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…
Reflections on Intellectuals
The Kathmandu Post 23 August 2007 Nepal is undergoing one of the most volatile times of its history. Common citizens would see the time in terms of gradual dilapidation of…
On Discourse of Depoliticization
The Kathmandu Post 6 July 2007 A recent subject of discourse among Nepali intelligentsia has been the issue of the politicization of universities. This issue gained notoriety when the eight-party…
Who says emails are just emails
I sometimes write fairly long emails, especially when I know that people other side read them. Some of my lovable writings have emanated from the spirit of initiating or continuing…
On Discourse of Depoliticization
The Kathmandu Post 6 July 2007 A recent subject of discourse among Nepali intelligentsia has been the issue of the politicization of universities. This issue gained notoriety when the eight-party…
Cellphone and Sensibility
Cellphones are inevitable private possessions these days. Apart from being the convenient means of contact, they frequently make an equally inconvenient public presence. For example, they are nuisances to serious…
Exam Ironies
The whole year is an exam period these days. Whatever the board or university conducting the exams, students are seen panicking for next day’s papers. Naturally, there is hardly any…
Need for Coordination
Few years ago an American lady working as a volunteer in Kathmandu University’s Department of English commented with delight that she found the Nepalese students very different from those of…
Some Ignored Issues
Recently, there was an article in a weekly about exploitation of parents and students by different boarding schools. The article concentrates on the unnecessary fees, physical and mental burden on…