“God Made It, Sir.”
This is a story from the time I was in grade six twenty seven years ago. We had Moral Science (Naitik Shiksha) in the fifth period, and in the sixth…
Literacy, school and stories…
My literacy began with my being able to speak, and when what people said began to make sense to me. And it began with listening verses from Mahabharata and Ramayana.…
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…
Right Things Wronged
Something went wrong with my work in the last semester. It was the time, time and time. It slipped away though I was 24 hours around KU. There were ridiculous…
I saw you and walked away …
I saw you and walked away leaving my eyes there The path had gone silent The moon had set Someone was walking slowly along I saw you and walked away…
Growing Musically
Those who have heard me sing ask at least two questions. First, “Have you brought out an album?” Second, the same question with a ‘Why’ and a ‘not’. “Not thought…
Moral Science Stories
“Why are you crooked?” It was during my short-term teaching at Kalika Secondary School, Tandi, Morang, in the spring of 1993. A ‘first boy’ of my time, I was allowed/asked…
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…
Little on My Family and Childhood
My ancestors are supposed to have migrated to the eastern part of Nepal from some village of Dolakha district. I have a a problem of tracing the genealogy because of…
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,…