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The procession forever

Thakur S Powdyel is one of the most prominent and highly respected Lhotshamppa forerunners in the development of the kingdom of Bhutan.  TS Powdyel He served as an educationist for over 31 years, based mainly in the Serubtse College in Kanlung, Bhutan, many times as a subordinate of his own students who were promoted higher than to his position on the ground of their chauvinism and racial discrimination practices. Powdyel could take the lift to the highest position as a minister for Education in 2008 after the written constitution was promulgated and democratic election was held for the first time in Bhutan. Here under is a reproduction from his facebook, as a tribute to the Bhutanese women, he recalled from his earlier career.  By: Thakur S Powdyel  The Procession Forever September 2, 1983. We were on our way to Gongthung that bears eternal witness to the famous Tashigang Dzong beyond. The truck broke down as it whined and whistled on the rugged farm road...