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The Spillover Effect: from Bihar to Nepal [and the Maoists]
By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal We are waiting for the spillover effect to take hold. China is growing phenomenally. India is following China so very closely. We are tightly sandwiched between them. We are folding our hands and sitting back, hoping that one day the economic progress will spillover from both sides and submerge…
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Connected in Kathmandu: Complaints and Compliments
By Dinesh Wagle Soon after Tihar celebrations were over in Kathmandu last week I was in Thamel with a colleague who was leaving the newspaper for good. As he took his bike to a nearby parking lot I stood a few metres away from the entrance of the Roadhouse Café. I started fiddling with my…
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Two Years in Delhi, India
Two years ago today (Nov 6) I left Kathmandu for Delhi. It wasn’t planned but here I am, today, back in Kathmandu from Delhi. I am in a hurry now- have to go to play deusi– so I am not writing a detailed entry like I did last year about my life, time and observations…
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Kids of Dadeldhura on the Dashain Tika Day
I was in Dadeldhura on the day of Tika this Dashain. The small bazaar on the hill was closed as people were busy celebrating the festival. I had to spend my Tika day on the hill because I was stuck there. The road was empty. I waited for a day for the buses to ply…
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The Mahakali Bridge on Nepal-India Border
Chandani & Dodhara villages: These two villages of Mahakali pari (beyond Mahakali) were connected to the mainland Nepal only in 2005 when the government built a 1452.96 meters long suspension bridge. The structure is quite a sight. The suspension bridge is 12 kilometers away from Mahendranagar town and is connected by a dusty road. A…
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Dadeldhura: after 12 years
This Dadeldhura looks more beautiful than the one I had seen in my first visit mote than a decade ago. The sight of dense jungle just below Tuphan Danda together with a glimpse of snow-capped mountain is inviting. And there are so many hills that are experiencing the last rays of the sun for the…
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An Overnight Bus Journey to Mahendranagar from New Delhi
This is clearly one of the most uncomfortable bus journeys that I have undertaken in recent times. I have to spread my legs to form a huge V so as to avoid rubbing my knees on the back of the seat in front of me. The bus is filled with Nepalis who are returning…
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Around the World on a Bicycle: Spreading Message or Loafing Around?
The ‘world cyclist’ finally arrived in Delhi last week. He had been traveling in India for the past several months. He had added me on Facebook a couple of months back. I had been following his updates on and off. He had posted photos of his meetings with at least two chief ministers, some Bollywood…
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एउटा साइकले ठिटो
दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल ‘बुझ्नुभो दाइ’, उनले फोनमा भने- ‘नेपाली दूतावासले मलाई सहयोग गरेन भनेर मैले ‘हिन्दुस्तान टाइम्स’लाई इन्टभ्र्यु दिएँ ।’ ‘दूतावासले बडो ठीक गरेछ’, मैले भनेँ- ‘तिमीजस्तो घुमन्तेलाई सिङ्गापुर जान दूतावासले किन प्लेन टिकट किनिदिनुपर्ने ?’ ‘हैन, एकरात पनि राखेन मलाई’, उनले भने । ‘एकरात पनि राख्न हुँदैन तिमीलाई’, मैले भनेँ- ‘तिमी आफ्नै…
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Beloved Bamboos of Budha Subba in Bijaypur (Dharan)
I first visited Dharan in 2001. I was on my way to Kimathanka, the remote and smallest village of Nepal by population bordering China. I stopped for a few days in Biratnagar, booked my air ticket to Tumlingtaar, and went to explore nearby towns of eastern Nepal. Dharan, Itahari and Birtamod. Back then my primary…
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