On Inventing Untraceable Trails
Dear Sarvanama: Every time I close a post, I promise not to complain about people. And every time I begin one, the first subject to nag me into scribbling happens…
Beyond Trivial Binaries
Dear Sarvanama (A to Z): You need not be unsure whether this artefact is meant to convey anything to you. You will not identify with it until you have read…
The Circuit Breaker
As I sit down to scribble thoughts, I remember the hours when I wondered whether my right hand would ever hold a pen and glide words and sentences along. But…
My Sensibility as a University Teacher
By destiny or design, I started as a ‘nursery teacher’ in 1994 following a fairly detached effort to be trained in ‘electronics’ (radio and television). Now as a Professor in…
Making Sense of Poetry
Mornings are cold these days. My cohort (the class from Dang) members get ready almost on time. At least one or two remain signed up when I enter the Google…
Ode on Moving
I am tracing a point of convergence. Convergence sticks to my conscience as a motto of life. But here I should rather call it the point of return if ‘convergence’…
‘A Delightful Child’ Once Again
I joined the Master in Higher Education program of KUSOED in August 2022. Taking classes as a student after a gap of fifteen years was a unique experience. Today, I…
An Elegy on Hypocrisy
I entered Kathmandu University (KU) in August 2000 with a history almost emaciated by employment at private schools. The founder of the first school I served in Morang knew but…
Post-Fifty Prattle
Coming to Terms Fifty-two years ago, I landed on this earth. I can imagine the ambiance at home. It must have been before sunrise on a cold December 22 morning;…
A Letter from My Writer Persona
Dear Maldai I dwell inside you but consider it appropriate to call you daai. I admit that I took form within you only when you learned to scribble and realized…
Cattle Grazing Kafles
Generations of my family up to me went cattle grazing in the forest. I can vividly recount some aspects of styles and experiences from my grandfather. I saw him do…