GHN on the Wall

I went to Pashikha MSS yesterday (6/9/14) to judge the Wall Magazine competition for classes VII to X. It was their annual competition, and I found it both fascinating and informative to see so many creative articles and artworks. I really appreciate the hard work the students put in.

The theme of the wall magazines, however, was an overused and clichéd one: GNH and Life Skills. There’s been a lot of hype around it, and to be honest, I’m only a little into the topic because I don’t fully understand it. I feel that GNH has brainwashed many of our students. They talk about GNH, they write about GNH—but do they truly live a life guided by GNH philosophy? This beautiful and original philosophy, gifted by our King, must not become unoriginal or be gambled away.

Anyway, I have some hazy photos here.

A tree of knowledge/lamp

Improvised handy works from waste materials

A student explaining their works

GNH through the lens. What can you see?

Over trite... life skills

Life game

Doremon...???

The time you enjoyed, wasting is not a wasted time. Then what is wasted time?

Beautiful artworks

Literacy and sustainable development? so illiterate cannot sustain. Is it?

Judge judging

Beauty occurs itself and so is ugly

Paper waste flower vase

Lollypop GNH

Bhutanese Mikey mouse

open the curtain of knowledge

one of my articles there. no author acknowledgment

Interesting topic. I hope to write a book with this title

It means a lot

Four pillars lift Bhutan

Tribute to Ama

Pakshikha MSS Icons and followers

GNH bird... a tiger...then a pig would come there

Jurors evaluating

Interesting Bhutanized poem

Nice decoration with nothing on the wall...cl.VIIs' i guess

The flavor of Bhutanese Buddhism is GNH

Things from Zhemgang and past

At least an ogle at the end