Development Dharma

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The doctrine of development is the dominant religion in Nepal today and its jargons the most audible liturgy. Even in remote hamlets, the word "bikas" promises a hope of salvation matched in fervour only by messianic religions in their earjy phases.

What exactly constitutes development is a question as old as philosophy. Ancient Greeks as well as ancient South Asians have debated loud and long about the nature of the "good life". The essence of this debate also lies at the root of all development thinking today, although attention is focused mainly on the means of achieving an advertised lifestyle rather than on the necesssity or the desirability of the end product.

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