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  • State-friendly Textbooks and Other Versions of Truth

    By Vishnu Basnet on May 29th, 2005 in Bashnet Ko Guff Is Nepal adopting ‘personality-cult’ oriented education system? Nepali textbooks are being changed to fit the interest of particular persons and families. Is that okay for the future of Nepal? Take the truism â??Knowledge is Powerâ??, and turn it on its head. It becomes â??Power…

  • An Unsolved Mystery of My Life

    A soul searching odyssey of an ex-Nepali journalist By Leelaraj Khatiwada Saturday Blog I wanted to be an actor since my early childhood; this passion never let me be serious enough on Journalism. Although, I am not an actor yet, whereas I tried many ways to be an actor but fortunately, I know many such…

  • Reading Between the Lines of Royal Decisions

    Will Nepal’s HR Commission work for people? By Dinesh Wagle on May 28th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal I do not know how many decisions the government took yesterday, but two of them made me scratch my head. One about the National Human Rights Commission and the other related to the release of several political…

  • United They Vowed To Bring Back Democracy

    By Dinesh Wagle on May 27th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Nepal parties show their strength in Kathmandu Nepal Protest: This was the biggest rally against royal takeover. All pics by Wagle. For more pics of the event, go to Jana Andolan-062 (May27) album here. In one of the biggest demonstrations against the Feb 1…

  • Home Thoughts from Abroad: Talking About Nepal Sickness

    By Suvecha Pant Saturday Blog In between two seas in where I am Not here not there Just in the middle I look out of my window on this chilly May and think to myself â??what am I doing here?â??. But then I look back into the room and the books spread around me stop…

  • House Revival is Better Than PM Nomination

    Thapa as Nepal PM wont be restoration of democracy If everything goes as planned, Nepal will see yet another royal nominated Prime Minister in the name of Surya Bahadur Thapa (pic by Wagle) within this week. For the last four days, rumors have been spreading like wildfire in Kathmandu about Thapa’s return to the top…

  • Public Library There & Here

    Dreaming about American public library in Nepal By Rama Parajuli There will soon be a public library in the Kathmandu valley. It will be located in Bhrikutimandap for the time being. The renovation and furnishing of the building has been almost completed. About 15 bookracks are ready. A medium size hall is being divided into…