Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Opposition Leader and supremo of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) in Bhutan, likely to be next Director General of ICIMOD- (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development), an international organization based in Kathmandu. He will replace incumbent Director General Dr. DavId Molden in mid-october this year. What is ICIMOD? ICIMOD is an intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre that develops and shares research, information, and innovations to empower people in…
Author: Sangay Phuntshog
Sangay Phuntshog is a lecturer at Trongsa's College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS). He has more than nine years of experience teaching in higher education. He has also served as a program leader for the BA in Bhutan and Himalayan Studies Program for the past four years. He teaches in Himalayan Studies, with an emphasis on oral history, basic research methodologies, history, politics, cultural heritage, GNH, and historiography.
He is an anthophilous and religious person who enjoys playing games and hiking with friends and family outside of work.
Busy is a man when nobody knows’s
What could be the life of a busy man? Have you experienced it? Is it stressful? To me, the life of a busy man is more of stress as well as enjoyable in the workplace. Staying busy is a great way to keep the mind active. No matter whether you are doing, the brain is continuously operating, either because of the task at hand or because it’s already planning ahead.…
Time and Place is everything; Leadership Hints
We are a leader. We are our own leaders. In general, a leader is somebody whom you follow and also make people work and do things towards achieving a common goal. People always expect that leader would initiative and demonstrate the courage to make things happen. In my conversation with a well-known person, he advised me to take care of the ‘time and place in shouldering leadership position’. I totally…
We only live once, do the right thing.
Everybody is aware ‘we only live once’. So we should be reflecting the time and again. Whether we are doing our best. I am not a politician, to play politics. I am not a social thinker. But I do learn from everyday life. I am also vigilant. Now, I am planning to be silent. Thinking that wasting time for a larger picture is of no use. As somebody advised me,…
What other people think of me is none of my business
No matter what others think of me. Having a deep and abiding love for one’s profession is the best solution. Listening to people around is good. Let them share their opinion on whether to consider and implement is within us. I have encountered many people who talk well in the masses. These people say so many things as if they have bases to influence and control if they are in…
Making one-to-one Conversation
Sometimes it is good to make one-to-one conversation with a colleague. Through conversation, we can understand not only each other’s feelings and emotions but also the challenges that one encounter in their life. There is no question of why he/she is interrogating on private life? There could be reasonable to make conversation. Only if one feels comfortable to share and suggest in private conversation. The one-to-one conversation is healthy if…
Victory for democracy in Malawi President Election
What a surprise news from Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa? This is first-ever news that I could read with great joy in my heart. I thought it is the victory of democracy over the autocratic rule. It generates my enthusiasm and curiosity to know where is Malawi? Which country? where is it located? ‘So instantly, I ‘google’ and ‘type’ where is Malawi? Within a short period of time,…
All the people are good if we treat them well!
It is human nature to love, wish, and care for one whom they treat them well. There is nothing amaze. There would be rare people who don’t know how to recognize and credit back their people who help them in need. I have encountered many people; rich, poor, kids, young and adult people. All of them are good if we treat them well. Among that like-minded people is so rare…
Jyotiradia Scindia is back to politics
After leaving quiet for a longer period, the former Congress Leader and recently elected to Rajya Sabha on BJP’s ticket is back to state politics. Scindia’s resignation from the Congress party has led to the downfall of 15 months the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh. Along with him, 22 MLA resigns from the Congress Party. Among 22 loyalists of Scindia, 14 were sworn as the minister in Madhya Pradesh…
Pulling down competitors does not guarantee you success!
Life is just like a flowing river stream. If we are not careful things might get wrong at any time in our life. The forces of river steam are determined by the season. Like-wise while working in an organization/institutes, the possibility of facing a challenge is sure. All these challenges were internal as well as external conflict. Now, the question is have you ever experience people pulling you down? Are…