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Tuesday 17 May 2011

What is "Gross National Happiness"?

Bhutan, a country located at south-west of China, has a unique and commendable practice that you will find nowhere else in the world. One of the erstwhile kings thought that, while it was alright to strive towards economic progress, he must also know that people were actually becoming “happier” because of this progress. He talked about GNH (Gross National Happiness) besides measuring GNP (Gross National Product). I bet he was one of the visionaries who felt out of his wisdom that increasing wealth does not always result in proportionate increase in “happiness”.

The whole idea is quite interesting, you can check it here in 3 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqdqa4YNvI
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