Most of these blogs are here for archival purpose that I have written from 2004. These days, I prefer to write my occasional blogs at Medium page.
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When ex-PM KP Oli warns ex-King’s family for a fake tweet
On April 27, 2023, ex-Prime Minister and the chair of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli in Ilam criticized ex-King Gyanendra Shah saying: ‘ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह उसको परिवार । उनको बुहारी जान्ने भएर जनताले ढुंगा होनेको देखिन् । ट्वीट गरिगरिकन जनताले केपी ओलीलाई ढुंगा हान्यो रे । मैले यसको जवाफ दिनु नपरोस् बर्ता फरफुर नगर । बर्ता फुरफुर…
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Life is a journey – II
After 1,369 days (well, that’s nearly four years), I left BBC News Nepali’s newsroom for good. After working 45 months as the Senior Journalist (Social Media) at world-renowned media, I decided to quit to pursue my decade long dream of establishing a journalism academy in Nepal. I will write more about the Academy in coming…
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Life is a journey!
Life is a journey! Change is inevitable! Good or bad not forever, Life goes on!
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Amazing 3 Days at Sauraha
I went to Sauraha – the eastern entry point to the Chitwan National Park to spend a couple of days with family and friends. Sauraha, a popular tourist destination, is a must if you are visiting Nepal. Accessible by road (4-5 hours) from Kathmandu and Pokhara, if offers entry to the wilderness from within the…
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Meeting Tiger in the Wild
And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat. What dread hand? & what dread feet? (From Tiger by Willian Blake) January 1, 2016: Tiger is an animal that co-holds the titles of both – the beauty and the beast. Meeting a tiger in…
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A Teacher of His Own League
I’m retired but not tired. Prof. P. Kharel Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication P. Kharel retired from the Tribhuvan University recently. A teacher of his own league, I was among those fortunates to get opportunities to learn from him. During our college days, we had to muster enough courage to face him as he was considered…
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Introducing an Alien Called Dr Govinda KC
“By letting the newspaper print my works, I’ve probably undervalued my works.” Dr Govinda KC spoke those words in a packed hall of Hotel Annapurna on April 24, 2010 in an event that was organized by Nagarik & Republica daily to let 15 social heroes doing selfless service to the societies tell their stories. Dr…
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Journalism always has a future
Last year, I attended Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism at the Ohio State University learning and honing my digital journalism skills. Not only the course, the program was fantastic as I got to know a few brilliant people there. One of them is Manuel Moreno, from Spain. We became more brothers than friends and…
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Electronic Transaction Act #Clause47 & Journalism
On Monday, 30 September, news came through that yet another journalist has been arrested under Clause 47 of Electronic Transaction Act 2008. Dinesh Acharya, editor-in-chief of Share Bazaar Weekly, was arrested as a case against him was filed by Nirvana Chaudhary, a heir of Chaudhary Group of industries and son of Nepal’s only Forbes billionaire.…