The makeshift homes alongside Parliament building

Langjophakha, Thimphu—Dolma’s home in summer is very hot and smells of mould. Here, among Bhutan’s most significant buildings, Dolma lives in a two-roomed house made of old CGI sheets. For more than two decades, until her superannuation last month, she maintained the gardens surrounding the Parliament building and raised five children. 

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