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Khengkha
Khengkha is a Tibeto-Burman language of the East Bodish family spoken by approximately 40,000 Kheng people in the Zhemgang and Trongsa districts of south-central Bhutan. It is one of the larger minority languages in the country but has no official status, no standardised writing system, and is not used in formal education.
Dasho Shingkhar Lam
Dasho Shingkhar Lam Kunzang Wangchuk (1928 -- 16 October 2014) was a Bhutanese statesman, artist, and religious figure who served as Speaker of the Gyelyong Tshogdu (National Assembly) and Deputy Minister. He created the insignia for the Royal Bhutan Army and rewrote the lyrics of Druk Tsendhen, the Bhutanese national anthem.
Tsangmo
Tsangmo (Dzongkha: གཙང་མོ་) is a Bhutanese quatrain tradition of short, sung verses performed as improvised back-and-forth exchanges between individuals or groups. Each poem has four lines organised as two couplets, the first setting a metaphorical scene and the second delivering the message. Tsangmo is performed at village gatherings, weddings, archery matches, and festivals, and is studied as one of the country's most distinctive forms of oral literature.
Dasho Karma Ura
Dasho Karma Ura is a Bhutanese scholar, author, painter, and historian who serves as president of the Centre for Bhutan Studies and Gross National Happiness Research. He is the principal architect of the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index, having formulated its nine domains and led the national GNH surveys. He is also a novelist, painter, and one of the foremost intellectual voices in contemporary Bhutan.
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