Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: travel

  • Street Food of Delhi (and India)

    The urban Indian streets are full of two things: people and food. Men and women of all ages and sizes standing around a small roadside food stall and eating is…


  • The Highway Kids #Nepal

    It was one of those exploration trips around Kathmandu valley that Suraj Kunwar and I took in late 2008. Tired of our newsroom routine, we had decided to escape out…


  • A trip to Taj Mahal (and Red Fort) part ii

    What? A trip to Taj Mahal, Agra. When? Saturday, June 13, 2009 Here’s the first part of this entry: 1. A Trip to Taj Mahal (Part I- Indian Railways) As soon as…


  • Hustle and Bustle of Chawri Bazaar, Old Delhi

    I went to Chawri Bazaar by chance. I had to drop a friend at the railway station. I thought it was the New Delhi railway station where we had to…


  • Hello Saar! I Clean Your Ear?

    I was sitting outside the Jama Masjid, on the stairs that lead up to the main entrance of the mosque. Gokul was sitting a few stairs below on my left.…


  • Kolkata: Runner-pulled Rickshaws of India

    I can’t recall when I did I first see/ride a rickshaw but I still remember that day 11 years ago when I rammed a cycle-rickshaw unto a culvert in Bardia…


  • Streets of Kolkata, India

    Kolkata was one of the four largest cities in India where I hadn’t been to until October 2009. I went to Mumbai in October 2008, Delhi a month later and…


  • Shillong and Cherrapunji

    Traveling with two IITians: Cherrapunji to Kolkata [PDF version of the article in Koseli] The event described in the blog happened in the first week of October. Here’s Parmalink: http://wp.me/pjyem-s6…


  • The Great Indian Railway Bazaar

    This article first appeared on Saturday’s (11 July 2009) Kathmandu Post By Dinesh Wagle The moment of shock came soon after I was awakened. At the time of leaving Kanya…


  • A Trip to Taj Mahal (Part I- Indian Railways)

    What? A trip to Taj Mahal, Agra. When? Saturday, June 13 How? I was lying on my back on the ground of Lodhi Garden Friday evening hoping to count a few…