Dasho Sonam Kinga (born 6 June 1973[1]) is a Bhutanese politician and researcher at the Center for Bhutan Studies. He played the monk in the 2003 film Travellers and Magicians, for which he is also credited as a dialogue coach.
Sonam Kinga obtained his Ph.D. and MA in Area Studies from Kyoto University, Japan, BA in English Honours from Sherubtse College, Bhutan and I.B (Diploma) from Lester B. Pearson College, Canada.
He started his career as a Publication Officer at the Curriculum Division of Ministry of Education in 1998. Later, he worked as Research Officer with the Centre for Bhutan Studies, Senior Program Officer with Save the Children US, Thimphu and Executive Editor for Bhutan Observer (private newspaper).
After his election to the National Council during the historic parliamentary elections of 2008,[2] he served as the deputy chairperson between 2008 and 2013. He also served as Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee and House Committee. He was the Chairperson of the National Council from May 2013 to May 2018.[1]
An academic, his research and publications have focused on Bhutanese history, society, politics and culture. He is primarily interested in state-society relations in Bhutan, state rituals and oral literature. He is a Faculty Member at the Royal Institute of Governance and Strategic Studies.
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(2008). The Biography of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal: Pal Drukpa Rinpoche. Kinga, Sonam (trans.). Thimphu, Bhutan: KMT Publications. ISBN 978-99936-22-40-6....
(2008). The Biography of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal: Pal Drukpa Rinpoche. Translated by SonamKinga. Thimphu, Bhutan: KMT Publications. ISBN 99936-22-40-0....
Bhutanese folk music, in which it symbolizes a horse. Boedra Music of Bhutan Kinga, Sonam (2003). "The Attributes and Values of Folk and Popular Songs" (PDF)....
(ཅན་དན་སྦྱིས། in Dzongkha) is a village in Trongsa District in central Bhutan. Kinga, Sonam (2004). "A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHENDEBJI VILLAGE AND LHABON CELEBRATION"...
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Reappraisal OF THEIR Origin, Based ON Literary Sources. In Ura, Karma & SonamKinga (eds) The Spider and the Piglet" (PDF). The Centre for Bhutan Studies:...
Reflections on Some Popular Bhutanese Social Themes". In Karma Ura; SonamKinga (eds.). The Spider and the Piglet: Proceedings of the First International...
(2008). The Biography of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal: Pal Drukpa Rinpoche. SonamKinga (translator). Thimphu, Bhutan: KMT Publications. ISBN 978-99936-22-40-6...
from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-25. Penjore, Dorji; Kinga, Sonam (November 2002). The Origin and Description of The National Flag and...
Bhutan. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-10-23. Kinga, Sonam (2003). "The Attributes and Values of Folk and Popular Songs" (PDF)....
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