Young people in South Asia are not exactly very famous for taking the initiatives to do something on their own. Especially, educated people try to find jobs in the government sector and the private sector. So, it is really an interesting development that highly educated young people are now interested to do something on their own in a country like Bhutan. Of all the countries in South Asia, Bhutan has the least modern economic system. In fact, the government has strict control over the economic activities and private sector is yet to flourish. However, according to a report published in Kuensel Online, many university graduates and students are now eager to do something on their own. I am quoting from the report:
“The biggest concern for the majority of the 788 university graduates attending the orientation programme is finding employment in the government and corporate sector, but graduates like Ugyen Tenzin are thinking outside the box. He is not alone.
Tshering Chuki, an English Honours graduate, is determined to join the film industry, act and make movies. “It is a very promising industry and I want to bring changes,” she said, adding that she would never be able to fulfill her interest if she joined government jobs.
An economics graduate, Jigme, said she plans on opening a ‘super market where you get everything in a stop’. “We don’t have many such shops in town and it is also a ‘fast-money’ business,” she said.
Many took self-employment as a welcome challenge. “When you do or initiate something on your own, your potentials are challenged to the full extent,” said another English honours student who is planning to form a musical band.”
So, you can see that the students are now eager to enter into the brave new world of self-employment. This is a very good change of mindset among people of Bhutan. I wish that university graduates of other South Asian countries could learn from their Bhutanese counterparts.
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