प्रश्न गर्नुहुन्छ : ‘नेपालमा आफ्नो भविष्य सुरक्षित राख्न मैले के गर्नुपर्छ ?’ मेरो जवाव: ‘तपाई स्वार्थी बन्नुहोस्। नेपालमा आफ्नो भविष्य सुरक्षित राख्न महा-स्वार्थी बन्नुहोस्।’ Read in English असजिलो लाग्ला यो सुन्दा। के सन्क्या होला यो उज्वले भन्ने मनमा पनि पर्ला। … Continue reading
Buddha was born in Nepal. So what? Yes, Buddha was born in Lumbini, around 2600 years ago, which is now in Nepal. The real question we should be asking each-other now in Nepal is: Would Buddha want to be re-born in … Continue reading
Lets accept this fact for Nepal. We are not failing. We have already failed. Deal with it. How do we deal with it? And how do we move on? Here are 3 important life-choices you will have to make to … Continue reading
आमाको मुख हेर्ने दिन आज, आफ्नो आमाको साथसाथै नेपाल आमाको पनि मुख १ चोटी हेर्न नभुल्नु होला है। आफ्नी आमालाई केहि दिनु हुन्छ नै अवश्य, नेपाल आमालाई नि केहि दिने प्रण गरौँ है यस पाली। आफ्नो आमालाई त केहि दिनु हुन्छ … Continue reading
When we are inside Nepal for a long time, some times we may not see the solutions as clearly as we could, from outside. Last month, I was on a personal pilgrimage to neighboring India in Varanasi (Kashi) and BodhGaya. While … Continue reading
यो धेरै साथीहरुले मिलेर बनाएको सृजना हो। सबैलाई धन्यवाद पहिलो ३६ घण्टा मै १०,००० जनाले हेरिदिनुभएकोमा ! नेपाल हाम्रो घर हो, डेरा होईन कुनै घरमा डेरा गरेर बस्नु र त्यसैको मालिक हुनुमा नितांत फरक छ। यदि त्यो घरको भित्ताहरु चर्कियो … Continue reading
This is how we go to a dictatorship in Nepal. Scenario 1: Deadlock between existing political forces becomes entrenched. People ask the political parties to do anything to en-sure stability. Most elites in Nepal stay above this fray by relying … Continue reading
Lets call things what they are (Lets stop being naive or politically correct). Don’t call our politicians ‘leaders’. They are our ‘rulers’. Nepal is not a ‘democracy’. It is a ‘syndicate of autocracy’ We are not ‘brave Gorkhali’. We are ‘coward Nepali’ … Continue reading
अहिले नेपालमा यहाँ दुई जात मात्र छन् । एक आफुलाई ” नेपाली भन्नेहरु” अर्को “नेपाली बन्नेहरु” । “नेपाली भन्नेहरु” आफुलाई गर्वले नेपाली भन्ने गर्छन् । नेपाल बचाउँ भन्छन् , नेपाललाई बचाउन १० वटा उपाय भन्छन् अनि नेपालीहरुलाई नेपाली बन भनेर आवहान गर्छन्। … Continue reading
There is a difference between the one who rents a house, and the one who owns a house. The one who rents a house doesn’t care if the walls crack and crumble, they can always move to another house. The … Continue reading
१०० बर्ष अघि हेनरी थोरेयुले यसो भनेका थिए – ”There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” “दुष्टताको हाँगो भाच्न हजारौँ लागी पर्या छन् तर जरो उखेल्ने मात्र एक “ अहिले नेपालमा दुष्टताको … Continue reading
This 8th meeting focused on Nepal’s Foreign Policies and the relationship with its immediate neighbors. All participants were asked to suggest or give their view on the what our Foreign Policy should be like: Here are some recommendations. Formulating India friendly … Continue reading
The openness of a society, its willingness to permit creative destruction, and the rule of law appear to be decisive for economic development. – Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel laureate in economics. In the 1st part we talked about how Nepal … Continue reading
