Namgay Zam

Hello from Bhutan!

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The first podcast to come out of Bhutan ft. everything you should know and did not know you should know from the land of Gross National Happiness. The show is hosted by former journalist, Namgay Zam.

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Pawo Choyning Dorji on Lunana & making films 07.02.2020 27:51

Independent Bhutanese films have been doing incredibly well at international film festivals. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is one of them. The film opened to rave reviews in Bhutan after touring the world via film festivals. This is Pawo's first film as a writer-director. Lunana won the Audience Choice Award at the Palms Spring International Film Festival 2020 beating Oscar-nominated films!

Bhutan's regressive taxing of women's sanitary products needs to go! 16.01.2020 8:02

The National Assembly of Bhutan will be deliberating the Goods and Services Tax Bill of Bhutan 2020. We've never had a single rate tax before GST. The GST deliberation is important for women because for the first time, there will will be a discussion to remove taxation on feminine hygiene products like tampons and sanitary napkins.  In this episode, I share an opinion piece of mine written in...

Difficult pregnancies & Postpartum Depression 27.12.2019 28:59

Health officials say at least 10-15 percent of Bhutanese women experience Postpartum depression after childbirth. There are many Bhutanese women who also experience difficult pregnancies, but do not talk about it. Dragon Tales brings you a conversation with two mothers whose experiences are rarely recorded or shared in Bhutanese society. 