Over 2,000 people graduate from university each year in Bhutan, and they yearn for professional work.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, Bhutan had nearly 120,000 visitors—the highest in its history, according to the Bhutan Tourism Council.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Editor's Note: This piece has been updated to reflect that there are currently 1,000 travel operators working in Bhutan.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reed moved to Bhutan when Thimphu was a quaint town of 30,000.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite the rapid growth, Bhutan is still trying to keep its traditions alive and preserve the heavens for generations to come.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are the only troops between the Bhutan border and Calcutta—three hundred miles away.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
Phari is the real trade mart on the frontier, and Kalimpong, in British Bhutan, is the foreign trade mart.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
He had invited me to pay a visit to Bhutan and promised to obtain the permission of the Maharajah for me to enter the country.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
For when he overtook them they were on a path that led away from the mountains, so they were not making for Bhutan.
The Elephant God|Gordon Casserly
I write in an old forest rest-house on the borders of British Bhutan.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
British Dictionary definitions for Bhutan
Bhutan
/ (buːˈtɑːn) /
noun
a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)