The vendors of Kheri

It is a hot afternoon. This is summer in Trashigang. Temperature is almost 32 degrees Celsius.
Inside a makeshift hut near Kheri junction are two women, Tandin Wangmo and Dechen Dema who are busy preparing selroti and jabebi. They are sweating.

A poor lhakhang in a rich community

Gangkha village in Chapcha, Chukha, is considered one of the richest...

“I wanted to try”

More than 500km away from his village of Berdungma in Thrimshing,...

The informal boarders of Tsirang

It is early morning. Anita Tiwari rushes to the water tap,...

Yosha, the highlander’s speciality

I am in Merak, Trashigang, the land of yosha, fermented cheese...

The season for power tiller operators

For Wangchuk, 40, from Khamina in Gaselo, Wangduephodrang, this season is...

Merak highlanders return for the annual kurim

Like the people of most of the nomadic communities, herders of...

Choeten and the man

Located in a spacious valley along the river Kholongchu, the quiet...

On the West-East highway

Never imagined a bus ride from Thimphu to Trashigang could be...

Surplus milk sours farmers’ income in Gelephu

Summer is not good for livestock rearing farmers in Gelephu. There...

A Bhutanese recounts his first journey to Japan

It was around end of February 1989. Paro was still...

“All I wanted in my life was some peace of mind”

It was 2005. A 15-year-old boy, who was a victim of...

Smoked fish business doing good in Zhemgang

Smoked fish is made not only in Wangdue, but also in...

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