Category Archives: INTIMATE

Old Teacher’s Ruminations

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Hem Raj Kafle

Some time ago, a first-year (Undergraduate) student asked me in the class why I was so passionate about teaching, and what made me spend seventeen years in Kathmandu University (KU) only. The first was a common question I had readily … Continue reading →

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जीवनको पाठशालाबाट

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Hem Raj Kafle

सत्र वर्ष भयो यो भ्याण्डोल र बखुण्डोल बिचको डाँडामा वर्तमान र भविष्य बाँचेको।  भूतकाल सम्झिनु पर्दा लाग्छ, हिजोमात्र यो ठाउँमा पाइला टेकेको हुँ। हिजोमात्र बनेपाको गान्धीभवनको आवासघरबाट सुलसुलेबाट भाग्दै केन्द्रीय क्याम्पसको ‘स्टाफ क्‍वार्टर’मा डेरा जमाउन आएको हुँ।  त्यो रात अप्सराको … Continue reading →

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Tiny Epiphanies

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

I am barely inspired to travel with a high frequency though my mind often ‘wanders across continents’ trying to endorse my desire to confirm that humans are fundamentally same everywhere. I just meander, yes, because I am not born for … Continue reading →

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Stories That Unfold

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

A tall, sturdy fellow in oddly fitting school uniform enters my office and asks for audience. He says, “If you don’t mind, Mr. Kafle, may I ask you a favor?” I tell him to go ahead, and he begins in … Continue reading →

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Spectacle, Aftermath and Awakening

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

By luck or chance, I am in a condition to speak of three earthquakes, which Nepalis who lived during the last eighty two years narrate with some familiarity and confidence.  As is natural for the people of my generation, the … Continue reading →

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