It is quite strenuous to walk alone in the hilly paths. On one such path, I had to walk for two or three days. But on the way I laid
Tibet Handbook
Victor Chan
Moon Publications Inc.,1994
Chico, California
Laxuman Gurung was awarded the Victoria Cross for his performance in the Burma Front in 1945. He lost his right arm and much of his hearing during the medal-winning
When Delhi papers label the demand for Uttarakhand secessionist, racist and rejectionist, they ignore the economic and cultural factors behind the agitation. Meanwhile, because the hill people lack coherent ideology
At one time the Tarai lowlands of Nepal were a paradise for tigers, and for tiger hunters. During the Rana period, the vast tracts of forest and grassland were the
How do we resolve the Kashmir problem? Ask the Kashmiri.
"…while the accession [of Jammu and Kashmir to India] was complete in law and in fact, the other fact
The frenzied crows broke cover from the forest above the bazaar, where the trail continues north along the ridge going up toward Debribas. The flock skimmed the red tile rooftops
(The following is adapted from Professor Kamal Prakash Malla's article "The Intellectual in Nepalese Society", originally carried by Vasudha magazine in March 1970, and subsequently included
The presumption is that as a category intellectuals, ceteris paribus, define their own agenda of issues that deserve study, reflection or speculation at a given historical juncture. Such an agenda
If Nepal today faces a severe shortage of qualified and able intellectual leadership—in just about every front from industrial management to university professorships, from civil service to journalism, from
The main threat to Nepal's political stability is likely to come from the failure of the educated elites to cope with internal social forces.
To borrow the words
