वर्ग Wagle Street Journal
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British (And Other Foreign) Film Festival in Kathmandu
Kathmandu sees many foreign language film festivals, not just Bollywood and Hollywood flicks. One after another, it’s now time for British Film Festival in Kathmandu. The sixth edition of the yearly event was inaugurated by the British Ambassador Andrew Hall yesterday evening in Gopi Krishna Cinema Hall. Over the past several years, we have seen…
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Final Day and Visit to Elephant Breeding Center
I had an opportunity to have Tharu food in a stall on the ground. The food, Chicheri was similar to rice and was tasty. “What’s your name?” I asked the girl on my left for this caption. “Lina,” she said. And surname? “Come on,” she replied. “You are in a Tharu food stall.” Lina Chaudhari…
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Elephants of Nepal: Available in All Sizes and Shapes
Wagle Street Journal Photo and Video Blog Images and video from International Elephant Race in Chitwan, Nepal. Pick up your favorite. Elephants of all sizes were on display just before the International Elephant Race kicked off in Sauraha, Chitwan (Nepal). Protected by his mom, a Chhawa (phuchhe elephant) enjoys the sun and human crowd. Small…
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International Elephant Race in Nepal (Chitwan)
Blogmandu: My conversation with the winner of the elephant race is here. Rhinos overshadowed the Elephant race: The public concern about the illegal poaching of Rhinos in Chitwan National Park overshadowed the international elephant race. People were carrying placards, like these students, demanding life for Rhinos. Rhinos here are being killed by poachers almost every…
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On Way to Chitwan. Singing and Clapping
After reaching in Shora Khutte in a cab from Tinkune, we boarded a packed micro bus from Sohra Khutte. Pawan Neupane of the Kathmandu Post, Nabaraj Wagle, part time photographer of Kantipur Publications, Santosh Acharya of Nepal Magazine and myself (Dinesh Wagle of Kantipur daily) were in the initial group. We met a few other…
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In A Nepal Monastery Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Talks About His Dad
[Here is another report on the visit of Magsaysay Awardees in Nepal] The senator son of former Filipino President talks about what it feels like to be a Magsaysay. Plus, hear him praising Gmail!! In the photo above, Magsaysay Jr. (right) is flanked by his son Francisco in Kathmandu’s Tilganga Eye Center. Pic by Dinesh…
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In Fulbari, For Three Nights
in Lake Side, Pokhara I am taking a long breath! After three days of intensive seminar on conflict journalism, constituent assembly, restructuring of the state of Nepal, I am now out from Pokhara’s Fulbari Hotel. (Man, the hotel, that I always wanted to see, is great. I mean the building, the infrastructure, the compound, the…
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Maoists’ Nepal Banda: Day 1 of 7
Nepal Banda, the general strike, called by Maoist rebels to make King Gyanendra’s artless election drama, has made general Nepalis’ life very difficult. The Banda has, as expected, affected the lives of general public. BUT inside Kathmandu, there were quite a few vehicles running here and there with passengers packed inside. Some of those passengers…
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Mobile Phone and Kathak Dance
Sunday/Monday: As usual but quite busy. I don’t know how fast time is passing and I haven’t been able to do any significant work. Time is like bullet, travels fast. By the way, I haven’t been able to go for tea with Deepak Adhikari, my colleague at Nepal Magazine, in a nearby teashop. So no…
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Day of Protest and Duty of Journalist
Saturday: One of the busiest Saturdays. I was running here and there covering the protest rally in Basantapur and when I returned office I was a bit tired. An assignment was waiting for me. I had to write a long piece on monarchy in Japan: possible succession by the female member of the Imperial family…
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