Thus I Spake to SAUFEST-III
Chairperson, Dignitaries, Guests, Colleagues and Students. Good Afternoon I have stood on this stage many times appearing to take care of almost everything that took place inside and around this…
After Thirteen Years, in Facebook
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…
On Diaspora
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…
Speech from NELTA conference
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…
“The Office in Me?”
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…
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…
A Poetic Jugalbandi
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…
Were these my rhetorics?
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…
Dimensions of Media Studies
…. 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…
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…
Answering students
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.…