Category: Guest Column

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…

Are you a truth seeker or merely schizophrenic? Here is some talks for those who have time and patience. Saturday Blog By Leelaraj Khatiwada The present world is full of barriers to a truth seeker, the world runs on enormous paradoxes and controversies; this elemental jargon makes a truth seeker confused. Remember it may disturb…

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…

Nepal Cell Phone: No Signal For Some Journalists By Gunaraj Luintel When my plane landed in Tribhban Bimansthal two days ago, I tried to make a call from my cell phone. I heard the same message in the same irritating tone- ‘This type of call is restricted.’ I was coming back to Kathmandu from visiting…

Nepal Chintan: Who should lead our country? By Suvecha The country is in a very sensitive situation. The once peaceful Nepal is one of the most conflict driven countries in the South Asian region. Democracy has been chucked out the door. And – right now there is no one the people can look to for…

Nepal Poverty: Correlation Between Democracy and Development By Govinda Bahadur Ghale Comment of the Moment The 11% reduction in poverty was a surprise, but long-term economic policies take time to show effect. The effect of ongoing conflict and economic and political isolation that King Gyanendra has put Nepal in, will not be felt right now.…

Excerpt from the personal diary of a Nepali girl in the United States By Blogbahini Today on campus sun is generous and smiling; so students are letting their exhausted selves take a hippopotamus-dip in the sun and are replenishing their dehydrated bodies with lemonade. Finals week is a disaster; rummaging through scattered papers or getting…