Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Author: DW

  • A trip to Taj Mahal (and Red Fort) part ii

    What? A trip to Taj Mahal, Agra. When? Saturday, June 13, 2009 Here’s the first part of this entry: 1. A Trip to Taj Mahal (Part I- Indian Railways) As soon as…


  • राष्ट्रपतीय भ्रमणका अनौपचारिक कुरा

    नेपालका राष्ट्रपति रामबरण यादवले गए साता भारतको (पहिलो विदेश) राजकीय भ्रमण गरे । भारतमा रहदाँ उनले थुप्रै नेताहरुलाई भेटे । तर दिल्लीमा सबै कुरा नेपालले चाहेजस्तो भएन । भ्रमणमा आउने…


  • Hustle and Bustle of Chawri Bazaar, Old Delhi

    I went to Chawri Bazaar by chance. I had to drop a friend at the railway station. I thought it was the New Delhi railway station where we had to…


  • Hello Saar! I Clean Your Ear?

    I was sitting outside the Jama Masjid, on the stairs that lead up to the main entrance of the mosque. Gokul was sitting a few stairs below on my left.…


  • Oh Jangpura!

    I have been living here in Jangpura all these months (15 in total) making it my Base Camp to explore India, particularly Delhi. This expedition has been full of exciting…


  • We Are All Shah Rukh Khan

    I get intensely agitated as I read about Shiv Sena anarchy in Mumbai. Such is the level of my distant yet emotional involvement in the ongoing Shah Rukh Khan-Shiv Sena…


  • माला फाल्दै गए अयोग्य लडाकु

    नैतिक शिक्षा: झुटो आश्वासन पुरा हुदैन । पुरा नहुदा यस्तै हुन्छ । के शिविरबाट हटेका अयोग्य गुरिल्लाले अब माओवादीलाई समर्थन गर्लान्, राजनीतिबाट टाढिएर रोजगारी गर्लान् या मा‌ओवादी विरोधी राजनीतिमा सक्रिय…


  • भारतको ‘ठाकरेतन्त्र’

    दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल कुनै पनि तर्कशील भारतीयले अलिकति तल पर्नेबित्तिकै प्रतिरक्षात्मक शैलीमा देशको जनसंख्या र राजनीतिक प्रणालीलाई संयोजन गर्दै भन्छ- ‘तर हामी संसारकै सबैभन्दा ठूलो लोकतन्त्र ।’ ‘जब…


  • आईपोड, आईफोन, आईप्याड

    दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल डरलाग्दोसँग दुब्लाएका स्टिभ जब्स स्टेजमा आउने छन्, कुनै जादुगरले झै तिनले एउटा विजुली यन्त्र सार्वजनिक गर्नेछन्–शायद काखीमुनीबाट निकालेर– जसलाई विश्वले शुरुमा शंकालु मनले र अलि…


  • Kolkata: Runner-pulled Rickshaws of India

    I can’t recall when I did I first see/ride a rickshaw but I still remember that day 11 years ago when I rammed a cycle-rickshaw unto a culvert in Bardia…