Yam Thulung has been awarded with the Jhakas International Literary Award in recognition of his long contribution to Bhutanese literature in exile.
The Jhakas Group honored Thulung, President of Bhutan Gazal Munch, amidst a program organized in Khudunabari camp on Monday.
- The chief guest awards Thulung/Picture courtesy : Prakash Angdambe
The award consists of cash amount and an appreciation letter. Various personalities involved in literature and artists from Bhutan and Nepal, among others were present during the award-giving program.
Reported by Tulsi Upreti from Khudunabari camp for BNS
Its great to know that Yam Thulung is honored for his talents. I tried to engine my search to find out details about ‘Jhakas International Literary Award’ but didn’t get anything.It would be great if any one could explain about this award so that literature lovers could be advantaged in future. It would also be great if Bhutan Gazal Munch puts its info in to blog or website like bhutaneseliterature.com
Congratulation Yam Ji,
This is how the arts get recognised.