United We Blog

Month: July 2006

  • Maoist Army in Writing: Interview With Comrade Commissar

    Q & A with a reble commissar By Neil Horning in Myagdi and Pokhara We know what Prachanda and Barburam are saying. What does their military think? This is an interview with commissar of the Basanta Memorial Brigade, 4th Division of the Peoples Liberation Army. The Maoist military has both a military officer and a…

  • Nepali Village Story: Maoist Lock House, Parents Kicked Out, Son Leaves Army Job

    Mother (standing) and Father (right) of Kailash Poudel who had to left the job at Nepal Army because of Maoist threat to his parents. In the middle is Shekhar Poudel, a Maoist activist, who said that he tried his best to prevent the Party from locking the house. Pics by Wagle By Dinesh Wagle in…

  • Maoists Leadership Wants To Halt Forced Donations. Will Cadres Follow?

    Box: DONATION Guerilla: Don’t worry, he is giving it voluntarily. Cartoon by Batsyayana. To buy his book – collection of cartoons- please click on the Paypal logo on left bar. Read about the book here. Finally, under pressure from the parliamentary forces, Maoist supremo Prachanda and his party’s central committee have decided to halt running…

  • Nepali Village Story: Army Killed His Brother, Maoists Destroyed His Office

    At least four boys from my neighborhood in Duragaun whom I know very well have died in the conflict and my meeting with a family member of one of those boys was emotionally dominated. This is the story of Tanka Poudel, my childhood buddy, who at the age of 23 died as a Maoist soldier…

  • Football World Cup and Nepal Peaceball Cup

    The game of Nepali politics: Listen to Prachanda and you can see the Indian influence in Nepali Maoists By Dinesh Wagle Wagle’s Web Log It’s the season of Football and the World Cup is getting all the attention from fans around the world. I am also following the game putting aside my sweet sleep: Favorites…

  • Nepali Village Story: Maoists Not For Us But Better Than Army

    Jaya Bahadur Gajmer, a blacksmith, with his grandson and brother Khadga Bahadur Gajmer (left). Both brothers were beaten up by the patrolling soldiers. All pics by Wagle By Dinesh Wagle in Duragaun (Ramechhap) Wagle Street Journal When I reached at the home of Jaya Bahadur Gajmer, a blacksmith, along with two Americans, the family, busy…

  • Nepali Village Story: Daughter Escaped Maoist Party, Soldiers Beat Dad

    Kul Bahadur Gajmer, a blacksmith and so called untouchable, feels that the discrimination based on touch has gradually been eradicated in villages. It’s not because of the Maoist movement but because of the growing influence of young generation in the society. When Maoists wanted his 18-year-old daughter, she fled to Kathmandu. Government soldiers while patrolling…