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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 I got off the train, autowallahs and taxiwallahs surrounded me with their ‘attractive’ offers to take me to the Taj Mahal and around. Three hours…
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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 नेपाली सरकारी टोली प्रायः अलमलमा परेको महसुस गर्न सकिन्छ ’cause सदस्यहरू प्रायः नयाँ या अनुभवहीन हुन्छन् । भ्रमण सकिनु एक दिनअघिसम्म पनि नेपाली टोलीका उच्च…
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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 go. I was wrong. The train would begin its journey from the Delhi Junction. The Old Delhi railway station. We caught a cycle-rickshaw. He tried…
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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. We were both watching the magnificent Red Fort in front of us. At least I was watching until something pulled my attention away from the…
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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 experiences and successes so far. The neighborhood is near from the city center and also the famous landmark India Gate (5 km). The place is…
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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 standoff that, as it happens with most of the Nepali people, I want to give a tight slap to the freaking gang-lord called Balasaheb. The…
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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 होलान् ? जनक नेपाल र दुर्गालाल केसी दहवन (रोल्पा): बिदाइ गर्न आएका माओवादी अध्यक्ष पुष्पकमल दाहालले लगाइदिएको माला शिविर छाड्नु परेका अयोग्य लडाकुले फालिदिए ।…
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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 उनीहरूले त्यसो भन्छन्’, दिल्लीको जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालयका एकजना विद्यार्थीले भने- ‘जवाफमा हामी संसारकै सबैभन्दा अग्लो लोकतन्त्र भन्दिनुपर्छ ।’ ‘ठूलो’ र ‘अग्लो’ लोकतन्त्रका आ-आफ्नै खाले चुनौती…
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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 पछि खुला दिलले स्वागत गर्नेछ । २४ जनवरी १९८४ मा म्याकिन्टोस कम्प्युटर कसरी सार्वजनिक भएको थियो देखिएन तर २३ अक्टोबर २००१ मा लगभग त्यस्तै शैलीमा…
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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 National Park. After visiting the national park, I rode back to the bus park in a rickshaw. Somewhere on the way I told the rickshaw-puller…
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