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Archive for January, 2010
The Big One
An earthquake hitting Kathmandu Valley is like all-out nuclear war. If you think about it too much you’ll go mad. So most people try not to worry too much and get on with their lives. The experts say it is not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ we will see a repeat of the 1934 jolt along [...]
देश जहीँको तहीँ
From Sanibar Nagarik : देश जहीँको तहीँ – कुन्द दीक्षित नेपालको राजनीतिमा देखिएको गाँठो फुकाउन कताबाट कसरी सुरु गर्ने भन्नेमा हामी महिनौं अल्झेर बसेका छौं। यसमा त्यति ठूलो समस्या हुनु नपर्ने हो। एउटा मामुली प्रश्नको उत्तरबाट को ठिक र को बेठिक भन्ने बुझ्न सकिन्छ — कुन राजनीतिक शक्तिले हिंसाको प्रयोग गर्छ र कसले गर्दैन? कुन पार्टीले [...]
Master of my fate
It is rare that you start taking notes furiously while watching a movie. And it is even more surprising if it is a Clint Eastwood film. A Nepali watching Invictus can’t but help draw striking parallels between post-Apartheid reconciliation in South Africa and our own shaky peace process. What helped South Africa was that it [...]
