Nepali Voters, Old Khas-arya Male Politicians, and Statistics
So, how does one explain the warped results of the 2022 election for the 165 FPTP members of House of Representatives?
Some can be explianed by statistics.
Nepalis Like Their Politicians to be Old Khas-arya Males…or Do They?
Analysis of Nepal's 2022 Election data for the House of Representatives seem to indicate that Nepali voters prefer their politicians to be old Khas-arya men. How and is that really the case? This is the first in a series of blog post on the subject.
About Palestine/Israel, Ukraine/Russia, Supporting/Opposing, Right/Wrong, Pain and Suffering, Empathy and Humanity, and Peace and Understanding
In times of major conflict between different States or between peoples of different nationalities or faith etc., people around the world are divided. But, those NOT involved in the conflict directly must remember what is right and wrong and to not lose one's humanity.
When Structural Privilege Blinds and Subtle Internalized Casteism Guides II
The caste system has corrupted the minds of a vast majority of Nepalis, if not all. This is yet another example of how it has corrupted the minds of the Hill so-called High Caste Hindus.
Blinded as they are by structural privilege and their sense of entitlement their social group has enjoyed for generations, they demonstrate subtle internalized casteism stemming from their unconscious belief in superiority and greater knowledgeability.
In Case you are Still Unsure, Trickle Down Economics is a Sham
Republicans in the US have been selling a sham for decades and it's called Trickle Down Economics. Why is it a sham? Have a read of this blog post and the dozens of references within.
Something Really Strange and Curious About the Nepali People…as Revealed by Census Data
The pattern in Nepal's population distribution by single year age, whether one from 1961 or 2011, is peculiar! They have spikes and there's a pattern to them--two too! So the question is why?
Of course, such patterned spikes in age distribution data do NOT generally exist because there's NO reason to!
Caste in Nepal (and India) Can be Triggering. What And How? Depends
Nepali society suffers greatly from the legacies of our long casteist history. One of the legacies is that caste can be triggering. What it triggers and how depends on the individual and more importantly on their caste. However, the abysmally poor quality of education system and poor level of education of the population of Nepal means that most don't know much about that, and worse react inappropriately when those who are triggered speak up.
BUT those who don't know, can learn about all that from those small numbers who are speaking up. All that is required of them is to listen! That's it.
We have a Competition in Nepal…A Competition Among Educators to Give Their Academic Institution The MOST Ridiculous Name
From 1990 onwards, we've has a competition in Nepal...a competition among educators to give their academic institution the MOST ridiculous and/or absurd name. I know because, noticing it, I did a write-up on it and even stalked about it in my FM radio program in 1998. So, after three decades, who is winning? All of them...and naturally education is losing out.
Notes from the Nineties: Educational Institutions and the Ridiculous
Something on education I appear to have written in 1997-98 when I was in Nepal for a longish stay. It's basically some observations about education in Nepal--mainly how appears to be on a path it shouldn't be.
College Papers: Analysis of “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
Coming across old digital records and documents, I have decided to reproduce many of them in my blog. This is a paper I wrote for my English Literature class as an undergraduate student at Grinnell College from 1990 to 1994. The paper is an analysis of a profound short story by the author Le Guin. The story is about some crucial aspect of the human condition.