Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Category: Wagle Observation

  • An Early Morning Show of a Nepali Movie

    The mother of the actress wanted her daughter to be a professor in real life. One thing that you can predict easily about a reporter’s daily routine is this: it’s…


  • Following American Election Campaigns From Nepal

    Even in these chilly days, we drink Coca Cola (Okay, to be exact, I drank a glass of Fanta, another offering from the one of the greatest symbols of American…


  • Life in the City: Traffic Mess in Kathmandu

    It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that there is complete anarchy on the streets of Kathmandu when it comes to traffic. I hear some people quipping that the real…


  • What Happened to the BBC World Service in Kathmandu?

    The 103 Megahertz that used to relay BBC World Service in Kathmandu valley is now starting to air the broadcast of Radio Nepal, the station that rented the 103 MHz…


  • Building a House in Kathmandu

    An experience of building a house in Kathmandu (Pics extracted from a video that is posted at the end of this blog) Building a house is a lovely notion. Wow,…


  • New Baneshwor Street and Girls

    A journalist friend of mine (who works for a different newspaper) yesterday invited me for a Nepali movie screening for this afternoon. That wasn’t strange given the trend in Nepal…


  • Shilpa Shetty, British Raj, Indian Psyche and Nepali Case

    Big Double Standard: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in British TV program Big Brother. Many Indians and the actress feel she was a victim of racism in the program. But do…


  • Watching a Nepali Movie: An Experience

    And the experience was horrible. Actress Arunima Lamsal in a premiere show of her sixth movie Abhimanyu in a Kathmandu theater on Friday, 5 Jan. Pics by Bikas Rauniar Two…


  • Traffic Chaos in Kathmandu

    So the winter has arrived in Kathmandu. People have started putting on thick clothes like jackets and sweaters. I got well, as of now, and back to the daily business…


  • End of the Year 2005

    Winter has come with a bang. Its too cold in Kathmandu. I cannot rise from bed before 9 AM. I wish I could stay there whole day. I spent most…