Introduction
Bhutan a prevailing and an primeval land. Proceedings of history takes us back to the sixth century A.D. and the modern history hardly spans three decades. Located in the heart of the mighty Himalayas, the country of not more than 650,000 people constitutes one of the most rugged surfaces of the earth. This gift of geography combined with the determination of the inhabitants allowed the Bhutanese race to be itself regardless of the world and its changing ways beyond its mountains and gorges.
Location
Wedged between Tibet(China) to the north and India to the south is a country far cry from the modern world. A country still intact with its age old living culture and tradition that play an important part role in their daily lives. Bhutanese or locally call themselves as the drukpas' are mongoloid by race.
Language
The official language of Bhutan is 'Dzongkha'. It is widely spoken in the kingdom. Lhoshamkha is also a major language widely spoken by the people of southern Bhutan who are of Nepalese origin. Tsangla or Sharchopkha is another major dialect spoken by the people from eastern Bhutan. There are also many local dialects used in many regions of Bhutan.
Drukpas are composed of three main ethnic groups, that is: Ngalops, Sharshops and Lhotsampas. Ngalops the first group originally from Tibet who are the followers of Buddhism and settled mostly in the western & central Bhutan. Sharshops, the second group who immigrated from northern Burma & northeast India and settled in eastern Bhutan. Lhotsampas are the third group migrated to Bhutan from Nepal in the early 20th century for agricultural land and work. They live predominantly in the southern plains. |
Information Of Bhutan
