Nepali Legislation is behind the times. It lacks the progressive provisions regarded as fundamental on other legal systems. As a result, the "right to development" is still a
Those parts of education, it is to be observed, for the teaching of which there are no public institutions, are generally the best taught.
-Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
Envionmenial activism has to extend beyond planting and protecting trees. Nepalis must be ready to address more complicated present and future problems with their environment.
Many people believe that the
The portraiture and landscapes in Kathmandu galleries reflect an idealised Nepal that does not exist. Art must evolve to speak for all Nepalis and not just for its elite urban
There are no quick-fixes to Nepal's population problem. It is past time to begin a resolute, long-term programme of fertility control.
Even though Nepal has been
How the development process got stuck in simple models and how to get it unstuck. The key is understanding culture.
It is not really possible for a person to understand
Kathmandu' s public lands policy has actually hastened the decline of Nepali forests. Only a Robin Hood-like strategy that reverts control of woodlands back to the people can
The unprecedented growth of people power in Nepal cannot be appeased with piecemeal solutions. It demands equality based on the principle of "no affluence, no poverty".
Any indication
They may be illiterate and poor in capital, but rural Nepalis possess common sense and a heritage of traditional technology. Their abilities must be used innovatively to turn the agrarian
So-called Nepali industrialists accumulated ill-gotten capital during the Panchayat years. The least these businessmen can do now is to invest creatively and become real entrepreneurs and risk-takers.
The villagers of a rural district in of East Nepal have their own interpretations of what the multi party system of government (bahudal byabastha) is and is not.
After the
