Confucius said a man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake. Similarly, it is the habits of the people to talk more and getting into travel. Because as we talk and chat, more of exaggeration is always there in our talk with little known facts. I have seen many people talking and boasting their moral and integrity. They also advise the people and talk…
Truth’ll hurt You
It is excruciating sometimes the truth we tell hurt us. I thought for enough time and felt something wrong with the people around us. When facts are shared and told them, they believe and say good in front of us only. But in reality, these people are one who always tells and disseminates their perception after learning the fact from the first person. That’s the society we are living today.…
Classification of History
For the convenience of study, historians have divided history into various parts or branches. Every such part is complete in itself. No one can be called a true historian if he has read only a part of this long and varied journey of the progress of mankind. A true historian is one who has read all the branches of history. BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION Based on SPACE OR GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES, ü World…
Importance of History
History is useful in many ways as it reflects human beings achievements, failures glories, follies and mistake and stands in front of us as a veritable lesson for the entire human race. John Seely stated that “when we learn history, we do not learn the past but future”. 1. Provides Employment 2. Intellectual and educative value 3. Provides historical Background 4. Imbibe’s values 5. Guiding force 6. Knowledge of History 7. Historical inheritance 8. Realization of human dignity…
Scope of Historical Writing
The term ‘Scope’ refers to the breadth, comprehensives, variety and the extent of learning experiences in any discipline. The scope of history has changed from historian to historian and period to period. In ancient times, history was synonymous with a collection of legendary stories, heroic accounts, and folk tales. People believed in historical events and in what they heard or come or came to know of without any critical analysis.…
Nature of History
The happenings in the lives of human beings are prone to change, resulting in a consequence change in the nature of history. In the most, it was merely a cataloger of events serialized in a descriptive manner. Later on the trend became to study history in a critical and scientific way, and thus history became a study of reality. The term history stands for three related sharply differentiated concept such…
Defining History
Introduction The term “History” is used quite often but it is a word that cannot be easily defined. In a common usage, it is equivalent to stories of legendary personalities; adventures of Gods and saints, the mythical and the real, and deeds of the legendary and fictitious heroes. But history as one often social sciences deal with the humanity’s progress and development process from the beginning to the present day…
Recalling life inside a Karaoke
Karaoke is now so popular in Bhutan. It is now a form of entertainment, refreshments, recreational and enjoyment for music lovers. Initially, it is popular in Japan and the Philippines as a form of interactive entertainment where they play a popular song. Usually, in karaoke I have noticed lyrics are displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing color and music video images, and it guides the…
My third visit to Taktshang
Paro Taktshang is known for one among a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site in Western Bhutan. Blessed by Guru Padmasambhava, Khandru Yeshey Tshogyel and his disciple Langchen Pelkyi Singye in 8 century AD and many other spiritual masters of different eras. The foundation of the temple was initiated by Gyaltse Tenzin Rabgye in 1692. My mission to Paro Taktshang is successfully completed on December 15, 2018. This is the third…
Courtesy Vs. Respect is perplexed in nature
Sometimes the education we received is in vain if one doesn’t know how to implement it in a practical way. Critic’s ‘ll criticize, the writer will write, a speaker will speak, willing to listen will listen to behave in a proper way according to our tradition and custom. Over the years, the most striking events I have personally observed is most of the educated pupils are perplexed between courtesy and…