In the Land Everyone Takes Pride in as the Birth Place of Buddha, We are Very Short on Compassion

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The caste system is highly corrupting. It has corrupted the minds of so many Nepalis for so long that, even while taking pride in the country as the birth place of Buddha who introduced compassion to the world and denounced the system, we are very short on compassion.

And this blog post documents just one example of that: responses to a tweet by a Dalit woman desiring "to live as a human being today."

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News from Kathmandu: July 12, 1993 Letter to an American Friend

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I visited Nepal for the first time in three years the Summer of 1993. During my stay in the country, I wrote to a number of my friends abroad. This is a reproduction of the first snail mail I sent my good and dear friend E in the US. It provides a glimpse into what Kathmandu was like then.

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Why Apply for a UWC Scholarship? For the Potential To Fall in Love with Someone You Never Imagined Falling in Love With

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This is an embed of a video of a Zoom session I had with potential United World College scholarships applicants in Nepal. Having had my own experiences at a UWC put me on the path to make me into the person I have become today, I share the details from my life experiences to convince them to apply for a UWC scholarship.

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Interaction at DigiSchool: Nepal, Nepalis, Perception, Human Potential, Travel etc.

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On November 30, I had an interaction with about thirty 16-19 year-olds. My audience were grades 11 and 12 students at DigiSchool attending extra classes in preparation for aptitude tests needed to gain admission to universities and colleges in the USA, Australia, etc.

The following is an audio recording of the interaction.

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