LHAJIN- God-Gifted, PART II

Since Neten had already decided on giving up on the baby, she easily agreed with a wide grin. “That’s good, you are a kind man. I think her mother resides in your heart, not me”. And then it was done but they were unaware of one thing that would matter in the future. They didn’t … Continue reading LHAJIN- God-Gifted, PART II

An Adopted Daughter: The Charm of an Unmarried Man- PART I

It was the cold winter of 2006 and Thimphu was a beautiful heaven carpeted by layers of frozen snow flakes. Thermometer read negative temperature which varied time to time yet didn’t spike up towards positive reading. Wang Chhu was frozen still as if it was a wide road rather than a river. “Achu..chu..chu..Achu...”, Neten Lhamo … Continue reading An Adopted Daughter: The Charm of an Unmarried Man- PART I

My Life With Single Parent, My Mom.

February 22, 2001; It was a beautiful sunny day. My mom Kuenga Wangmo, my elder brother Tshering and I were in the huge blue pine forest which was just above my house in Tshotsang. Tshotsang is a small village in Ramjar Gewog under Tashiyangtse District. There were only two households back in 2002. My mom … Continue reading My Life With Single Parent, My Mom.

My Choice – Always Being With Majority

6th of April, 2020; As usual I turned on the mobile data early in the morning without even getting up from the bed. Then the message popped up in the STAYING BACK GROUP of the students in the WhatsApp group. Most probably because the discussion would irritate those friends who have already flown back to … Continue reading My Choice – Always Being With Majority

Coronavirus: The unusual ways countries are managing lockdowns

I woke up today and realized that a war has been started and it's still going on. At the same time, I came to know that the way the world faces this war against Corona Virus is a way different than what we would face an actual war. Instead of face-to-face challenge, this war is … Continue reading Coronavirus: The unusual ways countries are managing lockdowns