The Political Persona
I cast votes without being persuaded to. I vote even when no party or party cadre asks votes from me. Participating in an election is one of the many things…
PhD Is More than You Realize
. . . So, perhaps the biggest realization one would get after PhD is of being scrutinized in terms of performance and potentials. This is good. Majority of the PhDs…
गैर-दार्शनिक गन्थन
प्रिय रघुजी, तपाईँले सम्पूर्ण देशवासीका नाममा जारी गर्नु भएको पत्रमा म पनि समेटिएको महसुस गरेर जवाफ होइन तपाईँको पत्रको पूरकको रूपमा यो पत्र पठाएको छु। अरू बेला पनि तपाईँ लगायत…
Dealing with the Thinking
In teaching spontaneity has a greater power than planned outpourings though planning is fundamental to traditional theories of teaching. Spontaneity brings out original thoughts. It corresponds with the need of…
Art, Audacity, Opulence
Writing is an art. Readers experience the artistry. No writer is fully satisfied because s/he knows something was missed. Sometimes interesting ideas click when the work has gone out of…
Reminiscing History: TPA’s Implications
The Twelve-Point Agreement (TPA) between the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and CPN-Maoist, which was made public on 22 November 2005, marked the beginning of public discourse on the pro-democratic movement of…
Heroes and Credits
The crucial years of social movements beyond 1950s places the ruling elites on the frontline of grabbing credits for political changes. History attributed the success of 1950 anti-Rana movement to…
Families Matter
Our society is a little ahead from appreciating the idea of having a number of children, or establishing a big family. The old maxim of “let the children spread over…
Academic Institutions and Change
Establishment of an educational institution in a rural village helps in the modernization of the area because such institution initiates development in infrastructures and public awareness. In the first place,…
On Diaspora
A common and convenient use of the term “diaspora” in the contemporary times refers to any dispersed communities, or the people who are out of the borders of their home…
A Poetic Jugalbandi
My friend Prakash Thapa has recently responded to my poem “I wait for a Rescuer” through his facebook notes. I have posted the response here. Our ‘facebook critics’ call it…