Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: delhi

  • 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…


  • India: Ten Years After

    It was a sobering moment when I recently saw a plaque erected beside a wall at Delhi’s another well-known market in Sarojini Nagar. “Condolence to those who died in the…


  • A Tale of Two Cities: Kathmandu and Delhi

    In Kathmandu, things are a bit chaotic for its size. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal So how’s Delhi?” many of my friends asked me when I was in Kathmandu…


  • A Tale of Two Drivers: Delhi Autowallah and Shillong Cabbie

    Some people complain while others struggle to make their lives a success. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal In the hilly north-eastern Indian town of Shillong, music is your identity.…


  • World Toilet Day: Delhi Public Urinals

    Today is the World Toilet Day and, I am not making this up but what a coincidence, I need to go to toilet immediately. [After 5 minutes.] But it’s easy…


  • Delhi Mouse on the Birthday of Mickey Mouse

    Today the world is celebrating the birthday of Mickey Mouse but in this post I am talking about the real (compared to the MM that is) rats of Delhi that…


  • Protests: Delhi vs Kathmandu

    They have bandas in India too, but they don’t trash the city to make their point By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal This article first appeared in today’s Kathmandu Post.…


  • Parking Fee at Pragati Maidan…

    …has been increased to Rs. 100 from Rs. 10 overnight! How much is the car parking fee at Pragati Maidan metro station? Rs. 100 for six hours. It was Rs.…


  • A Year in Delhi, India

    Fulfilling my year-long desire today I rode in a local train in Delhi. Yes, a year has passed. Today marks the first anniversary of my arrival in New Delhi. It…


  • Inclusive Hindutva: BJP in India

    The Bharatiya Janata Party of India has realized that its hard-line brand of Hindutva politics doesn’t work anymore. And that’s a good news thanks to its defeat in the parliamentary…