This research attempts to explore secular aesthetics reflected in Punarwaspachhika Bhutani Nepali Kavita (Post-Resettlement Bhutanese Nepali Poems), an anthology of Nepali poems representing post-resettlement Bhutanese-Nepali literature published by Nepal Academy in 2022….
Identity, Culture, and National Interest: A Pragmatic Application of Constructivist Theory to the Lhotshampa Expulsion
The Bhutanese state has constructed their identity, domestically and internationally, against the Lhotshampa people, a broadly Hindu Bhutanese-Nepali people, who feature as the ‘Other’ in the process of identity construction….
Post-resettlement Bhutanese Poetry: A Thematic Content Analysis through Natural Language Processing
Interpretation of poetry is generally based on qualitative analysis of semantics, figurative language and expression, and knowledge about the author and literary elements. Recent advancements in computer-based text processing allow us…
Editorial
This issue of the Bhutan Journal has focused partly on language─ most specifically the changing needs and status of the language of the Bhutanese diaspora. When the Royal Government of…
Bhutan’s Employment Conundrum: Challenges and Opportunities
ABSTRACT Increasing unemployment, absence of government action in job creation, small market and lack of entrepreneurial opportunities are troubling to the Bhutanese population, especially youths, in recent years. The young…
Keeping Activism Alive: Bishwanath
Bishwanath Chhetri (BNC) has been a leader of Bhutanese people since the conception of the Student Union of Bhutan (SUB) in 1988. He continued his activism in exile and the…
The Worldwide Media’s Impact in Addressing the Ethnic Cleansing in Bhutan
Ram Karki & Awatif Laouedj Introduction On 30 April 2021, the Japanese government announced to award Dago Tshering with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to…
Human Rights Report 2022
A high-profile case involving the supreme court justice dominated the news outlets of the country for the majority of the year. The personal collusion between a lady and army chief…
Editorial
Democratic days of Bhutan heralded with the transfer of power from fourth to fifth kings with new king accepting the fact that governance should be through the peoples’ elected representatives….
Statelessness Among Former Bhutanese Citizens: A Public Issue of Concern
Much has been studied and written on Gross National Happiness (GNH) and Bhutanese Refugee Issue in the past decades, but scholars and researchers are yet to write on the issue…