16 Days of Activism Against GBV Campaign: Story of a Brave Woman

Post published:November 29, 2018
Post category:Social Justice

When we raise and educate children using violence, of course, they grow up to be violent, especially the boys. No wonder, domestic violence is such a major issue in the country. We have to do a number of things to curve that. One of them is to eliminate the use of violence against children, whether at home or at school. We should instead raise and educate them compassionately and by engaging with them in a healthy and developmentally appropriate manner etc.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign: 2018

Post published:November 28, 2018
Post category:Social Justice

16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign started a few days ago. A campaign that started in 1991 aims to raise awareness about the subject and to spur people into action to end violence against women and girls.

Railing Against Structural Inequality Does Not Mean Hatred For Khas-Aryas

Post published:November 22, 2018
Post category:My Personal Stories

When the level and quality of education is abysmally poor, sizeable portion of the population view others (and the world) through very narrow lenses. Here's an example of how some in Nepal have done just that.

Educating My Little Nephew

Post published:November 20, 2018
Post category:Nepal Education & Parenting

What and how you do things for and with toddlers matters hugely. The simply reason, of course, is that they pick up on a lot of that and essentially shapes them.

Fly The Coop, You’ll Thank Me For It

Post published:November 18, 2018
Post category:My Personal Stories Travel

Fly the coop as it were and travel the world! You’ll become much more than you ever imagined becoming and you’ll get to places, both literally and figuratively, that you never imagined getting to, some you might have never even bargained for!

Don’t let A culture and/or A people define you completely.

The world awaits!

Nepal, Where Doing the Right Thing Could Be Wrong

Post published:November 11, 2018
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal Nepal Education & Parenting

At a night club in Kathmandu, I recorded a video of a birthday celebration which included Roman candles on a cake, and aerosol sprays. It could have ended in disaster if not for the big space. I went and shared my concerns with the party-goers, which could have also ended in disaster...for me.

I have discovered that doing the right thing in Nepal could turn out to be the wrong thing to do because things might just not go the way you reasonably expect.