[nukkad] The last place to get TV

[Harshal Chhaya <>]

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Bhutan is a country with no traffic lights and no fast-food 
chains. It has more monks than soldiers. And it was the last
country to legalize cable TV. His Majesty King Singye Wagchuck 
announced the legalization of television in June 1999 on the 
25th anniversary of his coronation. And doing so opened the
floodgates to MTV and pro-wrestling and Baywatch.

The website at http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bhutan/
is a companion to a TV program that explored the effects of 
cable TV on this remote place. There are the obvious negatives 
but there are some surprising positives: for eg. all the violence 
that they see in the outside world via BBC and CNN has made them 
appreciate their country even more.

The above site is a fascinating look at what exposure to global 
television does to a quite, idyllic place. 

- 'shal


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