History

GET TO KNOW OUR COUNTRY IN A DETAILED WAY

Establishment of Drukpa Theocracy

Instititution of Monarchy

 


Modernization of Bhutan


Peaceful transition and Democratization

 


Not makers of history but made by history

EDUCATION

Prior to the 1950s, education in Bhutan was mainly monastic. Under the second king, Bhutan opened its first secular schools, with both the curriculum and the medium of instruction (Hindi) borrowed from India. But it was in the 1960s, under the third king, that Bhutan began to build its education system. Realizing that the small, isolated country needed to be able to communicate with the rest of the world, the third king made English the language of instruction.

FARMING

Agriculture serves as the true backbone of Bhutan�s economy, contributing 33% of GDP and employing over 69% of the population. Bhutan is a small mountainous country located in the southern slopes of Eastern Himalayas. The country has a total geographical area of 38,394 Square Kilometers with a population of 735,553 people.Despite having difficulties farming was widely done throghout the country.It has only 2.93% of cultivated area.

TRANSPORTATION

Until 1961, because of the lack of paved roads, travel in Bhutan was by foot or on muleback or horseback. The 205-kilometer trek from the Indian border to Thimphu took six days. Modern road construction began during the First Development, Plan (1961-66). The first paved road 175-kilometers-long was completed in 1962 (a branch road later linked Paro with the PhuntsholingThimphu road). Described as a jeep track,it linked Thimphu and Phuntsholing.