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Read it In English here. प्रायले मलाई सोध्छन् – भन न उज्वल, भविष्यको नेपाल कस्तो होला हँ ? कसरी बदलिन्छ होला? प्राय ठोडो उत्तर दिन्छु, “कहाँ बाट थाहा हुनु नि मलाई?” नत्र केवल हल्का मुस्कान दिदैँ भन्छु “ठिकै हुन्छ नि … Continue reading
Why doesn’t some good person (or group) open a political party in Nepal? Because people like us who call ourselves good Nepalis won’t help them. But, why don’t good people like us, help them ? 1) Because of our ego. … Continue reading
In Nepal, each one of us remembers giving that dreaded, hated SLC (School leaving certificate) exams. I believe that SLC is now an obsolete concept and should be discontinued immediately. Here are some reasons why. 1) We save tons of … Continue reading
मान्नुस् नमान्नुस् —-> तपाँई हामी धेरै भित्र एक जात मात्र होईन धेरै जातको रगत मिस्सिएको छ — आफ्नो पुस्ताको ईतिँहास पल्टाउदैँ जानु भो भने। अनि अबको भावि सन्ततिको स्थितिलाई अबलोकन गर्यौँ भने पनि यहि सत्य सावित हुनेछ। मेरो बुहारी स्पेनिस मुलकी … Continue reading
हाम्रो नेपाल -विविधततामा एकता यस्तै छ: सबै आफुमा मिठो छौँ तर मिले झनै मिठो ! तर नमिले चाहिँ तो खाली कप जस्तो है कि कसो? :) सत्य यहि हो यो देश र देशवाशीको । Our Nepal – Unity within diversity … Continue reading
अबको संबिधानमा (वा जुनसुकै नियम – कानुनमा) हक मात्र होईन जिम्मेवारी पनि टन्नै लेखिनु पर्छ । मेरो बिचारमा यसरी जाँदा धेरै गाँठो फुकाल्न सजिलो हुन्छ । सबैलाई आफ्नो दायित्व बोध भयो भने बल्ल एक अर्काको मर्का पनि बुझ्न सजिलो हुन्छ … Continue reading
ईतिहासको पाना पल्टाउदाँ यसो रहेछ नेपाललाई राज गर्ने हरु – अहिले – असक्षम नेताहरुको राज अस्ति बाहुन-क्षेत्रीको राज ५० बर्ष अघि शाह बंशको राज १०० बर्ष अघि राणाको राज २०० बर्ष अघि गोर्खालीको राज ३०० बर्ष अघि नेवारको राज ५०० … Continue reading
— नेपाल बन्द गर्नु हुने साथीहरु एक चोटी नेपाल खोलेर त हेर, खोल्दा कति गर्व हुन्छ बन्द तोडौँ भन्दा आत्तिएकाहरु अवेज्ञा गरेर त हेर, मन कति शान्त बन्छ देश टुक्र्याएर “सुन्य” देखि बनाउन खोज्ने नेताहरु टुक्राएर त हेर, फेरि जोड्न … Continue reading
हामी आफूलाई वीर गोर्खाली (नेपाली) भन्छौँ तर हौँ – काथर नेपाली ! कसरी ? भनी सोध्नु होला। यसरी … • बिजुली, पानी, ग्यासँ, पेट्रोल जस्ता आधारभुत आवश्यकताबाट दिनहुँ बंचित हुँदा पनि सडकमा आउन डराउने हामी वीर गोर्खाली कि काथर नेपाली? … Continue reading
यो देशमा भै राखेका उथलपुथलको पछाडि संक्षिप्तमा भन्नु पर्दा यहि एक बाक्यले हामी एक एक नेपालीहरुलाई संबृद्धिको बाटोमा जान रोकिराखेको छ। ” यस्तै हो, के गर्ने ? “ यो बाक्यलाई अब हाम्रो मनमस्तिष्कबाटै निषेध गरिदिने कि, सके संबिधानबाट नै निषेध गरिदिने कि … Continue reading
नया बर्षको उपलक्ष्यमा मेरो यी हार्दिक शुभकामना है तपाँई र तपाँईका ईस्टहरुलाई। राम्ररी पढ्नुहोला – अन्यथा नबुझिदिनुहोला ;) (Read in English here) आउँदो बर्ष तपाँई …. … अझ बढि चोर्नु है ! के चोरुँ … Continue reading
Cynics are fault-finders (in my definition), who assume each of us have to become Superhuman, right from our first try, and who should never try unless we are 100% of our success. Cynicism as I have defined, is one of the worst … Continue reading
Each of us here in Nepal complain how we are headed for certain failure or doom or crash. I feel we are very close to success provided we make a strong stand for rule of law in this country. (re-read the previous sentence … Continue reading
