From Trauma to Growth: Why Nepali Culture MUST Prioritize the Emotional Lives of Children

Post published:October 12, 2025
Post category:Nepal Education & Parenting
Reading time:10 mins read

Traditional Nepalis' belief that children should be spoken to, not listened to, is highly detrimental. It has promoted a culture--at home, school, and in society--that fails to cater to the emotional needs of children, raising emotionally stunted and immature adults, especially the males who, more likely than not, use verbal, emotional and physical violence to communicate.

Solution is to respect children, abandon, our punitive culture, impart critical thinking skills among others.

New Nepal: Break the Chain, Make Education Everything

Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:8 mins read

Excluding the brief direct rule by former King Gyanendra following a 2005 coup, in its 250+-year history, Nepal has had four regimes, all led by the Khas-aryas, the Tagadhaaris (the Hill so-called high caste Hindus). The result: the country remains one of the poorest in the world.

One of the main reasons for this poverty is the deliberately suppressed and low level of education among the population.

The New Nepal must have a representative government and prioritize education above all else if it hopes to make progress.

AI DeepSeek “From Revolutionary to Kleptocrat: The Paradox of Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda'”

Post published:September 19, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:12 mins read

Generation Zers of Nepal poured out into the streets on Sept. 8, 2025 demanding an end to the corruption that has crippled the country. Within 48 hours, the Government, of Nepal, helmed by KP Oli, one of the three so-called senior leaders of the biggest political parties, toppled. Sher Bahadur Deuba and Puspa Kamal Dahal make up the three that have had a strangehold on the country for the past several years.

How corrupt is the country of Nepal? How corrupt are the political leaders of Nepal? Here's what the AI Deep Seek produced for me about Puspa Kamal Dahal, 'Prachanda', and his corruption scandals.

AI DeepSeek “The Enduring Enigma: Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Legacy of Power and Perennial Scandal”

Post published:September 19, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:12 mins read

Generation Zers of Nepal poured out into the streets on Sept. 8, 2025 demanding an end to the corruption that has crippled the country. Within 48 hours, the Government of Nepal, a coalition between CPN (UML) and Nepali Congress political parties, toppled. Sher Bahadur Deuba has led Nepali Congress since 2016.

How corrupt is the country of Nepal? How corrupt are the political leaders of Nepal? Here's what the AI Deep Seek produced for me about Sher Bahadur Deuba and his corruption scandals.

AI DeepSeek “The Dual Legacy of K.P. Sharma Oli: Strongman Rhetoric and a Tidal Wave of Scandal”

Post published:September 19, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:11 mins read

Generation Zers of Nepal poured out into the streets on Sept. 8, 2025 demanding an end to the corruption that has crippled the country. Within 48 hours, the government of Nepal helmed by KP Oli toppled.

How corrupt is the country of Nepal? How corrupt are the political leaders of Nepal? Here's what the AI Deep Seek produced for me about KP Oli and his corruption scandals.

The Nepal Crisis: An AI Generated Report on the Gen Z Uprising and its Political Aftermath

Post published:September 18, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:20 mins read

On Sept. 8 2025, Generation Zers of Nepal poured out into the streets protesting against corruption among other things. The protests resulted in toppling the Government of Nepal in less than forty-eight hours. Here's a very detailed and comprehensive AI-generated report on the subject.

The Dawn of A New Era in Nepali Politics?

Post published:September 13, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:4 mins read

Monday Sept. 8 Generation Zers in Nepal poured out into the streets. Tuesday the devastatingly ineffective and corrupt Prime Minister KP Oli resigned. Friday evening, interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki is sworn in. Saturday morning, Nepalis wake up to the dawn of a new era in Nepali politics.

Rise Above or Be Left Behind: A Letter to Nepalis

Post published:May 16, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal
Reading time:7 mins read

Having grown up in Nepal, I know why Nepalis take pride in all the things they do and celebrate all the different things they do. But, returning to Nepal after almost twenty-five years abroad, most of my adult life, I discovered how much all of those things were holding the society and country back and how urgently Nepalis need to rise above them all.

This is a letter to my fellow Nepalis about all the many things we as a people must rise above now and why.

12-year-old, 12 Adults, 12 Days, 12th of May in Doha, Qatar–12 Years Later

Post published:May 8, 2025
Post category:Qatar Academy
Reading time:6 mins read

Back in May 2013, based on the word of a 12-year-old I was held in police custody in Doha, Qatar for allegedly insulting Islam. The 12-men-strong board of directors of Qatar Academy, where I was teaching at the time, did NOT push back against the charges brought by the child's father. But, after 12 days in custody, on the 12th of May, I was released from Al Rayyan Police Station.

Now in May 2025, 12 years since the incident, I have something else to report!

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How to Fight Legacies of Monarchy-Entrenched Structural Discrimination And Systemic Casteism For a More Just And Equitable Nepal

Post published:April 16, 2025
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal Social Justice
Reading time:11 mins read

Autocratic Shah monarchy and feudal Rana oligarchy entrenched structural discrimination and systemic casteism in Nepal for more than two centuries, structurally privileging the ruling caste, the hill so-called high caste Hindus. Shackled by their legacies in the twenty-first century, Nepal still struggles to make progress. But, even as challenging and daunting as fighting against and correcting them in order to create a just and equitable Nepali society for all may appear, there are ways forward. Education has a major role to play.

In a three-post blog series, I am reproducing the answers Grok 3 provided on the subject. This one--the third and final one in the series--details the way forward.