At school we rarely came across the history of Bhutan. But it always figured in our geography lessons as our neighbour country. I confess having basic knowledge about Bhutan before my maiden trip earlier this month and was glad that I did not web crawl for any more information, barring for a cursory look at the weather this time of the year. Here is the first of my postcards from Thimphu, Bhutan. India and all virtually Indians are consumed in the GDP race. What a welcome thought it is to visit Bhutan and interact with the Bhutanese where they value and actually place GNH ( Gross National Happiness ) higher than GDP. GNH simply explained is more of a social indicator measuring quality of life in spite of the pressures of material aspirations in the era of modern economic development. Aboard the Druk Air ( Bhutan's national airline) one cannot miss the smiling countenance of HH Jigme Wangchuck and his wife, the queen Jetsun Pema, staring at us from the immigration f...