Three-Scar Memento
I suddenly got tormented by a question when I saw scars in my elder son’s hands: “Do I carry something similar in my body that reminds me of my (grand)parents?”…
Old Place, New Mission
I walked out of home in spite of my mother’s admonition not to expose myself in the sweltering heat of “seven suns together.” I could not be stopped from going…
Wish for a Bigger, Better Choutari
The following piece was written for Nelta Choutari in January 2013 as a reflection of my four-year engagement in team blogging. I remember seeing Shyam only once in one of…
After Doctoral Degree
“I grew up in a society where a Masters degree was considered the biggest, and highest, level of formal education one could achieve in life. PhD was an outlandish dream…
मतलबी हुन्, मतलबी होइनन्
सँगै उभिएका सहकर्मीले बढ्दै गएको भिडलाई देखाएर भने, “यो जमात अत्यन्तै स्वार्थी मानिसहरूको जमात हो। यिनीहरूले बुझून, सिकून, जीवन सपारून भनेर कति मिहेनत गरियो, घाँटी सुकाइयो, सकेजति गरियो। ऐले हेर्नुस्…
Growing up As a Generalist
On the occasion of the launching of Six Strings some five years ago, one of my professors satirically but with some hint of admiration remarked : “Hem seems at ease…
Prices and costs…
What is the price of favoring truth? What is the cost of disfavoring chicanery? I am perpetually trying to answer these two questions. Even when people look like creating chasms…
अधिकार होस्, अन्धकार नहोस्
मेरो परिवार पुस्तौंदेखि वहुजातीय समाजमा बसोबास गर्दै आएको हो। हजुरबा, हजुरामा, बुबा, काका र फुपूहरू नेवार, तामाङ, राई, गुरूङ्ग र दलितहरूसँग हुर्कनु भएको हो। हजुरबाका जजमानहरू तिनै जातका मानिसहरू थिए।…
Nexus between Law, Morality and Public Policy
This article discusses the nexus between law, morality and public policy. It shows that the three are complementary and interdependent factors, human society being the ground for each to emerge…
Symbolic Convergence Theory: Revisiting Its Relevance…
Survival of a team underlies effective communication among its members. Communication that involves sharing of stories and dreams towards building collective visions determines the team’s survival. Ernest Bormann’s Symbolic Convergence…
Euthanasia, a Product of Modernity
The claim for an individual’s right to have painless death emphasized by euthanasia activists clearly defies the norms of the sanctity of life. Euthanasia seems to continue to elicit a…