(This article is based on a chiya pasal talk with Anil Chitrakar dai, who inspires many!) Don’t want to see Nepalis in Terai dying of cold in winter again? 2 things. First, lets agree that people don’t die because of cold. People die … Continue reading
“आफुलाई नेपाली भन्ने साथीहरु एक चोटी नेपाली बनेर त हेर, नेपाली बन्न कति गाह्रो छ !” तपाँई आफुलाई नेपाली कसरी भन्नु हुन्छ? ”संयोगले म यहाँ जन्मेको थिएँ त्यसैले म नेपाली हुँ?” के यत्ति नै हो त तपाँईको नेपालीपन पहिचान? कहिल्यै तपाँईले नेपाली भनेको यो बाहेक अरु पनि केहि … Continue reading
Dear friends from neighboring nations, aid workers, donors, dignitaries, fellow social servers who care about Nepal, Here’s a humble request from yet another Nepali. “Do help us, by not helping us now!” No, this is not trying to make a … Continue reading
As Nepalis we may be individually excellent, but collectively as a Nation, we are a failure! (so far) A Nepali student (Lujendra Ojha) has found water on Mars. We Nepali don’t manage properly to have enough safe drinking water despite having the … Continue reading
Nepal is beautiful. It doesn’t need to change. We do. Bagmati, near Sundarijal is refreshingly pure. As we touch it, we start turning it toxic. We need to change our habits. Krishna Mandir in Patan is heart stopping! The houses … Continue reading
Article also in myrepublica 6/18/2011 Twenty years ago, our mentors – our teachers, parents, uncles and aunts, grandparents, and even prominent radio and TV personalities – started giving us career guidance from an early age. They told us, explicitly or … Continue reading
. First they came for the Himalis, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Himali. Then they came for the Pahadis, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Pahadi. Then they came for the Madhesis, and … Continue reading
Story of the Ant & the Grasshopper (picked it up from Facebook posts) FIRST THE OLD VERSION STORY The ant works hard in the scorching heat all summer building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper … Continue reading
What is going to happen in Nepal, tomorrow? or in 3 months ? I will still wake up, around the same time, and smell the same cool, calm, fresh air in the morning, like I did today morning. Tomorrow, I … Continue reading
हामीले ३ खर्ब ५० अर्ब रुपैयाँ नेपाल पठाउने हाम्रा नेपाली लगानीकर्तालाई जब कदर गर्न जान्नेछौं, तब मात्र बाँकी संसारले नेपालमा लगानी गर्नेछन् । Please read English version here एक तथ्यान्क अनुसार बिदेशमा काम गर्ने नेपालीहरुले हरेक वर्ष करिब ३ खर्ब ५० अर्ब … Continue reading
Who needs to change? or
From Paulo Coelho, who provokes my thoughts every day. A friend tells me the story of a father who took his two boys to play mini-golf. At the ticket office he wanted to know the price. – Five coins for … Continue reading
20 years ago, our mentors (our teachers, fathers, mothers, uncles and aunts etc) started giving us career guidance from an early age and tell us explicitly or implicitly what they expected us to become. They analyzed what was wrong in Nepal at … Continue reading
Education in Nepal must Change. Change to incorporate creativity. Change to incorporate technology to bring the world to the children. Here are some videos that explain what I feel best. Enjoy these eye openers!
Are we equals ? A short video with James Bond. Watch this talk of women’s rights that questions our humanity…and let me know !
