Travellers and Magicians is a 2003 Bhutanese Dzongkha language film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu, a reincarnate lama of Tibetan Buddhism, who is also known as Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche. The movie is the first feature film shot entirely in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Friday, April 21, 2017

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
352 Haines Hall

Dr. Sonam Kinga is Chairpersonof the National Council of the Parliament of Bhutan, and a part of the Teaching Faculty at the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies, Bhutan. He holds an MA and a PhD in Area Studies from Kyoto University. Dr. Kinga’s most recent book is Polity, Kingship and Democracy: A Biography of the Bhutanese State (2009). In addition to his political and academic work, Dr. Kinga played a major role in the film, Travelers and Magicians. In 2013, he was awarded the Orange Scarf by His Majesty the King of Bhutan, on having been elected as the Chairperson of the National Council.

Sponsor(s): Anthropology