Pabitra Gautam It was past midnight, the 22nd of November 1990. I was sleeping with my children at home. Suddenly, I was woken up by the sound of banging on my door. When I opened the door, I was chil...
Birkha Bahadur Gurung Chhalabchi is a remote village five hours walk from Goshi, the headquarters of Dagana district. In October 1990, when the rally demanding democracy in Bhutan was held in Goshi, t...
Nar Bahadur Dahal 25th of September 1990, a large number of people, including the village headmen and the national assembly members, from various villages and blocks, gathered in Chirang Dzong, the di...
Dik Bir Rai On 26 December 1990, I was at home resting after completing the morning round of farm-work. My wife was doing her daily chores and my six daughters were busy playing. My villagers felt fea...
Bhanu Adhikari Prior to the 1990 Democracy Movement, I was working as a field engineer in an irrigation project in Gelephu in southern Bhutan, under the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control, fun...
Rup Kumar Ghaley In 1988, the Royal Government of Bhutan implemented their “One People One Nation” policy, favoring the King’s ethnic culture and identity. It led to blatant violation of cultura...