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Memory

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Yesterday is the memory we made for today, so make today a good day to remember tomorrow

Food for thought

"When huddles keep us from realising our dreams, we don't always have to do anything extraordinary to solve the problem or cross the huddles. We just have to perceive little longer; try little harder. And this method usually work like a charm. Remember the difference between try and triumph is just the amount of little 'umph' and added to try"

Quotes on teaching and learning

Shekhar Khatiwara Humanitarian beings are curious by nature. - Aristotle Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. - Abigail Adams Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in. - Abraham Lincoln You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. - Abraham Lincoln I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school nowadays, and have things arranged for them, that they seem so forlornly unable to produce their own ideas. - Agatha Christie It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning. - Agnes Repplierg Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein Curiosity is a delicate little plant that, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. - Albert Einst...

Teaching on Bardo and open panel discussion on ritual for the dead

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On march 31, 2017. His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa visited Jigme Namgyel Engineering College to spread the seed of wisdom to the family of our college on " Bardo "( Samsara ) and open panel discussion on performing ritual for death . His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa gave us wisdom regarding our life and death. He said that we are never satisfy with what we have, we go on searching one after another thing. When we get the thing which we desire, we desire to have another to get another thing. In one's life something called desire never get cease or stop till we reach to the mouth of death.  While  offering something to god, the offering should be done through one's within heart it doesn't matter whether you offer expensive thing or cheap one for the God almighty it is same. God sees pureness of heart not the quality of offered gift. Birth and rebirth We believe that our birth and rebirth is due to the cause and effect of our previous karma. So when...

Impact of social media on youth

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INTRODUCTION Online social media have gained astounding worldwide growth and popularity which has led to attracting attention from variety of researchers globally. Although with time all generations have come to embrace the changes social network has brought about, teenagers and young adults are the most fanatic users of these sites. According to various research studies in the field of online social networks, it has been revealed that these sites are impacting the lives of the youth greatly. When using these sites such as Twitter, Facebook or MySpace, there are both positive and negative effects on the youth. POSITIVE IMPACTS It is inevitable to ignore the fact that nowadays social network plays an essential role in teenagers’ lives. Most youths are spending at least an hour in these popular social media sites. Generally, 1 out of 7 minutes which are spent online by most of those who can access internet is spent on Facebook according to Shea Bennett. One may ask how spending a...

General Knowledge collection on Bhutan

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General Knowledge Collection on Bhutan 1.       When was The Civil Society Organizations Act of Bhutan passed in Bhutan? Answer: B. 20th June 2007 2.       Who is the winner of 2012 Bhutan Little Champ 2012? Answer: Tshering Yoezer 3.       Bhutan has two types of Civil Society Organizations. If one organization is called ‘Public Benefit Organizations’, what is next type called? Answer: A. Mutual Benefit Organizations 4.       Which one is not the right statement about the members of Civil Society Authority? A.      A Senior Officials from Ministry of Finance appointed by Finance Minister B.      An eminent lawyer recommended by Attorney General C.     Two eminent members representing  Civil Society Organizations D.      A eminent member recommended by His Majesty, The King Answer: D. An eminent member recommended by His Majesty, The King 5.   ...

Mass media

Is mass media “a gift or threat in changing the socio-cultural behaviour of the Bhutanese youth”? Mass media includes the means of media such as the television, radio and internet access through which information can be disseminated and shared to a large public and audience. The introduction of various   media is a vital part of Bhutan’s transition to democracy which aims at giving people the right and freedom to know themselves and the world around them. The influence of information and media on the world, and in Bhutanese society particularly, continues to grow and develop leading to socio-cultural and socio-economic changes. Though mass media has some westernization impact on the Bhutanese culture, the improvements and benefits it brings through exposure and learning environment, the revelation of the past and socialization are far more affirmative. Thus, mass media is certainly a gift in changing the socio-cultural behaviour of the Bhutanese youth. Mass medi...