Clik here to view.
Back Home Safe & Sound!
I just got back from a grueling 5 days trip out to the East of the country – Trashiyangtse to be precise. As the Fund Administrator for a USA-based Fund that has been supporting the education of 4...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bhutan’s Farcical Punatsangchu-I Hydro Power Project
It is simply unbelievable!!! I mean, pray tell me, for how long can the PHPA Project people hope to continue to feed the Bhutanese people their cock and bull story about being able to stabilize a whole...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Big One Is Coming
For decades, scientists have been warning of the inevitable: a “Great Himalayan Earthquake” of magnitude 8 or more that could tear through northern India. And the signs are everywhere.India's updated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unfurling the Loongtah of Mindfulness
In 1973, an Indian Christian evangelist - I don’t know what else to call him – a shop owner based in the border town of Jaigaon, attempted to convert me into the Christian faith. The poor blighter had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Most Dependable Communications System During Calamities
For years now I have been encouraging the RGoB to consider training a select group of DeSuups– to act as an Emergency Response Group (ERG) - in the use and operation of Ham Radio or Amateur Radio– a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Noble Dream Gone Sour
Yesterday (21st March, 2026), TheBhutanese newspaper featured a news report that caused me deep anguish - forcing me to renege on my resolve sometime back - not to ever think or write about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Gigantic Poster At Dochu-La Pass
Thimphu; 01:26 PM; March 30, 2026“Hi, Hi Rotarian VG ….. WOW!! To what do I owe this honor? How are you?”“I am fine Thank You …. How are you? Actually, I called to confirm whether the large photograph...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weed Out The Renegades!
I feel sorry for our Prime Minister.I mean His Excellency Tshering Tobgay is a legitimately elected Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, and the Head of its sitting Government. This means that he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Histories That Enthrall and Amaze
Of the various interesting and rare ancient coins in my collection, two among them are from our close neighbor - Nepal. One was issued by the first King of unified Nepal – Prithvi Narayan Shah. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dedicated To Posterity And The History Books
So, obviously we are still not done with the drama and theatre. But the truth happens to be that, all things considered, to expect any less would be to suffer naivety – and naive I certainly am not …....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Earliest of Bhutan's Milled Coins: "Sa Zungtang" of 1950 & 1955
There are whole lot of confusion among numismatists/historians/writers/coin dealers – particularly concerning our modern, machine milled "Sa Zungtang" of which 260,000 pieces were for the first time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ah, Tiny Traveler Of The Night, Why Art Thou Not A Moth?
I was truly excited when I came across the following early this morning – I thought it was an unusually shaped Moth:Turns out the tiny fellow is not a Moth – but a species of insect called Hook-winged...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Laborious Climb Up The Ladder
Yesterday, the JAB (Journalists’ Association of Bhutan) hosted their 10th National Journalism Awards (JNA) 2026 coinciding with the World Press Freedom Day. Although not a serving journalist in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life Cycle of the Owl Moth (Brahmaea wallichii)
I have this sneaky feeling that global warming has screwed up the timing of the moth season. I mean at Thimphu’s altitude, I believe that the moth season typically begins sometime at the start of next...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Pertinent Question
This morning's issue of TheBhutanese newspaper carries the following intriguing story:As numbers go, this is an amazing number …. Let’s to do some maths:9,084 Bhutanese flying off to Australia in ten...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Herding Tourists To The East
Every National Assembly session since the advent of Constitutional Monarchy in 2008, one subject that has been discussed with unerring regularity on the floor of Bhutan’s august National Assembly Hall,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating Life & Life Forms
There can be absolutely no doubt - the month of June has got to be very special – atleast for Bhutan and the Bhutanese people. Everything seems to be falling into place during this month – I mean look...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Look! And Thou Shall Find!
At times I get this sense that life is constantly conspiring to give a photographer a hard time …. I mean it is not uncommon for us to find ourselves in a situation where everything falls into place -...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recognizing The Real Calamity
To be fair, those of us who are resident in Thimphu – whether Bhutanese or not – have to be considered among the most blessed. If the Royal Government of Bhutan’s periodic mock drills of emergency...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Purity of Intention – Not The Show Of It Matters
One day on a Drukpa Tse Zhi, a pensive Buddha in heaven wondered if His devotees on earth remembered Him as He hoped that they would. He walked to the edge of the gate of heaven and looked down at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Druk Yuel Headed The Merlion City Way?
Recently a friend from abroad sent me some intriguing comments that read, in part, as follows:“………. Interesting articles you put up there .. the Bhutanese exodus to Australia! 40,500 & growing -...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good Money Behind Bad Torms: I
Yesterday morning a senior member of our Chat Group suggested to me the following, during our chat related to birds and animals becoming too familiar with the human population:“You are a lover of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good Money Behind Bad Torms: II
A reader of my blog commented as follows – after reading my earlier blog “Good Money Behind Bad Torms: I”About superstition, religious practices and humanity. Your post is intriguing. Why are Torms...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Giant Leap For Q Yeshey, One Small Step For Bhutan
On the afternoon of August 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM, I photographed a strikingly pretty moth. Later, upon arrival at home, while looking up for the name of the moth, it turns out that I had unwittingly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bhutanese Women: Unequal Among Equals
Early this month, a senior reporter – a woman – called me and asked my opinion as to why, despite the fact that women voters outnumber the men in every one of our Dzongkhags – women still lost out to...
View Article
![Personal Investments • Re: 401k investments [which to choose?]](http://i.imgur.com/wA51OIw.png)
