How multilingual minds navigate identity | Tashi Tobden | TEDxChitkaraUniversityHP
TEDx Talks·2025-12-04 17:36

Zambola. Namaste. Satrial.Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Now, I don't know about you, but me, I have forgotten the first words I've ever spoken. As a matter of fact, I don't even remember what language it was in.You see, my father, he is from Eastern Bhutan, the place where the sun rises, the place where everyone plants corn. and the place where they speak a dialect called Shah Chop. Meanwhile, my mother on the other hand, she is from the central areas.Her place I've never seen anyone farm, but I'm s ...