Students in GA receive appreciations, honor

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A report received late says that the community in Georgia has offered honor and appreciations to the high school graduates (2008-2011) on Saturday amidst a special function.

A temporarily formed Bhutanese Honor Society, which comprised the community leaders, among others, extended sincere appreciations to younger generation for successfully graduating from the high schools.

So far an estimated 50 Bhutanese have graduated from the six different high schools in Atlanta, GA beginning 2008.

High school graduates pose to camera after receiving appreciation letter. Photo courtesy/Mahendra Dahal.

BM Rai, one of the honor organizing committee members informed BNS over telephone that the main motive of the program was to encourage younger generation Bhutanese to explore more opportunities.

“It is the community’s responsibility, in general, to encourage younger generation folks to continue with the western education and explore more opportunities in future,” said Rai, adding—“we just initiated here in Georgia and this short of encouraging function is worth organizing in other regions where community folks live.”

According to Rai, at least 35 high school graduates, including Ram Siwakoti, recipient of the Gates Scholarship Award program, which will pay for his needs until he finishes the Ph.D. in any colleges in the US, attended the function.

The honor society also provided appreciation letters along with khada to the high school graduates. Meanwhile, the community leaders, addressing the function, encouraged students to continue with the modern education.

The local artists from the Bhutanese Artists of Georgia had rocked the floor with various presentations. The community also tasked Raman Dahal, a long time teacher back in Nepal, with the responsibility of working closely with younger generation students in Atlanta to help them explore further opportunities.

26644 COMMENTS

  4. Honoring someone for his/her chievement(s)is the fabulous way to encourage to open the doors of oppertunity for their bright future.To take the responsibility of such a great job in the society is very much appreciable. So I whole hertedly congratulate these new graduates for deserving honor from their society and appreciate the those who organised this great job.

  5. Magnificent job. Bhutanese Georgians keep it up. Long journey by old folks is trying. It’s the high time finding community predecessors whom older leadership passes legacy with responsibilities to our innovative younger generation.

    There are important issues such as drugs and alcohol problem creeping in the community. Questions is who are the right people to combat against the burning issues that may totally damage our community. Who can control and take care of this issue diligently.
    Older folks are cornered folks. It’s younger generation.

    Tika

  6. Wow… Excellent job has been done. This is a praiseworthy job. This appreciation will in fact encourage our young students to work with determination in university level. Our community has big expectation from our young generations. Thanks to the organizer and congratulation to all graduates of GA.

  7. This program of felicitation attracted my mind and the sudden question arose i my mind and like to ask the BNS to furnished the names of the High School graduates since 2008.
    And I believe that if all the other state could follow this system I think our future academicians, leaders and the source of inspirations would appropriately motivated.
    I like to thank the program initiators for this praise worthy work also I like to congratulate all the graduates including Ram Siwakoti for excelling in the academic pursuit.Guys keep it up, that makes us tall and proud.
    Thanks

  10. Good friends,

    we friends in other state should learn to conduct this sort of program.Its for youths we should do every now. We will win every thing one day.

    And youths,you guys should understand is,honor comes with responsibilities.With khada& certificate,no makha ok.We senior will always appreciate your hard work and community service.
    I will write more next year.
    Bunamra anurod,yuwa haru lai-No alcohol & No reckless driving please.You are community asset.

  11. Wow!GA is always a step ahead of other states. Kudos to all the graduates and to the organizing committee. The photo would have looked much better if all the students have dressed formally in suits and sarees instead of jeans.

  12. It’s nice to hear that some kind of education related programs are coming up in the community. Where ever Bhutanese are resettled we need to have a team for such a celebration. I wish we could have one here in California too.

    I have learnt that being formal really grooms young people. I have tha same experience in my college. During such academic celebrations, the students really dress up formal and present their potential as prospective leaders in the community.

    We hear that there are many problems coming up with the lack of proper guidance to the Bhutanese who have recently come to the US. Those who are lucky to have got the oppertunity to be in the schools and colleges should bear the responsibility.

