Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

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  • Fatalism And Development. The Book.

    All photos by Yogesh Khatiwada I have posted the photos of me looking for, finding and buying the much acclaimed book Fatalism and Development by anthropologist Dor Bahadur Bista who has gone missing since 1997.

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  • समर स्यान्डल फ्लिप-फ्लप

    दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल यो लेख आजको कान्तिपुरमा प्रकाशित भएको हो । यसलाई पत्रिकाकै पन्नामा हेर्नेभए यहाँ क्लिक गरेहुन्छ । थप तस्बिरहरु फ्लिकरमा छन् ।. [यो लेख लेख्नु केही दिन अघि मैले चप्पल’bout डब्लुएसजेमा पोष्ट गरेको इन्ट्री यहाँ छ ।] सबै तस्बिर सुरज कुँवर यो गृष्मयाममा मानिसहरूजत्तिकै अरू कोही व्यस्त छन् भने ती हुन्,…

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  • Chyura Set in New Road

    Pics of Wagle by Yogesh who’s seen partly in the photo above- front. Other pics by Wagle Background: I had this idea of a story about the rising inflation, worldwide and in Nepal. I wanted the real story, human story not just the hard facts. Though I am not an a-dollar-day man (fortunately I earn…

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  • The Spirit of the Karnali Highway!

    Super Tired. Nearly Depleted. Almost Finished. There are some moments when you are tired and almost finished with whatever energy that you have got in your body. But the fact that there is still some work to do makes you go crazy. I was in that state when these photos were taken by David Geoffrion,…

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  • Early in the Morning: A Radio Interview and Blogs

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    Blogmandu: The story of Ratnapark and the debate of men on the street. Read in Nepali. ==== Thanks to the CA election I have started waking up early in the morning these days. (Be warned, waking up early is NOT my cup of tea. I rarely see morning tea actually.) It was 6:35 and I…

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  • Which Party Do I Belong To?

    Jorpati! Okay, I am kidding. It’s been quite a while that I haven’t seen this site! Too busy with reporting for my newspaper, fixing and translating for international news organizations and following leaders in their campaign trails in Kathmandu and then keeping myself updated on the election results from around the country. After I returned…

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  • After a Month in Karnali, I am Back in Kathmandu

    I am back in Kathmandu. I came here on the last day of February flying from Jumla to Nepalgunj and from there to Kathmandu. I was in Karnali for a month (February). I did travel the Karnali Highway (Jumla-Surkhet) twice this time. From Jumla to Surkhet and from Surkhet to Jumla. I also went to…

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  • Time To Be Away from Kathmandu

    It’s now time for me to be away from the city of Kathmandu and go back to one of my favorite domains: the hills of Nepal. Being a workaholic ass in the city of Kathmandu means I must take break from regular life to refresh myself and inject fresh energy in the soul of Dinesh…

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  • Busy Days, American Politics and Our Leaders

    I have been extremely busy in the past two weeks. Blogging was the primary (or caucus? ha ha ha) casualty. I was completely into journalism, my primary profession. Reporting, writing, managing and editing. The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto came as a shock and I found myself in our newsroom tracking the…

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  • Watching Sunrise from the Nagarkot Hilltop

    I experienced the magic while watching the sun rising It was really challenging for me to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to observe the sunrise. I was determined. I set the alarm on my cell for 6 AM (Friday, December 21). The alarm inside me was also working and I was awake several…

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