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Karma Ura is the president of the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) and GNH Research. He completed his MA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, an M.Phil. in Economics at the University of Edinburgh, and a Ph.D. in Nagoya University, Japan. An eminent scholar, he has held many international roles, in the Global Council of World Happiness, Earth Justice Working Group, and International Buddhist Federation. Karma Ura founded and directed the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies (CBS), an autonomous research centre since 1999. CBS articulated the concepts, metrics, and policies of Gross National Happiness (GNH), and advanced multidisciplinary research. An eminent scholar, he has many international roles, e.g in Global Council of World Happiness Council, Earth Justice Working Group, and International Buddhist Federation.
The Unremembered Nation has an encyclopaedic sweep which brings to life the Bhutan of yesteryear in all its myriad dimensions. The author's deep affinity and love for his remarkable country shine through its pages. This will long be the definitive reference work on Bhutan and its people. * Shyam Saran (Padma Bushan), Diplomat, Senior Fellow at CPR, Delhi, and Author of How India Sees the World. * While most studies of Himalayan countries focus on their official history and their famous figures, the special charm of this study lies in the fact that it puts human life at the centre. With the two volumes, Dasho Karma Ura has delivered a rich and masterful panorama of Bhutan, its people, their ways of life, and their traditions. * Ulrike Roesler, Professor of Himalayan Studies, University of Oxford * A monumental new study of rural culture and social history of Bhutan written by the acknowledged expert in this field, Dasho Karma Ura * John A. Ardussi PhD, Senior Research Fellow, University of Virginia Tibet Center *
