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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Bhutan (Part I): Gross National Happiness
Season 7
Episode 709
Joseph heads to the Kingdom of Bhutan, beginning in Paro with a conversation with an esteemed Buddhist master and an invitation to watch a local thangka (spiritual art) artist at work. From there he travels to the capital of Thimphu where he is confronted by the modern pressures that ancient Bhutan faces as it strives to preserve and promote its cultural heritage.
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