked upon the Raven Crown not as a symbol of privilege, but as a symbol of immense responsibility.
Fruits of Happiness: How Horticulture Enhances Gross National Happiness in Mongar, Bhutan
This report is a demonstration of how projects and programmes can be evaluated using the GNH index methodology. It is the result of a month-long survey in Mongar in November 2016.
Thimphu’s Growing Pains: Challenges of Implementing the City Plan
Thimphu’s Growing Pains: Challenges of Implementing the City Plan by Manka Bajaj This study analyses the urban planning efforts of the government for an explanation of some unintended outcomes. A popular…
Beneficiary Labour Contribution (Woola)
Beneficiary Labour Contribution (Woola) by Karma Ura This monograph studies the labour contributions made by households, primarily rural, to the construction and maintenance of a wide range of communal infrastructure.…