    Please students follow some of the things.
    1. Do not listen to Bhutanese who are politically motivated and want to politicise students.
    2. Always look for team building with communtiy people who can come above the party tag.
    3. Be independent and stress on terms like “Team” “Community” and of if you like society that is large and wide.

    4. Get into organizing something that brings happiness and involvement of young people and introduces them to the best things.

    5. Just forget those people who want to divide our people. We have come here to be useful to our community and we can express our thanks to America by taking up the oppertunities to learn and being really peace loving.

    6. Commit right, at this moment that you will stay away from anything that harms your own health, scars the image of your family and community.

    7. Always look for your role. Do not hate anyone. Do not talk evil of others.

    8. Learn from the Americans and ask yourself how youi can be really professional and worthy citizens of this country.

    Start taking care of the Bhutanese next to you. Love help and grow together.

    BE THROUGH PROFESSIONALS, COME BACK HOME TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN ONLY YOU CAN BRING TRUE HONOUR TO THE BHUTANESE .

    wish you good luck.

    subarna

  14. Our young people should not run after the tale telling organizations of the so called leaders of the past and the present. There is no need to have any big communtiy organisation or society .A few pieces of advice should work to get things staright.

    1. Just have a team of studentsand get the celebrations oranzed.
    2. Get funding and other resources from the willing Bhutanese in the locality.
    3. Once the celebration is over plan what the graduates can actually do during the rest of the year in their respective cities.
    4. Take each problem at one time, do some research and make it a small project for the benefit of our people.
    5. Always look for good people who can help you in your project but not dominate the whole idea and manipulate it.

    WE DO NOT NEED THE SO CALLED SOCIETY OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. LET’S BREAK THEM ALL AND MAKE A TEAM.
    THOSE WHO TALK ABOUT FORMING BIG ORGANIZATION ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.

  15. It is a big mistake to have these ngolops in USA now. They want to be with the drukpas together in the universities and we have to hear all that they speak against Bhuatn. They have been doing the same in other countries. Why can’t they just be lost in some money making jobs ratehr than talking about education celebration.

  16. Mr. Karma Namgay,
    I guess you are the progeny of one of those cruel monsters who hated the southern population of Bhutan. So long we live in this earth, we will keep on speaking the truth to the world. There is an old saying: You can lie some times to many people, or lie always to some people, but you cannot lie all the people all the time. We will be there to spoil your party always. So beware of our people if you are studying in one of the universities in the U.S.

  17. Karma Namgay,

    How come you in US? It might be with the money that you are provided right! Do you know where that money came from? That whole amount is looted from the innocent people, who paid tax to the Govt. That amount helped you to reach to foreign countries for further education. Not only this the developmental aid given to Bhutan is used to provide education to the fools like you. You know, the innocent people of the villages have to serve the Govt to provide free labours (under the forcible labours to contruct road, bridges and big buildings) in Bhutan in return their wages and labourer cost are used to grant scholarships to those burdens of the nation like you.

    How can you say Ngolop to others and Drukpa to yourself? The people who have the Bhutanese identity are all Drukpas. Try to study the real definition of the term Drukpa and post.

    You may also be surprised how this news site came into existense!

    I know you are finding hard time to to cope up with the Southerners and the Easterners who are scattered in the world now. If you were with RGOB when the Southerners ans Easterners were suppressed with the harsh rule of autocracy you may have to struggle to find a peaceful place. Do you know the developmental aids sent to Bhutan by the donor countries was invested to militarise the beautiful himalayan kingdom to evict the innocent people who spent their long generation and generation in Bhutan. That means if you supported RGOB to evict these people and make refugees for two decades then you may have to share a part when these people are brought to trial at International Court of Jurisdiction under UNO.

    Therefore, if you can think how these people felt for the period of two decades long, then you will prove that you have heart with you ortherwise you will have trouble in some more years to come.