Month: June 2006
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Images from the Maoist Mass Meeting in Kathmandu-II
Photo blog by Dinesh Wagle Last of Two Parts. Here is the first part. Sharmila. Works in a carpet factory in Atterkhel, Gokarna. She came to see the Maoist mass meeting with her friends. She was too shy to talk to me about her participation so her friend Kabita (below) came forward.
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Images from the Maoist Mass Meeting in Kathmandu-I
Photo blog by Dinesh Wagle First of Two Parts. Here is the second part. Who cares about those boring speeches in this heat: Instead take a nap or pick your ear! It was an impressive show but the number of participants in today’s Maoist Mass Meeting wasn’t as much as it was publicized to be.…
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Long March To Kathmandu: Nepali Capital Turns Red. Maoists Everywhere
In what is widely considered as the show of their force, Maoists are organizing rallies and mass meeting in Kathmandu that many believe will be the biggest the city has ever seen. Maoist sympathizers and ‘forcefully invited’ people from all over the country have assembled in the capital city. Rallies have started from different parts…
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State of the Nepali Politics: Random Thoughts
The show of power and bargain in current political scenario. By Dinesh Wagle As the government is struggling to maintain peace in the society (by effectively controlling lootings and general crime in the city), Maoists are hours away from demonstrating their power for the first in the history of this country. Well, they showed their…
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