The rendezvous of Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck and J.C.White In 1906, Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck and John Claude White, met privately in Lhalung monastery. The monastery is in the Lhodrak province of southern ...

On 17 December, Bhutan celebrated its 117th Gyalyong Düchen or National Day, marking the coronation of Ugyen Wangchuck as the first hereditary monarch in 1907. Traditionally a day to honour ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will attend the National Day celebrations of Bhutan from December 16 to 18 at the invitation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Bhutan’s National ...