The Sacred Chronotope, GeSAR & the Bhutanese Identity with

The Sacred Chronotope, GeSAR & the Bhutanese Identity with award-winning communications scholar, Dorji Wangchuk.

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In this episode, communications scholar, Dorji Wangchuk, talks about his award-winning research: “On Identity, Spirituality, Community and the Sacred Chronotope in Bhutan", the biggest announcement from Bhutan – GeSAR (Gelephu Mindfulness City) - a city like no other, and the unique Bhutanese identity. 00:00-Introduction 01:18-Background to Research 03:03-Types of Bhutanese Communities 04:08-The Bhutanese Identity 05:35-Meaning of Chronotope 07:26-The Sacred Chronotope 10:12-National Day 2023 as a Sacred Chronotope 11:56-What Unites us as Bhutanese 15:39-GeSAR or Gelephu Mindfulness City 23:42-Bhutan as a Collectivist Society 27:25-What should be the Bhutanese story? 29:34-Various interpretations of Dec 17 2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/namgay-zam/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/namgay-zam/support

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