Who is Ujwal? मेरो बारेमा

नमस्ते !
म उज्वल । म नेपाली हुँ :) मेरो देशको लागि मेरो भिजन यहाँ पढ्नुहोस्
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Who am I ?

My name is Ujwal. (ooze-wol). I am a Nepali.
I am an activist entrepreneur. Most of my articles here are my experiences about experiments, activism, entrepreneurship, and organizing.

Ujwal Thapa

Why do I write here?

My aim is to provoke you to make effective change in Nepal by first changing yourself.

What do I do ?

I build.
I build international Quality websites (for 10 years now).
I  am building an alliance against the Bandh (forced shutdowns in Nepal). We regularly defy bandh by various means including vehicle rallies on bandh days. In Facebook it is called, “Die Nepal Bandh Die” with over 4500 members.
I co-founded 4200 members Entrepreneurs for Nepal, a platform (eco-system) for “Entrepreneurs working for Nepal”. (Join its Facebook group here)
I am helping unite Nepali citizens to be responsible, pressure leaders to be accountable and make Nepal prosperous. Our movement is called “Nepal unites” or in Nepali, “परिवर्तनको लागि हामी नेपाली एक

What is my vision for Nepal ?

Here is my manifesto for Nepalis to unite towards a common sense led movement to transform Nepal.

No bandhsEntrepreneurs for NepalYouth Pressure Campaign NepalNepal Unites

How did I get started?

I came back from USA to Nepal as a visual artist, multimedia designer and in 2002, started Digital Max solutions, a south Asian offshore website developer and online branding team. Our clients range from multi-nationals from Australia to Internet companies in USA.

What are my other passions?

I love traveling in Nepal. So in 2008, I started exoticbuddha.com, an innovative travel information portal with more than 2000 travel articles and helpful answers on traveling in Nepal. Check out my Nepal travel blog if you want to trek and travel in Nepal!
I do a few experiments often. I started dmslist.com, a job listing portal for Nepal and Nepali all over the world in 2008.
Utilizing my farming roots, I am forming a cooperative, shangrilacoffee.com, an organic coffee farm and traders in western Nepal since 2009

Where can you find me ?

Subscribe to me on Facebook to stay in touch.
Subscribe to me on twitter:  ujwalthapa

Warmth,
Ujwal (or Jay, Uj, Uji, Ujay and many other names they call me) :)