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In pursuit of gross national happiness

By Michael Weymouth Hingham — A plaque on the wall in the School of Traditional Arts in Thimphu, Bhutan displays

By Aletta André Bhutan recently held its second round of general elections. Is the government in Thimphu serious about extending

By Passang Tshering ‘Passu’ The Buddha and his Buddhism I know about and I believe in doesn’t talk about money,

BY UTTAM SENGUPTA Ethnic strife threatens Bhutan kingdom’s peace Bhutan’s most widely recognised symbol, the dragon, is starting to acquire

By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan. As is customary, Prime Minister Tobgay presented the State of the Nation Report in the first

By GARDINER HARRIS THIMPHU, Bhutan — “I think I can take President Obama one on one in basketball,” Bhutan’s newly

By Omair Ahmad The politics of happiness in Bhutan, where it is policy as well as propaganda. For most people,

By Naomi Canton Manju Wakhley is thought to be the first Bhutanese woman to study at Oxford University. She read

By Nicolas Rochon Quietly nestled within the Himalayas’ eastern edge, the Kingdom of Bhutan exists as a peaceful country whose

Not far from busy downtown Burlington, Vt., crops wave in the breeze on urban farmland. A small patch of land