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My Memory of early years

 I was born in the small village in Trashigang, Samkhar, Bikhar to a subsistence farmer. I went to school at the age of 9. I'm the eldest of 11 siblings. In those years, the system of education was two year in pre-primary, 5 years in primary school, two years in Junior high school, two year in secondary and two years in Higher secondary schools. By the time I reach class 1, I was 12 year old as today, our kids will be in class 7. In those days, learning was of rote learning. The teachers were all or almost all from the Indian state of Kerela except language teachers and their method of teachings are mostly dictation of  notes from text books. The students will struggle to cope up writing at the speed of the teachers reading from the text books. As the immature student, we just thought is the simplified version but careful reading from the textbook will find that it is ditto copy from the textbook. The notes will have to muck-up and recite in the class next day and those not be...

EULOGY

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(Memory of my Brother still linger in my mind and  I very much hope that His Legacy will continue by the incumbent, the GUP. I THEREFORE, take opportunity one again to present Eulogy in memory of Late Gup Karma.who pass away on 23/09/2018)                                                              (Photograph: Circa 2017) Late Gup Karma has dedicated almost half of his life serving the people of his Gewog Samkhar. I have seen in him  so much devotion, sincerity, kind heart, straight forward and compassionate but bit shyish. He always tell his  subordinate elected colleagues that they were elected to serve people and not to ever neglect the service to the people.  He can be seen visiting every sick and death in the village even before and after becoming Gup. He was also very innovative and creative in service...