steak at Rube's Steakhouse -resized
One of things I am struggling with returning to the US has been getting used to serving portions. Thanks to the Rosenfield Program, Grinnell College group I had dinner at Rube's Steakhouse last Thursday. What you see is the result of my attempt at eating a T-bone steak there. The one I picked was the smallest T-bone steak they had. (You pick your own steak and barbecue yourself as well, which was a lot of fun.) And, though the placement of cutlery and the remaining food on the right might indicate otherwise, I was done!

Travel: Small Talk…Nothing Biggie

My observations of the US based on my three-week experience in the country, visiting it for the first time in over ten years!

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For a Good Friend…

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A plea on behalf of my journalist friend Pete Pattisson to vote, online, for his video for a Webby Award. Having worked with him on some of his stories on the plight of Nepalese migrant labourers, here's why it's important recognize his work!

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News Release: Grinnell College Talk

Reproduced below is the news release from Grinnell College about my talk at the College. For the online version click here. I have described elsewhere how all this came about and the details of my impending US visit. Click here for the details and my search for additional speaking engagements. To get an idea of what I will be talking about specifically, click here. Dorje Gurung ’94 Will Present Grinnell College Talk on Human Rights in Nepal  Grinnell, Iowa – Activist and educator Dorje Gurung ’94 will speak on “Human Rights and Education of Marginalized People of Nepal” on Wednesday, April 23, at 4:15 p.m. at Grinnell College.…

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Social Justice: Caste Away

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Your birth as anything (class, caste, race, nationality etc.) or with any trait (skin color etc.) considered to be a characteristic of an inferior human being is not shameful. YOU HAD NO CHOICE IN THAT!

It's those that view and interpret that as such and make you suffer for it who are shameful: THEY HAVE A CHOICE IN THEIR VIEW OF, THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS AND THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU!

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“Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true?”

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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.

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Read more about the article In The Media: Dorje Gurung’s Story

In The Media: Dorje Gurung’s Story

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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.

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