Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Author: DW

  • Will Nepal Survive?

    And Nepal, to burrow the words of Gloria Gaynor, must be saying: I Will Survive.


  • Shivaratri Day 2013. Pashupatinath, Kathmandu

    Better late than never. Some images from the Mahashivaratri Day 2013. From and around the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu. All pics by Suraj. 10 March.


  • Chitlang revisited

    27/28 April: A hike up to Chitlang over the weekend. Passed through this village back in 5/6 May 2010 with Suraj on his motorbike. The Maoists, still angry with President…


  • Jaleshwar, Mahottari

    24 June 2013: Journalists have the best office building in Jaleshwar, headquarters of Mahottari district. Mahottari chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists constructed their office building on land provided by…


  • View from the top


  • malangawa, sarlahi streets on a rainy day

    21 June: My impression of Malangawa where I am now for the first time? Very basic bazaar. Feels like nothing here is in good shape. But that’s when you are…


  • Soviet and Saudi Aid to Nepal’s Development

    20/21 June: Any talk about development aid can spark a huge and passionate debate about pros, cons of the aid and if and how it should be delivered. In an aid-dependent country…


  • The God. Whose God?

    Many Hindus actively practice, promote and protect untouchability, the caste-based discrimination. There are several layers of untouchability in Hindu society but the most visible is the one against the Dalits (collectively those…


  • Janakpur: ‘परित्यक्त’ शहरमा एउटा ‘राजकीय’ यात्रा

    १९/२० जून, २०१३:  हामी जानकी मन्दिरमा पुगेका के थियौं ‘राजा’ अर्को ढोकाबाट निस्किहाले । हराउदै गएको साइरनको अावाजबाट मन्दिर परिसरमा उभिएका हामी पक्का भयौं ज्ञानेन्द्र होटल फर्किए । मन्दिर लगभग खाली…


  • Packrafting Nepal: The Indrawati, Balephi Khola and Upper Sun Kosi

    Originally posted on kathmandustories: Sh..Sh… Shivering in a Train Ko Dibba Another “what I did on my holiday” entry, I’m afraid. I went with http://www.wagle.com.np on a four day pack…