The Miner's Diary

  The Bhutanese Stock Market is probably one of the smallest in the world and is governed by Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSEB). It is the only Stock Exchange in the country with the market capitalization of about Nu.55.544 billion ($730 million). There are only 19 listed companies under RSEB as of April, 2022 (https://rsebl.org.bt/company.php). The size of the stock market is the size of the few Bhutanese who knows about stock market and only few does trade in secondary market. Many of the largest shareholders still wait for the good dividend rather than trading in secondary market.   Further, these lot may be not comfortable using the online trading through the app called mCaMS.                 Source: mCaMS trading history  Not many gave much heed on Shares and Dividend chapter in high school and so did I. Those who took it not only for exam point of view but in practical aspect of life are the shareholders of listed companies. The few business elites and practical people

The Tiger Grass commonly known as Broom Grass or Broom Stick plant is least bothered plant in the family of Grass except for few farmers who harvest it. It can be seen plenty along the farm road and highways in landslides areas to degraded areas.  It's an abandoned flower in the degraded areas and normally used for sweeping the floor as Broom stick instead of offerings in the altars like other flower species. However, the merit of this sweeping flower is more than those colorful flowers in the altar which will be replaced next morning with fresh plucked ones.   Nature has made evry species unique and human by chance put into use in its best purpose. This unique Grass flowers make the best Broom stick for sweeping and keeping our traditional home clean. The Broom is eco-friendly and easily available in the near by forest. One can grow in the small space in the kitchen garden with least care and mantainence.  This Tiger Grass also know as Amliso in Lhotsham or Nepali is drought resis

One of the best street foods in the Jaigoan footpath next to stall momo is Puchkas or Panipuri. The Bhutanese Panipuri lovers might be as eager as Jaigoan residents for the Bhutan Gate to open which was shut since the pandemic hit the country in March, 2020. The sour soup and spicy hot potatoes mashed pulp leaves every lovers mouth wet despite its kitchen hygiene on the open street. I was always skeptical over the hygiene factor of this particular street food when I saw first time in Jaigoan street. However, it became one of my favorite snack on my way back from college to dormitory Hall 7. I used to wait in a long queue for my turn to get a piece on the paper plate. The last dry piece or Sukha used to be special after the last piece of one plate serve.  These days one can find the Puchkas in almost all small restaurants of Phuntsholing Town and capital town Thimphu. But the original factory made taste still exist in Jaigoan footpath in the hands of those stall owners. You can find alm