His Majesty, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
by Dara Padwo-Audick on Nov.20, 2009, under Characters
The Fifth Dragon King of Bhutan — affectionately known as “K Five” — His Majesty, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is head of the Wangchuck dynasty and the world’s youngest head of state. After completing his basic education in Bhutan, he studied at Phillips Academy (Andover), the Cushing Academy and Wheaton College in Massachusetts, and at Oxford University, where he completed the Foreign Service Program and an MPhil in Politics. The task facing him, now that Democracy has been formally adopted in his country, is unique and daunting. His Majesty has stated that the responsibility of his generation, the youth of Bhutan, is to ensure the success of democracy without sacrificing tradition and culture. Is this possible? Our HD footage of his coronation on the auspicious day of November 6th, his genuine interactions with his people and his compelling speech to his country are riveting.
August 10th, 2010 on 2:00 pm
My new friend, Darin Olein, alerted me to this documentary he was involved in making. My own project is meant to showcase advanced technologies to produce plant biomass into biofuels to replace fossil fuels, as well as generating water from air, and clean energy from water, wind and solar systems, as well as more advanced power production technologies long suppressed by OIL companies, and their supporters. We are passionate about saving rare plant species that offer food, fiber, and medicine, as well as biomass to produce biofuels and biodegradeable plastics. I hope to establish a dialog with His Majesty to see how we can collaborate to bring these technologies to his country of Druk Yul.