My Model of Transformative Pedagogy
If I were given everything (authority and resources) to develop and implement a model of transformative pedagogy in higher education institutions, what would it be like? The question urges me…
Learn-English Saga
Father was taught English by a teacher who was educated at a British school in Darjeeling. He had this rare ‘asset’, English, for his time and circle. I owe my…
Stories That Unfold
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?”…
Five Books That ‘Changed’ My Life
‘Change’ is not my word in the title above, but I agree to use it. Do books change our lives? Someone said it is the reader who has the potential…
Nepali Lok-tantrism
Democracy had two versions during the Panchayat rule. The King had his democracy already. The Communist and Congress parties were fighting for democracy. It was a buzzword of the time,…
प्राज्ञिक संस्कारको विनिर्माण
“माध्यमिक तहको भाइस प्रिन्सिपल छोडेर टिचिङ् असिष्टेण्ट हुन आउनु एक प्रकारको घटुवा भएको परिस्थिति होइन र? तपाईँ यसरी आफूलाई घटाएर विश्वविद्यालय प्रवेश गर्न तयार हुनुहुन्छ?” म विश्वविद्यालय सेवा प्रवेश गर्नलाग्दा…
नपढाएको विद्यार्थीलाई पत्र
हे मैले नपढाएको विद्यार्थी, मलाई थाहा छ, तिमी जताततै छौ। तर तिमीलाई थाहा छैन म यतै कतै छु। शायद तिम्रो र मेरो जम्काभेट भइसक्यो वा भएको छैन। म तिमीलाई चिन्छु,…
मानविकीमा माथापच्चिसी
म मानविकीको शिक्षक हुँ । नेपालको एउटा विश्वविद्यालयमा भाषा, साहित्य र सञ्चारकला पढाउँछु । लगभग १९ वर्षअघि म शिक्षकको रूपमा प्रवेश गरेताका विश्वविद्यालय सानो थियो । यसमा विज्ञान, इन्जिनीयरिङ्ग र…
An Epistle to a Nepali Teacher of English
Dear Nepali Teacher of English, What you read below are fragments of thoughts from a teacher of your own generation. This is the person who entered the job to become…
घडेरी होइन, घरका लागि
बहत्तर सालको भुइँचालोले सहरप्रतिको मेरो आस्था डगमगायो। सहर पसेर गाउँ बँझ्याउनेहरू ज्यान जोगाउन गाउँ पसको बेला आफू पनि त्यही लहरमा थिएँ। त्यही रनाहामा छपन्नसालमै छोडिसकेको गाउँमा छकट्ठा बारी किनेर फर्किएँ।…