COVID-19 And MoHP: A Small Big Deal
An example of a little thing that matters but Nepalis don't care much about and as a consequence of which suffer in big ways!
Unleashing Nepal: Institution of Chakari
With permission from the author, I am reproducing interesting parts from the book Unleashing Nepal by Sujeev Shakya. This is the first one and it's about how and who started the very peculiar and regressive chakari (ass-kissing) system in the country.
Singha Durbar: The “Singha” That’s Lost Its Roar?
Neither the physical structures and the state Singha Durbar is in nor those working inside the buildings in the complex on our behalf represent the country of Nepal. Those employed inside those compounds can't even maintain the facade of the main structure! The complex needs cleaning.
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.