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...centuries the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has remained as enigmatic and elusive to Western eyes as the legendary Abominable Snowman that ambles across its snowy slopes. Dotted with aerie temples and emerald valleys, ruled by a Dragon King whose subjects dress like Renaissance page boys, Bhutan relished the role of the world's last Shangri-La, and kept a closed door to foreigners. As a result it preserved a way of life indistinguishable from that of its countrymen a thousand years...
Today all that seems destined to change. Nestled next to Communist-ruled Tibet, Bhutan has become a last frontier between China and India-and one of the most strategic chunks of geography on earth. To dispel some of the question marks, its progressive king, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, 39, recently invited three Swiss scholars, Geologist Augusto Gansser, his photographer daughter and Vienna-born Tibetologist Blanche-Christine Olschak, to observe and record the whole spectrum of Bhutan's culture. They have emerged with a fascinating photographic record including temples and monastic art treasures seen hitherto only by privileged lamas (see color...
...most impressive was Paro Dzong, located on the old caravan route from Tibet to India. There, the Swiss group witnessed the traditional New Year's dance beneath the giant prayer banner, or thangka, which portrays Padmasambhava (Lotus-born), the Indian missionary-and central figure in Bhutan's art-who converted Bhutan to Buddhism in the 8th century. In his hand he holds a thunderbolt, symbol of enlightenment to the pageantry-rich people...
...example, Dev Prasad Kumar, special representative of the Statesman, New Delhi and Calcutta, "will concentrate his study in international affairs on the history and politics of India and plans to make a comprehensive study of the development of Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan...
...months ahead, he will hardly take it easy. In the works are plans to visit Ceylon and Bhutan, a possible trip to Washington and, perhaps later, a journey to Moscow, which was originally planned for this month. Also ahead is another round of talks on the Kashmir problem with the Pakistanis. Looming over everything is the need to cope with India's growing food problem. Last week with Shastri up and around again, the government decreed a comprehensive system of price controls for wheat and rice. Then it launched a series of police raids on grain speculators, turning...