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The Krishna Dharabasi Autograph

Posted on May 14, 2008 by

So as we were chatting with Sharada Sharma I saw someone who almost looked like Krishna Dharabasi, the acclaimed writer of, among others, the novel Radha that I had bought an hour or so ago in the book fair in … Continue reading →

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In the Peopledom of Gorkha

Posted on April 28, 2008 by

Self-portrait. Dinesh Wagle The district of Gorkha, in my mind, was always a very remote place. That was before I went there last month (in the first week of March). I couldn’t go outside the district headquarter and trek in … Continue reading →

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An Evening in Nagarkot: Drinking Soup

Posted on December 22, 2007 by

A sudden trip to the hilltop that is famous for the views of sunrise. So that is how my day started. I wasn’t prepared when my colleague at Kantipur Girish Giri asked me to join him on a motorcycle trip … Continue reading →

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Everyone Wants To “Volunteer” For UN

Posted on December 6, 2007 by

Anjila Mul, 22, and Sujita Amatya, 22, who got Bachelors in Science (Environmental Science) degree from Biswo Niketan College a few days ago, had gone to the “exhibition” hoping to get recruited as volunteer or explore opportunities in volunteering. “The … Continue reading →

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Meet the Chinese Wife of the French Ambassador

Posted on November 17, 2007 by

Continued from previous blog: Wine Party: The Dutch Guy With Helvetas [Here is my article in Kantipur daily about the Beaujolais Day wine party: फ्रेन्च वाइन कूटनीति] Behind every handsome ambassador is his beautiful wife: Gilles-Henry Garault, French ambassador in … Continue reading →

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