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Phurpa Tshering is the name of this account holder. His naming ceremony was presided by his late grandpa right after his birth some day on twenty-five years ago. Many a times, he loves to add another name 'Gyaltshen' as a surname because it is the name of his Dad. And he is the eldest sibling amongst four.

He is from Samdrup Jongkhar. Only at the age of eight  he was first enrolled at Jomotsangkha Primary school, now a Middle school. Then he came to Pemathang Lower Secondary school in 2005. He studied there from third grade until eighth. In 2011, he was sent to Martshala MSS, the first boarding school in his educational journey. Phurpa had got enough marks to study in a government high school. He was invited on scholarship to Dungsam Academy, the first private  school in the eastern part of the country.

He completed Bachelors Degree in Political Science & Sociology at Royal Thimphu College in July 2018. This university is only and the first international college ever established in Bhutan. He felt fortunate for getting an opportunity to study sponsored by the Department of Adult and Higher Education  (DAHE) in the beautiful and renowned university of the country. 

In 2019 after he appeared BCSE, he could qualify to study Post graduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA) at Royal Institute if Management (RIM) for a year long. Now he worked as an Immigration Officer at the Department of Immigration of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Ministry of Home & Culture Affairs. Currently, he works a research staff at Center for Bhutan and GNH Studies in Thimphu.

Thank you all for your time. 

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