Bhutan Memory is a collection of stories, photographs, art, and conversations that help us remember where we came from, what we experienced, and how our communities have grown around the world.

Life, Culture, and Communities

The 1990s and forced displacement

Life in the camps of Nepal

New beginnings in new lands

Communities across the world

Preserving our stories for generations

Stories from Bhutan

Stories from Camp

Stories from Abroad

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THIS ART PIECE WAS DRAWN BY BHARAT DURING AN ART COMPETITION HELD IN NEPALI REFUGEE CAMPS in 1995.

THIS ART PIECE WAS DRAWN BY BOM DURING AN ART COMPETITION HELD IN NEPALI REFUGEE CAMPS in 1995.
Artist Notes: My father is ploughing the field. The two houses belong to us. In one house we were staying and the next is my older brothers. My mother is carrying firewood. My younger brother is swimming in the river. The small house belongs to my nephew. That forest belongs to us. Like this we were staying in Bhutan happily, but today we are at refugee camp due to the harassment of Bhutan Government.

THIS ART PIECE WAS DRAWN BY DILLU DURING AN ART COMPETITION HELD IN NEPALI REFUGEE CAMPS in 1995

THIS ART PIECE WAS DRAWN BY REETA DURING AN ART COMPETITION HELD IN NEPALI REFUGEE CAMPS in 1995

THIS ART PIECE WAS DRAWN BY Rup DURING AN ART COMPETITION HELD IN NEPALI REFUGEE CAMPS in 1995.

THIS ART PIECE WAS DRAWN BY HARI DURING AN ART COMPETITION HELD IN NEPALI REFUGEE CAMPS in 1995.