Nepal Earthquake: A Quick Update
As if the Nepalese people needed more suffering....
Category Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
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The Best I Have Heard…So Far
Coined by a good friend of mine, Hornmandu as another label for the city of Kathmandu is quite apt. Here's why!
The Good, The Bad, and The Untouchables
We have two untouchables in Nepal: the ones most others don't want to touch and the ones most others can't touch! A lone man of conviction and principle is trying a group who fall in the latter camp putting his life on the line!
No Can Do In Kath Man Du
In Nepal, it seems, some rights -- even when it infringes on the rights of others -- can be asserted especially when you can back it up with violence! In other words, some rights -- granted by the law and constitution of the country -- which you should be able to assert peacefully, you might not assert, or be able to assert, because of the threat of violence against you!
Where Everything Goes, Anything Goes, And Nothing Goes
A day-by-day account of my dealing with a few government offices in Nepal trying to get an official paper way back in 1999. In other words, this is all about the farce that is the Nepalese bureaucracy.
Sumargi or Kumargi? (Part II)
Sumargi means "someone on the right path," and Kumargi, "someone on the wrong path." Sumargi is the name of the central character in both the stories. This is a follow-up to the story of someone who goes by the name of Sumargi and his deeds.