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Writing for readers in a world run by algorithms

Nepal, June 2 -- The idea of this column germinated when Kishor Dahal, op-ed editor at the Kantipur Daily observed during an informal conversation: "Once readers used to look for writers. Such are the... Read More


Democracy dies with dashboard populism

Nepal, May 19 -- The performative pomposity of Prime Minister Balendra Shah is irritatingly perplexing. For reasons not difficult to infer, he prefers digital monologues over institutional dialogue. S... Read More


Choreography of chaos, mediocrity of middle class

Nepal, May 5 -- It is entirely possible that when peaceful protestors turned violent, breached the police barricade, and began to storm the Parliament building on September 8, 2025, a few security per... Read More


Predatory script of Panchayat in the post-truth republic

Nepal, April 21 -- Addicted to the algorithmic aphrodisiac of populism, the post-truth government of Prime Minister Balendra Shah is performing almost exactly as scripted in the regime-change playbook... Read More


When power swells, does dissent shrink?

Nepal, April 7 -- meaning friend has sent an asocial media post-a term that suggests the amoral nature of such platforms-asking for my opinion. The text is cryptic and mentions no names, making it dif... Read More


The chieftain falls, a redeemer rises!

Nepal, March 24 -- It isn't easy to pick a person to understand a phenomenon. The sunset of the Khas-Arya ethnonational chieftain Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, and the aurora of the political shaman, Bale... Read More