Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: new delhi

  • Delhi once again

    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…


  • Nepal should help Indians understand our society and people better

    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.…


  • 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.…


  • 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…


  • From Delhi to Nepal (Kathmandu?) in a Bicycle

    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…


  • A Cup of Tea and Nizamuddin

    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…