Dispatch from the Land of the Thunder Dragon

Hannah White March 21, 2025

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By Dr. Ravi Shankar
“Welcome to Bhutan, the happiest place on Earth,” Sonam, a fit woman in her late 20’s, greeted us in perfect inflected English. She wore a magenta checked kira, a silken ankle length dress made of a single piece of woven fabric, with a cuffed toego, a short patterned jacket, on top. “I am your humble servant, and you are here only because of the generosity of His Majesty, King Jigme Khesar.”

As if on cue, Ram swiveled from the driver’s seat to beam a gigawatt smile at us. A framed portrait affixed to the dashboard of the waving king, his wife, and his royal child, did much...

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