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Gyal-Khab : A Book Review

Book Title: Gyal-Khab

Author: Thakur S Powdyel

Year of Publication: 2019

Page: 67


The Gyal-Khab is an extremely powerful reflection of a state, citizen and citizenship education. Also a book is full of hope and tenderness especially for our young kids who will become our future leaders. Any country becomes strong only by citizens' virtues. Therefore, it is must for every citizen of the country to realize the moral responsibilities in securing the nation for all times. 

The book talks about the core mandate of every citizen, social responsibilities, constitutional duties and at the same time it also reminds us of the responsibilities of citizens ensuring our national sovereignty and security. It talks about each individual as the custodians of sovereign and peaceful state. In the upholding of the nation, each citizen must act like the leader and take the sacred responsibility with utmost dedication and service to people, country and the King. 

The most beautiful part of the book is the "state and citizen". As an educator, I stress this topic along with the classroom lesson all the time and everywhere to my students, since they are the future of the country. Like the author, I also share the similar ideology on "citizenship education", which was illustrated quite well and in great length for us to understand and be the rightful citizen. Therefore, knowing the vision and the rationale of citizenship education by every citizen has become very important and necessary. 

The book also talks about elections.  Mandates. Democracy. Political party. Good governance. Election franchises. Individual rights and many more. More importantly, the foundation and the pillars of democracy are its citizens. However, we must know that an election is also a collective decision made by the grassroots people in electing a right government.

I strongly recommend this book to all the Bhutanese people –far and wide –big and small –rich and poor, and above all to every citizen across the Globe to read and know your worth for a good democracy, that comes only at the cost of rightful "Citizenship Education". 



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