Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Latest Updates
-
Remembering Bipin Chandra Pal On His 94th Death Anniversary With 10 Bold Quotes On Swaraj And Identity -
'That Imposter Syndrome Is Always There' — Virat Kohli Just Said What Most High Achievers Won't Admit -
Varada Chaturthi 2026: Significance, Puja Timings, Rituals And Why Devotees Avoid Seeing The Moon -
Is Your Mango Safe To Eat? Seven Warning Signs To Check Before You Bite -
Your Quick Energy Drink: The Ultimate Banana Shake Recipe -
Horoscope for Today May 20, 2026 - Calm Energy, Steady Progress for All Signs -
Spicy Home Style Chicken Masala Recipe: Your New Favorite Dinner -
Who Is Abhijeet Dipke? The Man Behind India's Viral Cockroach Janta Party -
BC Khanduri, Former Uttarakhand CM and Army Veteran, Passes Away at 91 -
"Maa, Mujhe Yahan Se Lene Aa Jao": She Begged To Come Home, Nobody Came
Coronation Of Last King Of South Asia
Thimphu : When the world will be waiting to see the next occupant of the White House with bated breath tomorrow, the tiny Himalayan kingdom Bhutan shall be witnessing the coronation of their new king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
At the stroke of 0831 hrs tomorrow at Thimphu, the Coronation of South Asia's last king will begin, formally announcing the 'Change', which has also been the driving force behind the US Presidential election.
The US may get its first black president, but this kingdom, which has given more importance to Gross National happiness(GNP) then the crisis of Wall street, is already in the seventh heaven ready to witness the coronation after 34 years.
The ceremony will take place in the Golden Throne Room at Tashichhodzong in the presence of the members of the royal family, including Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley, the Prime Minister of Bhutan and other Bhutanese leaders.
President of India Pratibha Patil, Ms Sonia Gandhi and her family, who are friends of the royal family along with other dignitaries will also be attending the ceremony.
The new king father, Jigmeye Singye Wangchuk was one of the rare monarch who not only encouraged active democracy but also oversaw a long tedious training of democracy to the whole populace of the country and then voluntarily handed over the power to the democratically elected government early this year whereas just across the border Nepal saw a bitter and bloody transition to democracy.
It is part of a process of cautious and calibrated modernisation driven by 52-year-old Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who abdicated the throne two years ago after forcing his reluctant and largely adoring subjects to accept democracy.
As part of the coronation ceremony, the new king will be offered 'Gyalse Na-duen' (seven precious objects of the Universal Emperor) for worldly and spiritual mastery, inexhaustible speed, strength, love, wisdom, and power by His Holiness, the Je Khenpo, as an offering of empowerment.
Continue with Google