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…
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…
Rhetoric for Tertiary Level Presenters…
Classical rhetoric has a timeless value in the construction of public discourse. Its application is of primary importance in technical communication, especially oral presentations. In this paper we redefine classical…
Einstein beyond Science
Almost every educated human being around the world knows Albert Einstein as a great scientist, with allusion to his path-breaking formula e=mc2. But what about his philosophical orientations outside physics…
Research for Tertiary Level Presenters
[Original Post: http://neltachoutari.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/research-for-tertiary-level-presenters/ ] This article presents basic ideas of research based on my experiences of teaching a tertiary level course in English communication skills. The purpose is to outline…
Koirala’s Craftsmanship: ‘The Soldier’ As a Work of Art
The Soldier” is a successful literary art for at least three reasons. First, the elements of fiction — mainly character, plot, setting, theme, style and point of view — contribute…
Alternative Readings on “Parrot in the Cage”
With “The Parrot in a Cage” Paudyal makes an effort to disclose the evils of human nature and suggests the need to bring change in the way we treat other…
Dimensions of Media Studies
[Excerpts from my recent article] …. Media studies adopts at least two semantic dimensions. The first continues the traditional notion of critical scholarship focusing on the study of form and…
BRAHMAPUTRAKA CHHEUCHHAU: A Saga of Nepali Migrants’ Identity Crisis
Lil Bahadur Chhetri’s novel Brahmaputraka Chheuchhau is the story of Nepalis in Assam. More than that, it is a history of Nepalis’ own failure to build identity. Contemporary scholars like…