located near northern border of Assam and West bangal
language.. most people speaks lhothsham kha (Nepali) in common
now with the new resettelment comming sharshops and dzongkhas and brokpas are used too
Economic back ground
most people depends upon farming
and 20% of people does buiseness
Miles dragged by meters, glittering heavenly
eyes engulfed by heavy cotton at any
moment ready to compro
mise its anger with
outburst of intense tears banging mother
earth without any empathy, was the scenario
still vivid in my mind, which was two days
before when I was voyaging towards
khalikhola, an isolated patch of settlement in
southern Bhutan.
“Khalikhola” (kali- black, khola-river) is what
the inhabitants explain when if any one
questions, what do …..? The word is
originated from Lho-Sam Kha (Nepali
language) based on the seasonal river which
deprives them from other facilities which
they are bound to be getting … but some
believe it’s attributed to Goddess kali, the
guardian, leading to development of
questions and curiosity, saying which? How? ... And so on…full of Kipling's
servants. History, the story of present deeds convinces
that the hamlet was registered under
Sarpang district, a place shouldering
maximum plain area in whole land locked
country but presently governed by Dagana
district since somewhere in 2007 and
nationalized as LHAMOZHINGKHA (lhamo-
goddess, zhingkha-still water body)… May be
this is the answer for what I was wondering
…. Place beautified with teak and sal
plantation on either side of the partially
deserted motor road, as hardly any vehicle
ply on it aside of pitiful bicycle … but road
must not be blamed because it’s the bridge
and source less river that deprives the motor
from being plied. Nature a system which proudly follows
Newton third law “every action has its equal
and opposite reaction” consist of four
different seasons. Autumn full of yellowish
followed by dry warm winter giving its way
to lush green with conspicuous flowering
and heavily knocked by summer season with
reckless monsoon. Generally every season has
some draw backs but summer or the monsoon
is the worst period of the year that ever
experiences by khalikhola. Although rain is a
boon for the farmers, I mention it as a
necessary evil because with the advent of
heavy heavenly tears, it regulates the heat
and drench the field for agricultural works
but river kali get surplus runoff feeding
making it tough enough to feed its fury with
causalities, enforcing inhabitants to limit
their accessibility. Hamlet is situated at the foothills of gigantic
siblings of upcoming eastern Himalaya
embraced by faithfully drained Sunkosh river
adventuring all the way from north to south
witnessing several good and bad. Presently
with the advent of the plan to undergo
Sunkosh power project, inhabitants kneeling
on their knees converting their two palms
in to one with a pure heart pray “ OH GOD
LET OUR PLACE BE FREE FROM ALL THE
PROBLEMS OF INACCESSIBILITY, MAY OUR
WISH BE FULFILLED BY UP COMING PO
