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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English!? .. Oh My God!
How difficult is English language? If you ask the students of private schools, they will say not very hard; students from public schools will give the different answer. English, a compulsory subject for School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination has ended thousands of dreams of studying in campuses. Government has time and again introduced a few…
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Press: Support King or Die
It is what the King’s government is saying to the press. Like every undemocratic ruler, the King can’t tolerate any criticism and has said ‘there would be no state advertisement for the newspaper that does not support the nation and crown.’ This is a big blow of small newspaper, especially weeklies which are more vibrant…
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Nepali Congress leader released from house arrest
Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal’s most influential political leader and the chairman of Nepali Congress, has been released from house-arrest today, the best day in the whole year to release him because it’s an April Fool day and the Monarchy of Nepal wants to fool the world by reiterating its commitment to democracy (people’s will). Koirala,…
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Why I Donated to Maoists?
After reading Kantipur’s main news today (Army Warns Against Donation), I remembered the events of those days when I was chief of the administration at a school some four years ago. It was all about the donation and our position at the time. I admit that we donated a sum for the national conference of…
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Enjoying Performance of World Record Drum Beater
“I want to take the warm hearts of people of the birthplace of Lord Buddha with me.” This statement came from Hiromi Ishioka, a Japanese drummer who had written his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for building the world’s biggest drum and playing it. The World Peace Drum, 4.8m in diameter, 5m…
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King Increasing Personal Properties!
King Gyanendra is a businessman. His major investment is in the Soaltee Group, one of the major business houses of the country running a few businesses. Though publicly his involvement in business is not seen, it’s a well-accepted truth. I don’t know how much the businesses are benefiting from his direct rule, but I can…
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Being Nostalgic about ‘Iron Gate’
SLC (School Leaving Certificate) Examination is probably the most important exam that a Nepali student can take. Not only because it’s the test of 10 years of school education or its result get published in Gorkhapatra but also because each and every Nepali gets interested in it – no matter they or their children are…
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Let’s Play Fagu! … but sensibly
Friday is going to be a special day, not because it is a weekend, but because it’s this year’s Fagu Purnima, or Holi or festival of colors. To watch people covered by various colors, and to do that ourselves gives us happiness and enjoyment. Co-blogger Vishu wrote a small piece earlier urging to play it…
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No History for this Smiling Girl
History is the story of the winners. Newspapers are the first draft of the history. How much you agree with these two sayings? I agree with both of them – to some extent. Newspapers with the news of all the events and incidents become the first draft of the history, and the newspapers reports most-probably…
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Talking Blog With Journalism Students
Blog is not a buzzword for common Nepali but there are a lot of journalists, and journalism students, who have heard the word but hadn’t understood what it is all about. This morning, Bhojraj Bhat, a reporter with Nepal Weekly and also a first year student of Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism at Ratna…