Grinnell College
Honored to Return to Grinnell
I was fulfilling a long held dream when I first went to Grinnell College in 1990 as a student. This upcoming visit however I am honored to be making!
“Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true?”
Hopes and dreams of poor families in Nepal sending a member abroad to work as a semi- or unskilled worker, turn into nightmares when the said member returns home in a coffin. This is the story of one such family whose children's education COMMITTED supports. The post is based on my findings during a short visit to the family.
In The Media: Dorje Gurung’s Story
Returning to Nepal on May 13, 2013, after spending 11 nights 12 days in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam, I discovered considerable media interest in my story. I had a number of interviews the week I arrived. This is the English translation of a Nepalese article published in Setopati written by the journalist Manoj Dahal.
In The Media: This is how I ended up in a Qatari Jail
Returning to Nepal on May 13, 2013, after spending 11 nights 12 days in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam, I discovered considerable media interest in my story. I had a number of interviews the week I arrived. A Setopati journalist, Manoj Dahal, wrote this particular one following a longish conversation.
Kantipur - Kosheli article "Ma yesari jail parey," May 18 2013.
In The Media: This is How I Ended up in Jail
Returning to Nepal on May 13, 2013, after spending 11 nights 12 days in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam, I discovered considerable media interest in my story. I had a number of interviews the week I arrived. A Kantipur journalist wrote this particular one following a longish conversation.
The flat tyre.
Travel: Two Buses, Three Jeeps, A Car, A Cat and A Hundred Dollar Bill
When a 600-km distance requires 25 hours, it can't be anything but an adventure.
An Interview: Nepalis pursue overseas employment despite risks
A reproduction of an article, for which I was also interviewed, written by a DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) journalist. The German version was published in handelblats.com on January 18, 2014.
Social Justice: Marked From Birth
Details of the discrimination I faced in Nepal, what I do, and why I do what I do for those who suffer even more discrimination!
At Radisson Hotel
We’re COMMITTED: Recording of Speech At Radisson Hotel
At the ticketed dinner and show the evening of January 4, 2014 at Radisson Hotel, as the face of "We're COMMITTED" awareness and fundraising campaign, I gave a short speech describing the reasons behind our campaign.