Dinesh Wagle's Commentaries

वर्ग Kathmandu Life

  • Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu

    Background: 1. रातभरि आगो दन्किरह्यो 2. Pilgrims burns down, ignites old memories, new hopes 3. पिल्ग्रिम्स जलेकै छैन 4. धन्यवाद भगवान्, तिमीले पिल्ग्रिम्स जलाइदियौ

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  • Will Nepal Survive?

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

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  • 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.

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  • Hated Airport and the Mighty Himalayas #Nepal #Travel #Tribhuvan

    CNNgo recently put Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan in a list of 10 “world’s most hated airports” along with JFK, LAX and Heathrow detailing correctly the shortcomings of Nepal’s only international airport. But the travel site also said correctly, at the end, this: Never mind. The city’s markets and surrounding mountains are lovely. I agree with both the…

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    Kathmandu’s (and Nepal’s) Tribhuvan: One of the World’s Most Hated Airports (!)

  • Kathmandu-Kakani-Jhor Wilderness (77 photos) #Nepal #Hiking #Nature

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    Last Saturday we went for a hiking trip to Kakani and Shivapuri area. The team included me and two of my colleagues- Suraj Kunwar and Aashis Luitel. We began the overnight journey from Balaju on the rooftop of a bus that took us to a place a couple of kilometers away from Kakani. We got…

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  • Last day of Constituent Assembly […if not extended]

    As seen outside the Constituent Assembly complex in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu today. The CA’s term will expire today (midnight) if it is not extended. There are have been signs that it could be extended for a few months. Posted from WordPress for Android

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  • A trip to rural Lalitpur (outside Kathmandu Valley)

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    Bus ride: definitely not a joy ride. Challenges of driving on a single lane ‘highway’. I had gone to some rural villages of Lalitpur last week to see and experience the life there. All these villages are outside of Kathmandu valley though many people may think that the entire Lalitpur district lies inside the Valley.…

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  • Cycling their way home. #Kathmandu

    Two middle-aged men drag their bicycles on the slope leading up to Koteshwor, Kathmandu this evening. In these times of “environmental consciousness” I can safely assume that they are not trying to make any statements like “we are toiling because we care for our environment” and “we prefer cycling because we dislike traveling in vehicles…

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  • [झक्कुलाई झापड] A Man, Teashop Owner, Slaps a (Maoist) Lawmaker (Tweets- for the record)

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    For the record: Premraj Devkota, the teashop owner just outside Kantipur complex- where my office is located- slapped Maoist lawmaker Jhakku Prasad Subedi. Like many staffs at Kantipur I too have gone many times for tea and quick snacks at Premraj daju’s place (though its not my favorite teashop- didn’t even know his name till…

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  • Kathmandu Valley Banda After a Long Time (Tweets, for the record)

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    Kathmandu experienced a general strike (popularly known as “banda”- closure) today after a long time. I tweeted my thoughts about the strike. I present those tweets (in reverse chronological order) here for my record. I spent a couple of early hours of the day talking to two Maoist lawmakers- one of them was too shy…

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