Prologue to a new era

Nepal, March 15 -- I prefer to use the term prologue to describe the March 5 elections and their results because it heralds a time that evokes dramatic feelings. In a parliamentary democracy, polls ca... Read More

Leaders, mind your hamartia

Nepal, March 1 -- The pervasive mood of celebration a few days before the nationwide interim election has a theatrical quality. It seems the gloomy mood caused by the uncanny events of September 8-9, ... Read More

Theatre of Nepali politics

Nepal, March 1 -- The pervasive mood of celebration a few days before the nationwide interim election has a theatrical quality. It seems the gloomy mood caused by the uncanny events of September 8-9, ... Read More

Of architecture, politics and polls

Nepal, Feb. 15 -- There is a term in linguistics called 'Selectional Restriction Rules', which alludes to the semantic coherence or valid combinations of words and expressions. Experience says anomali... Read More

The lure of leadership

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- The upcoming general election and the mood that it has evoked have created an unprecedented moment in Nepali history. The discussions that this event has triggered vary in the pattern... Read More

Of heroes and politicians

Nepal, Dec. 21 -- The perennial quest of heroes is the root of the problems and romances of people everywhere. This concept has struck me at this moment of history, when we are voluntarily searching f... Read More