Treading the Untrodden Trails
I venture to present a perspective on ‘crisis in the humanities’ from a location that may be considered ‘alternative’. I belong to an academic space that enjoys a fairly little…
The Political Persona
I cast votes without being persuaded to. I vote even when no party or party cadre asks votes from me. Participating in an election is one of the many things…
एउटा सार्थक लडाईँको सुरूवात
एउटा विधाको साँघुरो घेराभित्र रहेर अध्ययन अघि बढाउने क्रममा म दुनियाँमा विकसित अरू धेरै ज्ञानका श्रोतहरूबाट वञ्चित भएको छु। इतिहास, राजनीतिशास्त्र, मनोविज्ञान, तर्कशास्त्र, दर्शनशास्त्र, समाजशास्त्र, मानवशास्त्रजस्ता गहन क्षेत्रहरूभित्रको ज्ञानभण्डारबाट कहिले…
If You Have a History …
If you have a history, write it; or be prepared to forfeit it to someone who is most willing to erase your name. This conviction inspires the following account. And…
Five Books That ‘Changed’ My Life
‘Change’ is not my word in the title above, but I agree to use it. Do books change our lives? Someone said it is the reader who has the potential…
From Old Emails: Dialogue with Students
I unearthed the following email conversations with Undergraduate students while exploring what was there in the archive. These are purely content-based questions and answers. Crafted with clear sense of the…
Nepali Lok-tantrism
Democracy had two versions during the Panchayat rule. The King had his democracy already. The Communist and Congress parties were fighting for democracy. It was a buzzword of the time,…
Outrunning the Unknown
During the early days of teaching one gets to come across diversity of odd but exciting moments. In a public school, the challenge comes from below, from the students. Not…
PhD Is More than You Realize
. . . So, perhaps the biggest realization one would get after PhD is of being scrutinized in terms of performance and potentials. This is good. Majority of the PhDs…
प्राज्ञिक संस्कारको विनिर्माण
“माध्यमिक तहको भाइस प्रिन्सिपल छोडेर टिचिङ् असिष्टेण्ट हुन आउनु एक प्रकारको घटुवा भएको परिस्थिति होइन र? तपाईँ यसरी आफूलाई घटाएर विश्वविद्यालय प्रवेश गर्न तयार हुनुहुन्छ?” म विश्वविद्यालय सेवा प्रवेश गर्नलाग्दा…