Dhanapati Sharma
Lecturer
Email id:
dhanapsharma.gcbs@rub.edu.bt
Language
Faculty
Biography
Dhanapati Sharma teaches at Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan, and has completed eight years of university teaching. Modules taught include Academic Skills, Analytical Skills, Research Methodology, English for Business Communication, and Language, Vocabulary and Phonetics in Context.
Before joining the college, Sharma spent 12 years (2006–2017) as a school teacher, working in six schools in various capacities, including as head of Agang ECR in 2013 and as Head of Department and Staff Secretary at Arekha Middle Secondary School from 2015 to 2017. Sharma holds an MA in English Literature from Lovely Professional University, India, a Postgraduate Diploma in English from Sherubtse College and a Bachelor in Education from Paro College of Education.
At the college, Sharma has served as a module coordinator and is a member of the College Task Force Team and the Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Head of the Moderation Committee, a member of the BJBM editorial board, advisor to the English Enhancement Club, and Chief Editor of Gedu Voice and Gedu Chronicles. Sharma supervises undergraduate research groups each year and has published on English language education, reading habits, entrepreneurship and business topics in Bhutan.
Education & Qualifications
MA in English Literature, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India (2015)
Postgraduate Diploma in English, Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Bhutan (2013)
Bachelor in Education, Paro College of Education, Bhutan (2006)
Selected Publications
Sharma, D., Dhakal, H., Sharma, A., Raj, B., & Acharya, P. (2026). Exploring AI chatbot technology and its implication on tertiary education in Bhutan. Pragyaan Journal of Management.
Sharma, D., Dhakal, H., & Sharma, A. (2025). Role of Internal Communication in Fostering Employee Engagement, Retention, and Organizational Commitment: A Case of Bhutanese Industries. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i41741
Sharma, D., Rai, A., Zangmo, C., Dahal, C., Pelden, D., & Wangmo, D. (2025). The Influence of Financial Literacy, Financial Self-efficacy and Financial Strain on Financial Independence of Employees of Pasakha Industrial Estate, Bhutan. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i41742
Sharma, D., Dorji, P., & Antony, K. M. (2025). Determinants of Students’ Academic Performance and Its Correlation to Employment Opportunities in Bhutan: A Prospective Mixed Method Study. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajess/2025/v51i31841
Sharma, D. (2024). Aligning Spirituality and Development: The Role of Buddhism in Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness. The Criterion: An International Journal in English, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12671463
