Secrets of our leaders

August 14, 2011Posted inCulture8 Comments
In my last post, I invited you to think about what was causing a part of the Trongsa Dzong wall to be perpetually wet. “Andrea” and “YPenjor” put forward some good guesses. But, alas, modern cement is not to blame. It isn’t a hidden lake. And sub-terrain water seepage is not the cause. Nor is leakage from the rooftop. Or seepage from recent plumbing. The answer is history.  Yes, history! No one could quite tell what was causing that particular part of the wall to stay wet throughout the year. And that wet patch would not be covered by…

Tower in Trongsa

December 12, 2008Posted inCulture
“I’m returning after 48 years!” exclaimed Dr Jagar Dorji, MP.The Ta Dzong, which was constructed more than 350 years ago as a watch tower above Trongsa Dzong, was used a as a make-shift dormitory for students of Chokorling School in 1961. Dr Jagar was among the 13 students who lived in Ta Dzong for a year.We were in attendance when His Majesty the King inaugurated the Ta Dzong as the Tower of Trongsa Museum on 10 December. The conversion of the dzong to a state-of-the-art museum took over three years and Nu 120 million. That’s a lot of money,…