António Vieira da Cruz

Nasceu o Rio Liz junto a uma serra No mesmo dia em que nasceu o Lena; Mas com muita paixão, com muita pena De seu berço não ser da mesma terra Andando, andando alegres, murmurantes, Na mesma direcção ambos corriam; Neles bebendo as árvores chilreantes Cantavam esse amor que ambos sentiam Um dia já espigados, já crescidos Contrataram casar, de amor perdidos Num domingo, em Leiria de mansinho... Mas Lena, assim a modo envergonhada Do povo, foi casar toda enfeitada Com o Liz mais abaixo um bocadinho. José Marques da Cruz

Editorial que escrevi no oitavo número da revista Think South Asia : --- The King of Bhutan - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck It is now time for us to look at Bhutan. Bhutan is a mountainous country comparable to the size of Switzerland, but with around 730 thousand inhabitants and landlocked between India and Tibet, which as we know is ruled by the Chinese. On the date of this edition we are between 2 rounds of parliamentary elections in Bhutan, being a special moment to analyse this fascinating country. Also another issue for which Bhutan is well known is the Gross National Happiness index (GNH), and we are thinking about it as well. In this issue of Think South Asia magazine we have very prestigious contributions indeed. First of all, a detailed country profile of Bhutan done by the South Asia Democratic Forum fellow Mr Marian Gallenkamp, who is a knowledgeable expert on this country. Dr Siegfried O. Wolf from the University of Heidelberg dedicates his usual...