dasho penden wangchuk, secretary of ministry of home and culture, invited us to dinner at his place. and upon reaching his sala, i saw these frames on the wall. they were scenes from the movie seven years in tibet. his son was the dalai lama in that movie! well, joy met him on subsequent visits but failed to take his photo.dasho penden is a well-respected government official whose home and culture ministry curiously administers the police as well as cultural affairs. he was formerly governor of eastern bhutan at the time of insurgency in the 80s. madam wangmo, his wife, runs a nursery school within the compound. she bakes their own bread, makes great peanut butter and strawberry jam! and i get a special whisky as a gift from dasho.
dasho penden wangchuk has been promoted to cabinet secretary, the highest civil servant position in bhutan.