A thought. Maybe Nepal’s Democracy needs a new Aristocracy. i.e A cohesive network of wise men and women of knowledge, vision, reach and communicative skills to steer it from fragmentation and loss of national identity. Why? in order to protect … Continue reading
I propose issuing a special citizenship to Non-nepali citizenship holders who qualify.Lets call it for example, Global Nepali citizenship. Who gets it? Let Global Nepali Citizenship be a citizenship that goes to ones who work for it. Be that time and responsibility dependent … Continue reading
केहि सोचहुरु… समृद्ध नेपाली नै सुखी नेपाली। स्वनिर्भर नेपाली नै सच्छ्म नेपाली। स्वाभिमानी नेपाली नै हाम्रो गौरव। दुब्लो सरकार बन्छ चनाखो सरकार। विवेकशीलता अंगाल्ने नेपाल प्रगति-उन्मुख नेपाल। पौरखी नेपाली हामी नैसच्चा नेपाली। खुला नेपालले ल्याउछ उज्यालो नेपाल। यो सिंगो नेपाल, हाम्रो नेपाल। … Continue reading
. Wealth is a something created. It is by nature dynamic, something to strive for. Poverty is an idle state. It is the state that people naturally stay put in. Don’t over-analyse it. Don’t spend too much resources find yet … Continue reading
So are you a race horse or are you a wild horse ? If you are a race horse, you get to spend all your life in a set place where you race for some owner, boss or entity until … Continue reading
. Quoting words of wisdom from “Dokkodo”, an ancient Japanese warrior tradition. It applies to the warrior inside each of us ! May this be an inspiration to you as well. Accept everything just the way it is. Do not … Continue reading
I am excited to share with you, a free e-book full of positive success stories in Nepal for you to read and download! Here is the link. http://www.scribd.com/doc/33467040/e4nepalbook-Version-1-June This short book is full of entrepreneurs of Nepal’s thoughts and advices in … Continue reading
. When ►Nepalis who have the ability to create jobs, are afraid to invest time, effort into it, ►Nepalis who have wealth, want to hide it, ►Nepalis who have ideas and know-how, want to keep it to themselves either out … Continue reading
No taxation without the new constitution in nepal In the 9 years, I have been back and experimenting and failing through a number of start ups, I have realized that without the environment changing, we entrepreneurs have little to celebrate … Continue reading
If your house stinks, u can either clean it up, or ur neighbors will clean it for you (or tear it down). All depends on you.
nearly 3 out of 4 Nepalis are under 35. what does this mean to you? Age———> % of Nepalis <5 ———> 13.1 <10———> 27.1 <15———> 40.5 <20———> 51.1 <25 ———> 59.3 <30 ———> 66.4 <35 ———> 72.3 <40 ———> 77.7 … Continue reading
Are you looking forward to this 3-day bandh, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday? (Total shutdown of Nepal) What say to the sorry fact that a few big egos with no-one’s interests at heart but their own, will oppress you for three long … Continue reading
Acumen Fund describes “patient capital” as not to seek high returns, but rather to jump-start the creation of enterprises that improve the ability of the poor to live with dignity.” Ashu (Ashutosh Tiwari) and I are both fans of Acumen Fund. … Continue reading
The business cost of avoiding confrontation in Nepal A friend from the US living part-time and doing business in Nepal expressed frustration over our (Nepali) strong cultural desire to avoid confrontation in a professional relationship. Specifically, the steep business cost … Continue reading
My car will not start. (the problem) Why? – The battery is dead. (first why) Why? – The alternator is not functioning. (second why) Why? – The alternator belt has broken. (third why) Why? – The alternator belt was well … Continue reading
If your immediate goal is to earn good money risk-free, and a stable income in Nepal within a space of a few quick years, and you happen to be a well educated Nepali, I recommend you join the non-profit sectors (basically … Continue reading
We (as part of the Entrepreneurs for Nepal group) have compiled a series of tips and lessons about starting your business, which is taken from established Nepal based entrepreneurs speaking at the Entrepreneurs for Nepal forum. Here are first in … Continue reading
During a recent interaction with entrepreneurs for nepal group which i established and co-run, got some good tips from Karna Sakya of Kathmandu Guest house fame. Here are a few. Experience is critical for an entrepreneur, more than the academic … Continue reading
So you force-close a city (Kathmandu) for a day: you put brakes on 5 million people’s mind for a day you make 5 million idle minds become a devil’s playground you force a million youths to lose their morale and … Continue reading
