by Hem Raj Kafle
Facebook counts. It inspires me to write. I carefully adore it though many people take it as a ‘cheap’ platform. The following (unedited) messages speak something. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– March 14 at…
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…
Mr. Chairman, Dignitaries in the dais, dignitaries in the audience. I am one of those viruses Awashthi sir mentioned – the Kathmandu University virus, living about 40 kilometers away from…
When I updated my status in facebook mentioning the start of winter holidays, I received a number of congratulations, best wishes and queries. Congratulations from some friends who knew that…
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…
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…
The following are some of the lines I have loved as my best creations. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. A bit of sensibility from the phone owners, yes, only the readiness to keep the…
…. Media studies adopts at least two semantic dimensions. The first continues the traditional notion of critical scholarship focusing on the study of form and effects of media. This still…
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…
One of my recent activities with students has been to communicate in emails. I assigned one student from each class to send me three questions, and answered them in detail.…
As you set out to write: Switch from one platform to another. Make your preliminary notes and outline in a piece of paper. This is the productive phase. Expand your…