Back in the city where I lived for two years as a correspondent. Fortunately it’s not that hot today (29c). It’s not expected to be so for the rest of the…
Excerpts of an article published in the Kathmandu Post today: Despite being so close and sharing a border there is an unimaginably high level of misunderstanding about Nepal among Indians.…
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…
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…
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.…
…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.…
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…
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…
The IIT graduate who set off on a bicycle tour to Nepal [Here is the TKP PDF Page. Here is Kantipur Koseli Nepali PDF page] By Dinesh Wagle On his…
06/06: A version of this entry is published in today’s TKP. Here is the PDF version. Nostalgia: One of the many things that I miss about my Kathmandu life in…
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