Few weeks ago, in the “entrepreneurs for Nepal” gathering, I got to interact with a Nepali Hydro electric developer and a pioneer, Gyanendra Pradhan at a “entrepreneurs for nepal” gathering on 30th of April. He makes a good case for … Continue reading
Pain is Opportunity. This is how we entrepreneurs see things. We just look around, see where certain situations are causing discomfort (pain) to people, families, neighborhoods, towns and even the whole country. We find an opportunity, an idea to change lives, … Continue reading
Seth Godin talks about something monumental. He asks and I quote ” The Rorschach test question is this: When you read big ideas online, do you nod your head knowingly, do you argue in favor of the status quo or … Continue reading
Most potential entrepreneurs /investor / business people seem to be after “the big fish” here in Nepal. (Of course big fishes are harder to catch, harder to find, and harder to track). Why not go after a few small fishes … Continue reading
I always thought there was a big potential for public auctions for anything..from cars, to couches to …………… in Kathmandu/ The foreign embassies in Kathmandu hold auctions that are hugely popular and people come in huge droves to buy and … Continue reading
In the time of darkness and gloom in Nepal, this entrepreneur is slowly turning to poetry as an escape. “when the way the society is functioning defies common sense, when the way we live here in kathmandu baffles even us … Continue reading
I saw a very surreal sight yesterday while visiting “arguably’ the best school in Nepal. Budhanilkantha school. 50 (must be more) students on a vast computer lab, were in front of computer screens (which were off) and everyone were working … Continue reading
Seth says and I couldn’t say it any better. Is everything okay? Unless you work in a nuclear power plant, the answer is certainly no (and if you work there, I hope the answer is yes.) No, everything is not … Continue reading
A poor man’s thoughts on work. ” I am being exploited by the company. I should earn more. I will stop helping the company by sneaking out, not working hard, being angry, showing attitude…etc.” A rich man’s thoughts. ” Company … Continue reading
My question is whether progress of a prosperous society or country is measured by gross esteem indicator (self worth). The so called first world countries have comparatively lower rate of eligible voters actually voting. Are they actually lazy, unconcerned, unpatriotic? … Continue reading
A great article posted by Seth Godin, favorite preacher :) i am posting the highlights from an interview he did . http://www.etsy.com/storque/article/1871/ Basically he talks about how it might be wiser to remain small, and think of big ideas and … Continue reading
as i work more and more in wordpress (blogging web software) I am annoyed by the way web technology still hasn’t made it easier to publish on the web after all this time. One click (or maybe 2 click) publishing … Continue reading
When one wants to start a new venture (specially the youths in Nepal) , I recommend this : a) Do what you like to do. (seriously!). b) Stay small (as small as you can as much as possible.) Reasons, managing … Continue reading
background: I went back and stayed at my remote village in syangja for 21 days, mostly spending time between hundreds of old men and women and village youths, children and local polititicians. ( Most young men and middle aged men … Continue reading
I realize the election’s importance..and well there is an 8 day holiday. but we know.. “no work.. no eat…” simple. don’t talk about development, progress, poverty, business, happiness” before you consider the above quote. Ujw
so you think you are special?? here is a thought: On your next job application…., DON’T SEND RESUMES/BIO DATA WHILE APPLYING. Don’t. ((full stop there)) Instead: (As Seth godin writes and I wholly endorse it ) “How about three extraordinary … Continue reading
Young people in Kathmandu are under the impression that “grass is greener on the other side” here are a few tips : 1) Struggle, and make commitments early 2) Commit to career, forget the family for a few years ( … Continue reading
Dear Travel and tourism businesses, well aren’t most of your customers from japan, china, korea, belgium, france, germany ? why is your travel site in English ? Respect your customer, by making your travel site and learning their language please … Continue reading
“excerpts from Seth Godin” www.sethgodin.com I love his intuitve common sense! and a good article to download. .and your clicks for free (the new ebook) Excerpt: “For the last two months I’ve been working away on a (short) ebook about … Continue reading
in this link amazon reviewer you will find an amazon customer who wrote the time to review a simple ball pen. when was the last time your customers wrote a review about you so enthusiastically or sung praise like this … Continue reading
