Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: kathmandu

  • 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…


  • Just before the raindrops touched the earth

    New Baneshwar, Kathmndu.6:41 pm NST. Posted from WordPress for Android


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

    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)…


  • A car with two license plates. Spotted in Kathmandu

    All the way from Jharkhand (JH), India to Kathmandu…with two identities…perhaps suitable for a society that is being engulfed by the rise of identity based politics. Spotted in downtown Kathmandu…


  • Happy Holi, Kathmandu!

    Almost all pics by Suraj Kunwar


  • Khojuwa: kathmandu searching dog

    As seen on the wall of a restaurant- Picasso- in Patan. The full name goes like this: Picasso- Artist de la Cusine. Albatross the band will start playing live music…


  • Meaning Behind The Mask

    By Dinesh Wagle I lost my confidence in my nasal hairs last month. I wonder how my former science teacher would react to this news. Buddha Pramod Rai had full…


  • Bryan Adams in Kathmandu: What Does That Mean to Nepal

    By Dinesh Wagle Pic by Narendra Shrestha [This article first appeared on Sunday’s (feb 20) Kathmandu Post. Bryan Adams performed in Kathmandu’s Dasharath Stadium on Saturday.] Were things better here,…


  • Reasons to Come Home

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal I came back to Kathmandu last week after completing my two year tenure in Delhi. “Welcome back to darkness,” some of my friends said.…


  • Connected in Kathmandu: Complaints and Compliments

    By Dinesh Wagle Soon after Tihar celebrations were over in Kathmandu last week I was in Thamel with a colleague who was leaving the newspaper for good. As he took…