Karma Ura

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Karma Ura
Born
Karma Ngawang Ura

(1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 63)
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
University of Oxford
OrganizationCentre for Bhutan Studies
Notable work · Hero with a Thousand Eyes
Honours Dasho

Dasho Karma Ura is the President of the Centre for Bhutan Studies and Gross National Happiness Research. [1] He is also an active scholar, writer, painter and historian.

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Early life and education

Karma Ura was born in Ura, Bumthang, Bhutan. He completed his undergraduate studies at St. Stephen's College in New Delhi, as well as Magdalen College, Oxford, and MA from Edinburgh University in the United Kingdom. [1] He recently received an honorary doctorate from Nagoya University in Japan.

Works and achievements

Karma Ura worked for the Ministry of Planning for 12 years before becoming the Director of the Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research from its founding in 1999 until 2008 when he became its president. He organized the concepts of Gross National Happiness (GNH), formulated the nine domains of GNH, and led the surveys conducted in 2010 and 2007. [2] He was also the member of Drafting Committee of the Constitution of Bhutan, first enacted in 2008.

Ura was awarded the red scarf and the title Dasho by the Fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck in 2006 [3] and in 2010 the Druk Khorlo (Wheel of the Thunder Dragon). [4] He holds various international roles, including Executive Committee Member of the School of Well-being, Chulalongkorn University, and San Nagarprada Foundation, Thailand, and 2010 Member of the Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives, Global Policy Forum, Germany. He is also a Member of the Chief Economist's Advisory Panel, World Bank, representing the South Asia Region. [1]

Personal life

He is currently married with two daughters.

Bibliography

Novels

Non-fiction

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References

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  2. "Interview of Dasho Karma Ura (President, Centre for Bhutan Studies)" . Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Karma Ura | RIGSS". rigss.bt. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. Raj OK, Anand. "Think about death: Dasho Karma Ura reveals a nation's secret to happiness". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.