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While the refugee problem simmers on between Bhutan and Nepal, Bhutan rewards its top students by sending them to Nepal. The world is full of ironies, isn't it? oohi ashu ktm,nepal ****************** A trip to Nepal for essay winners Posted on Friday, February 28 @ 13:21:23 EST BST Two students leave for Kathmandu, Nepal, tomorrow on a cultural trip having won the top prizes in a national essay competition on the conservation of cultural monuments and sites. Karma Choki, a class VIII student of Nangkhor higher secondary school, Pemagatsel, and Lhapchu of XI science, Drukgyel higher secondary school, Paro won the top prizes in the lower and higher secondary school categories. The two students who will visit world heritage cultural sites in Nepal during the four-day trip were also awarded nine cultural books each. “I was so excited to win,” said Karma Choki, 15. “And I am excited about my first trip to Nepal.” Lhapchu who won a cash prize of Nu 3,000 in the national dzongkha essay competition organised in 2001 said that he felt like he was “gifted to win such prizes”. The competition in english saw more than 500 entries from the two student categories but a mere 10 entries in the open category. Besides poor turn out of entries in the open category, there was no first prize for want of a good article, a NCCA’s spokesperson said. The second and third position holders in the three categories were awarded a cash prize of Nu 2,500 and Nu 1,500 with a set of cultural books. Students of Nangkhor higher secondary school which had the highest number of entries won the maximum prizes. The chairman of the national commission for cultural affairs (NCCA), Lyonpo Thinlay Gyamtsho, who awarded the prizes on February 26 reminded the winners that it is of utmost importance to know and preserve ones cultural heritage. According to Dorji Yangki of the NCCA’s division for conservation of cultural and historical structures (DCCHS), the essay competition was organised to create awareness among the young people of the importance of the rich architectural heritage and the need to conserve and safeguard this unique and irreplaceable heritage. The competition was organised with financial support of the FUKAI Prefecture Group, Japan. There are 29 dzongs, 2015 lhakhangs and goendeys, and more than 11,000 monuments, which contain numerous priceless artifacts and scriptures, in Bhutan. By Rinzin Wangchuk rwangchuk@kuenselonline.com http://www.kuenselonline.com/article.php?sid=2559&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 |