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March 17th 2008
OK OK, it’s about time that I wrote an entry. I haven’t written in quite some time, so I should have quite a bit of ground to cover. This will be the first of a couple of entries. Also, I might post a recent radio interview. I think I left off some time ago with some ramblings about Tarayana school clubs, the Doya in Lotukuchu, and something incoherent about the happiness in Gross National Ha ... read more

Asia » Bhutan » Wangdue

In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher... ... read more

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Eric Vermeers

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Crossroads In The Himalaya: Buddhist Communities Between Cultural Conservation & Neo-Liberalism. On this Adventure Learning Grant I traveled to Thailand for the 3rd Conference on Gross National Happiness and am traveling in Himalayan communities (Bhutan and India's Himachel Pradesh and Ladakh) to compile a multi-media narrative impression of the interaction of these unique cultural systems within a global economic political structure that provides new challenges to traditional cultural values. Through volunteerism with indigenous NGOs working on issues of development and ... full info

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