Lopen Karma Phuntsho is a social thought leader and a leading scholar on Bhutan. He teaches Buddhism and Bhutan Studies in Bhutan and abroad. He finished his full monastic training before he joined Balliol College, Oxford to read Sanskrit and Classical Indian religions and pursue a D.Phil. in Oriental Studies. He has worked as a researcher at Cambridge University, CNRS, Paris and University of Virginia. He speaks extensively on Bhutan’s history, religion, culture and development and is the author of over two hundred books and articles including The History of Bhutan. His current work focuses on the study of Bhutan’s written and intangible cultures. He is also the President of the Loden Foundation, a leading educational, entrepreneurial and cultural initiative in Bhutan.