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Category: Wagle Street Journal 2

  • All Eyes On Nepal’s Eye: Magsaysay Awardees In Kathmandu

    “I see a lot of possibilities for Nepal that is facing challenges on peace, poverty and competitiveness in the globalized world…My late father started his public service during the World War II. I was a four year old boy. Fast forward to 2006. I am an old man, about to finish my second and last…

  • Nepal Maoists and Democracy: From A Protest Venue

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal All pics and videos by Wagle Irony! You might think this policeman is attentively reading the poster with the photo of Prachanda but if you ask me I would say, NO, he is not. He is waiting for one of his friends to come out of the toilet so…

  • Nepal Peace Process: Leaders Bargain Inside, Brisk Business (and Intense Debate) Outside

    By Dinesh Wagle in Baluwatar (Outside the Prime Minister’s residence) Wagle Street Journal (All pics by Wagle) Mission Republic: Lokraj Pandey, 22, is in a mission to spread the message of democratic republicanism in Nepal. While leaders inside the official residence of the Prime Minister in Baulwatar were busy in the past two days bargaining…

  • Summit Talk? No. Convincing Madhav Nepal and Sher Bdr Deuba? Yes

    Inside the gate, problem was represented by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Sher Bahadur Deuba. Both had this common complain: We were kept in dark about the understanding reached between the Prime Minister and Maoist Chairman. Police were mobilized, you can say, to keep the Maoist cadres away from overtaking the main entrance of the Prime…

  • Changing Life Of A Nepali Village: Story from Nar

    By Dinesh Wagle in Nar (Manang) Wagle Street Journal (Saturday Blog) [Dinesh Wagle has started posting his Nar Phu Diary in Wagle Street Journal] Encountering the people featured in a 25-year-old book that details the life and time of two of the remotest villages of Nepal All pics by Wagle. More pics will be added…

  • Maoists Deusi-Bhailo and Other Tihar Images of Kathmandu

    For Maoists, Deusi-Bhailo meant: 1) making their presence felt in the city, 2) Creating awareness about republic Nepal, and 3) Raising money! By Dinesh Wagle All pics by Wagle Deusi- and Bhailo-wise speaking, Maoists were one of the major attractions in this year’s Tihar. Last year, traditional Bhailo and Deusi songs were replaced by anti-autocracy…

  • Democracy Effect: Smiling Face of Thamel

    An emotional blog: Tourists are coming, economing is about to boom! Thank you Democracy! By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal I know I had said I would be away from computer from this afternoon but this addiction never goes away easily. I am in Thamel and early in the morning tomorrow, I would be driving…