After the first ever helicopter ride, I take a first ever walk in Jumla headquarters. There are many firsts. 04 July: By all accounts and activities that I experienced today,…
Notice: Want to hear the new Nepali national anthem? Please download it by clicking here. Read about the song here and here. ……….. It’s no secret that I am a…
A Birthday Blog Dinesh Wagle, who turned 28 today, smiles in Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles in April 2006. “Touching the Sea water [there] was the most terrific moment [I…
Falgun 7 [19 Feb] was a day that I will not forget. I didn’t get the Kantipur excellence award that Kantipur Publications, where I work as a reporter for Kantipur…
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…
Traveling in Kathmandu isn’t always easy. Actually it’s never easy especially in public vehicles. It’s different case if you own a bike or, perhaps, a car. Even if you have…
It’s 1:21 AM and I just woke up. I came home at 10:30 PM last night. There was no light in the house. There was no light in the village.…
Two years after the royal takeover and censorship we have now democracy and it’s time for Nepali journalists to focus on improving the quality of their reporting. Scribes took out…
A journalist friend of mine (who works for a different newspaper) yesterday invited me for a Nepali movie screening for this afternoon. That wasn’t strange given the trend in Nepal…
Kathmandu sees many foreign language film festivals, not just Bollywood and Hollywood flicks. One after another, it’s now time for British Film Festival in Kathmandu. The sixth edition of the…
I work to make our democracy stronger. I have also been a journalist by academic training and 16 years of experience.