Shrubtse, March 21, 2009: One of the pioneer and oldest educational institutions of the country, the Sherubtse College in Trashigang will shortly have its own FM radio though Royal University of Bhutan is yet to introduce journalism in its curriculum.
The campus will be the first in Bhutan to host a radio station, which will start in April. To note, there are only three private FM radio stations in the country, all located in Thimphu.
The Shertse FM will have educational and entertainment programs. Founded by a former student from the same college Namgyel Dorji, programs for FM radio will be managed and produced by the students themselves. About 15 students have already been enlisted to work with the FM radio.
Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) approved the license of the FM station in March first week and is funded by UNICEF.
Owners say the radio would act as catalyst to educate students on democracy and their role in it.
sherubtse was a real paradise under the guidance and administration of Rev. Father Laclair. Paradise atonce became a devils workshop in the hand of middle school graduate Principal Zanglay. It is good to hear that my peak of learning is going to have FM station. Dear sherubtian, Please do not let the sherubtse FM to be the medium for bluffing the world about democracy hiding the autocratic rule. Let my sherubtse FM carry the true plight of the Bhutanese people and play an active role in establishing real peoples’ democracy in Bhutan.
May god bless you ‘sherubtse’.
I can forget bhutan but never Sherubtse.
Sikidas.
Where you in Sherubtse at the time when Jamie Zeppa a Canadian lecturer was posted there? She later authored a book ‘Beyond The Sky And The Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan”. The book does mention about the rising tension between the northerners and southerners and have some Lhotshampa characters such as Dil. Just wandering where they might have been. If you have not come across that book it’s beautiful and brings a nostalgic vivid memory of Sherubtse. Nice that Sherubtse will have a FM but it will be a long wait before they start to talk about the plight of people.
Roshan,
I was there at sherubtse. The deshara celebration and the conflict in the college. Four students fled at night as they were harassed by jaatbhai. We were stopped on our way when we were heading towards Rongthong river with the statue of Durga. Jamie Zeppa was in sari but when we were stopped she too put on Kera.
Do you belive now, I was at sherubtse?
Thanks
sikidas
I was just asking you whether you were there at that particular point of time. I did not doubt about your being there at that time neither asked you to prove with evidence. Just wrote you if you knew some of the people and their whereabouts.
Thanks
I heard from many elders that the actual conflict started from sherubtse. I have heard it is the Bhanu jayanti that spark the tension. So Mr. Roshan & Sikidas do you think that you guys who were in sherubtse are some how responsible for all the unfortunates days of our in camps.
You never had to live the hell life in camp because you were graduates. You made living outside and after some time went abroad. People were some how trying to leave in camps. Now when they are in place where you have been, you are always there to guide them as if you were born to make people’s life a living hell.
I can read many organisation forming and evolving like mushroom every where the people are resettled. And most of then are lead by Sherubtsain. You guys are really a [……….] for Souther Bhutanese. Now when you two meet, you fight like a […]. See above if I am not true. Any my message is stop your [……], let people live in peace now, donot try to be oversmart and try to control people. Remember you are already where you can go, there is no place where you can flee now. ofcourse moon is an option if you can afford.
Sanju
Sanju Kid
If you can write and participate in this forum I assume you are matured enough and do not force me to address you as Sanju kid. So when you can write I believe that you also can Read. So before pointing finger and casting your doubt or immature thoughts on Sherubtians being responsible for the movement based on your hearsay as you put it, please do some readings as preliminary homework to substantiate your allegations. Was any of your elders (whom you believe) there at Sherubste at the time when we were targeted? The institution responsible for our misfortunes is none other than the RGOB. Agree!
Hi sanju,
Not only Siki and Roshan were in sherubtse, I too was in sherubtse. Is it a crime to be at sherubtse when the problem started in bhutan? We were in the college and we never went all the way from Tashigang to all the southern districts to instigate the villagers to raise the flag. Why are you so jealous of our degree. We are not selfish that is why we form organisations and associations to develop unity and work for the welfare of all.Actually you people constructed a wall on our way to heaven and turned us to hell. Had you people (gaow ka thutae thula bada) not raised the flag we would have taken different mode and our struggle would have achive success and we would have been officers in Bhutan like our class-mates. It has become a curse to be born among people like you.
Sanju I felt sorry for you. You have literally killed 18 years without doing any thing. Forget about your service for the society, you have not done to your own self and is shown by your language. Still it is not too late, you can do it. please attain some more ESL classes.