Home ▹ Shows List ▹ Saamdu Chetri On Gross National Happiness [Melbourne]
Event Information
Date/Time
Tuesday June 20, 2017
6:30 PM
Location
Clemenger Auditorium, NGV
180 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Auslan Interpreter/s
Dave Childs & Cheryl Sandilands
Language/ Cultural Consultant
Tickets
“Today, GNH has come to mean so many things to so many people but to me it signifies simply – development with values. Thus for my nation today GNH is the bridge between the fundamental values of kindness, equality and humanity.”
– His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
What is happiness? What level of material wealth do we need to flourish? What are the implications of governing a nation based on a philosophy of happiness, rather than traditional economic measures?