Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002). Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932). Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck is the first wife of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan. She was educated at St. Helen's School , Kurseong , India . She is the mother of Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck and Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck . Activities The Queen Mother has sponsored and edited a number of books on poetry and essays on national issues. She is the author of “Of Rainbows and Clouds” a story of Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji (the Queen’s Father), which is not only a gripping family saga, but an illuminating window on Bhutanese culture, society and history. Her second book “Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan” is a blend of personal memoir, history, folklore and travelog...
Majesty the Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck (born 21 June 1959) founded Bhutan Nun’s Foundation in 2009. The foundation was established to improve the well-being and education of nuns in Bhutan. Her Majesty the Gyalyum is the Patron of Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition and the Royal Society for the Protection and Care of Animals.
T rashigang ( Dzongkha : ΰ½ΰ½ྲ་ΰ½€ིས་སྒΰ½་། ), or Tashigang , meaning "fortress of auspicious mount, is a town in eastern Bhutan and the district capital of the Trashigang Dzongkhag (district). The town lies to the east side of the valley above the Drangme Chhu river just south of where it is joined by the Gamri River. Trashigang is the eastern terminus of the Lateral Road , Bhutan's main highway leading to Phuntsholing in the southwest. he fortress was built in 1659 atop a ledge with steep cliffs on three sides, overlooking the Drangme Chhu and Gamri Chhu rivers. The construction of the dzong was prophesied by Ngawang Namgyal who ordered the Penlop (Governor) of Trongsa , Chhogyal Minjur Tempa to put down local chieftains and construct the dzong.According to legend, the sight of the Dzong scared the Tibetan army which retreated while remarking that the Dzong was a "Sky Dzong a...
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