Classroom Tidbits
Passion and Obsession Passion is a natural instinct for something, which generally stays permanent. For instance, your love for music, art, flowers, traveling or entertainment does not die. Obsession is…
सुधार्नु नपर्ने सन्तानहरू
रातिको यात्रा कहिलेकाहीँ फाइदाजनक नै हुन्छ। मुख्य कुरा यात्रामा दिन जाँदैन। यात्रा अघि तयारीको र यात्रा पछि थकानको निहुँबाहेक दिनभर काम गर्न सकिन्छ। यही एक कारण म प्राय: रातिको यात्रा…
जीवनको पाठशालाबाट
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…
More Probing Pupils
I have continuously asked students to email me questions and tried to answer most of them when there is time. The questions are supposed to be wise and probing no…
From Louis Tavern
27 June 2008 I am at Louis Tavern Dayrooms, Bangkok, along my first international trip. The US Embassy has gracefully booked a hotel room for me to spend a night.…
Sweet Seventeen
August 11, 2000 (2057-04-27) “A tiring journey to Kathmandu University along with Prem – to apply for the post of a teaching assistant. Useless it was! They want one to…
Idols and Ironies
For a few days ahead, there will be a lot of writings on Prashant Tamang’s victory of the “Indian Idol” title. People will not be tired of talking about the…
स-साना अनुभूतिहरू
म एउटा शिक्षक हुँ। सिक्नु सिकाउनु मेरो जीवनको मूल लक्ष्य बनेको छ। त्यसैले म आफ्नो र अरूको भोगाइबाट सिक्तै जीवनका मान्यताहरू स्थापित गर्दै जानुपर्छ भन्ने विश्वास राख्छु। मलाई आफू जन्मे…
Leadership Vicissitudes
Communication scholar Herbert W. Simons postulates that movement-time politics is influenced by the requirements leaders set, the problems they face and the strategies they apply to meet the requirements and…
Tiny Epiphanies
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.…
The Probing Pupils
As learners, we spend most of our lives answering others’ questions and least through finding the answers to our own. As teachers, we reiterate to our students most of the…