The first experience Mustang had with development aid was in the nineties, some of which I saw first hand. And they failed miserably! Part of the reason was the condescension with which Kathmandu has always treated Mustang.
The influx of tourists to Mustang bring little benefits to the local people. On the contrary, the visitors not only have little regard for the ways and values of the locals but also question and threaten the most important aspect, and therefore, the very basis of their way of life: their religion (their spirituality).
My commentary on my Kantipur FM radio show about names -- names of peoples, names of schools etc. -- in the late nineties. A name, it turns out, is associated with image and status!
The plight of Nepalese migrant workers as discovered in 1998 and commented on in my radio show I used to host on Kantipur FM.
Our biggest disaster is our leadership.
Timeline of what happened, why they happened and what should have happened but didn't happen following the biggest natural calamity in living memory to hit the country to confirm just that.
