Qatar…From Afar: Autopilot
What happened the evening of May 12, 2013, following my release from prison that afternoon, and the following day, when I was allowed to fly home!
Rosenfield Program: Recording of Presentation
An audio recording of the presentation I made as a speaker at the Rosenfield Program at Grinnell College during my April-May 2014 visit to the US. It covers the plight of marginalized groups such as Dalits, women, Tharus and Tamangs both in the country and abroad, and what COMMITTED is doing about it all.
Recording of Presentation at UWC-USA
An audio recording of the the presentation I made at UWC-USA during my April-May 2014 visit to the US. It covers the plight of marginalized groups such as Dalits, women, Tharus and Tamangs both in the country and abroad, and what COMMITTED is doing about it all.
One of things I am struggling with returning to the US has been getting used to serving portions. Thanks to the Rosenfield Program, Grinnell College group I had dinner at Rube's Steakhouse last Thursday. What you see is the result of my attempt at eating a T-bone steak there. The one I picked was the smallest T-bone steak they had. (You pick your own steak and barbecue yourself as well, which was a lot of fun.) And, though the placement of cutlery and the remaining food on the right might indicate otherwise, I was done!
Travel: Small Talk…Nothing Biggie
My observations of the US based on my three-week experience in the country, visiting it for the first time in over ten years!
Scarlet & Black: Alum activist speaks about education in Nepal
A reproduction of an article in the Grinnell College student publication Scarlet and Black.
For a Good Friend…
A plea on behalf of my journalist friend Pete Pattisson to vote, online, for his video for a Webby Award. Having worked with him on some of his stories on the plight of Nepalese migrant labourers, here's why it's important recognize his work!
Grinnell College
Grinnell News Release: Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
Reproduction of the news release from Grinnell College describing their decision to confer the Honorary Doctor of Science degree to me.
News Release: Grinnell College Talk
Reproduced below is the news release from Grinnell College about my talk at the College. For the online version click here. I have described elsewhere how all this came about and the details of my impending US visit. Click here for the details and my search for additional speaking engagements. To get an idea of what I will…
Social Justice: Caste Away
Your birth as anything (class, caste, race, nationality etc.) or with any trait (skin color etc.) considered to be a characteristic of an inferior human being is not shameful. YOU HAD NO CHOICE IN THAT!
It's those that view and interpret that as such and make you suffer for it who are shameful: THEY HAVE A CHOICE IN THEIR VIEW OF, THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS AND THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU!