ट्याग nepal

  • लोकतन्त्र दिवसको जलपान

    दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल काठमाडौं, ११ वैशाख- लोकतन्त्र दिवसमा प्रधानमन्त्रीले बुधबार आयोजना गरेको जलपान समारोह नवीनकुमार विश्वकर्माका लागि ‘वर्गीय विभेद’ फेला पार्ने अवसर थियो । समाजका ‘शक्तिशाली’, ‘गन्यमान्य’ र विदेशी कूटनीतिज्ञ सामेल समारोहमा यी ३२ वर्षो माओवादी नेता स्थानीय विकास राज्यमन्त्रीका रूपमा सहभागी थिए । ‘वर्गीय दृष्टिकोणबाट हेर्दा यो परिवेश सामान्य जनताको जीवनभन्दा धेरै…

  • अक्करे भीरका डाइवर दाई

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    दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल [थप तस्बिर सहितको अंग्रेजी संस्करण यहाँ छ: Tales of a Highway Driver in Karnali ] पहरो छिचोलेर कटेको कालीकोटे कच्ची सडकमा सदरमुकाम मान्मलाई पछि पार्दै एउटा ट्रयाक्टर जुम्लातिर बढीरहेको थियो । सामानले भरिएको त्यो गाडीलाई केही मिटरसम्म चार साना, काठे पाङ्ग्रे र घाँसले सिगारिएका ‘मिनी ट्रक’ र ‘ट्रयाक्टर’ले पछ्याए ।…

  • घरफर्केको केटो

    दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल [यो लेख आजको कान्तिपुर कोसेलीमा प्रकाशित भएको हो । थप तस्बिर सहितको अंग्रेजी संस्करण यहाँ छ: Homecoming of a Nepali Migrant Worker from India] कर्णाली तिरैतिर जुम्ला हानिएको दैलेखी धुले सडकमा फागुनको पहिलोसाता उसलाई हिडिरहेको देख्दा मैले फोटोपत्रकार स्टिभ मक्करीकी विख्यात तस्बिर पात्र ‘अफगान गर्ल’ सम्झिएको थिए । ‘नेशनल ज्योग्राफिक’…

  • Politics of Music Video in Nepali Television

    After the South Asian Film Festival, there was the festival of South Asian Music Videos (from Nepal, India and Pakistan) in Kathmandu today. I didn’t attend the event but I am very much aware of the politics of favoritism in playing Music Video in Nepali TV stations. When I woke up in the morning, well…

  • White Water Rafting in Trishuli

    Yea, I want to do more rafting and in more challenging rivers. Bhote Koshi, I will see you soon! Bindas over water: Wagle waves at camera while rafting That was my first experience with rafting. I was excited and was too eager to board into one of the raft boats anchored on the bank of…

  • पानीमाथिको जिन्दगी

    दिनेश वाग्ले धादिङ, ‘मैले फोवार्ड भनेपछि प्याडलले पानी पछाडि धकेल्नु होला,’ प्याडललाई कसरी दुवै हातले अँठ्याउने भन्ने सिकाएपछि उनले निर्देश गरे- ‘अनि डुंगा अगाडि जान्छ । म राइट ब्याक भन्छु, दायाँ पट्टकिो प्याडलले पानी पछाडि धकेल्नु, बायाँपट्टकिाले अगाडि । याद गर्नुस् है, र्‍यापिडमा मैले भनेजस्तो गर्नुस् । फरवार्डभन्दा ब्याक गर्ने होइन । (र्‍यापिडमा) एउटा बाटो…

  • Smoking A Cigar: Dinesh Wagle Experience

    Because of journalistic ethics, source-reporter relationship and embargo on a particular information, I am not writing more about other Shivaratri activities and talks for now. I plan to write more when Ozomatli band leaves Nepal. For now just a photo and (cigar) credit: Photo by: Wil-Dog Abers of Ozomatli (Bass, marimbula, background vocals) Cigar courtesy…

  • Nepali Music: Vibrant and Growing

    From the shooting spot of a music video for a folk song Pic by Suraj Kunwar One sector that flourished in Nepal even when the country was going through the political turmoil in the last decade was without doubt the Music. No matter what, we sang and listened to one new song after another that…

  • Hurray! Laptops Go Wireless in Nepal

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    Theme of the blog: Now you can be online from anywhere in Kathmandu and 52 other districts of Nepal, thanks to the PCMCI card distributed by Nepal Telecom from yesterday The season has started in Kathmandu (and other parts of Nepal) for laptops to go wireless. As I am typing these lines, I am elated…

  • Nepanglish: Teaching English in Nepal

    Chris Sowton of Global Action Nepal trains Nepali teachers to teach English to students. Many scholars, pundits, essayists including poet Laxmi Prasdad Devkota (essay “Hi Hi Angergi”) have highlighted the importance of English language and its rising influence in Nepali society. No English, no future, parents tell their kids. With a strong desire to produce…