December 22-28, 2006
Headline
Editorial
Put out this fire
When we warned three years ago on this page about Nepal's class war turning into a caste war we had hoped it wouldn't be a self-fulfilling…
Columns
Eyes Wide Shut by SHEETAL KUMAR
Myopia
As one movement winds down, another one, as insidious, is escalating
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Point well taken
More bandas are not the way to go, but this one had a reason
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Love the neighbours
Or at least the chances they offer for progress
Backside by Ass
A season to be jolly
Everyone knows that Tuesday?s sudden bund had nothing to do with ambassadorships, it was about letting off steam by allowing ex-guerrillas with…
Nation
Untouched
For far-west Nepal's dalits, the peace process has been a bitter return to old realities
NARESH NEWAR in NEPALGANJ
Speedbumps
Underlying threats to the newfound peace lie in the very process that created it: ?a lack of solid dialogue mechanisms, poor facilitation,…
Culture
Kathmandu to Kanyakumari
KIRAN PANDAY Former British ambassador to Nepal, Keith Bloomfield, has always regretted not following the overland hippie trail from Europe to…
Leisure
Moving Target
From The Nepali Press
Letters
Mythical figures
Thanks to Sheetal Kumar for reminding us of history at a time when we?re all keen on just making it (?Debunking myths?, #327). I?m surprised…
Shut it
It?s all very exciting, great news etc, that the seven parties and the Maoists have finally come to an agreement. Unfortunately, I think our…
Same old tune
Please convey my greetings to the SPA and the UN monitoring team with this little ditty. Perhaps it could be an anthem entitled, ?God Help Our…
For Sarita
?Sarita?s family? (#327) accurately represents a typical Nepali village. That is how difficult life is in the countryside, where people look…
Note
A number of readers wrote in, asking what they could do to help Sarita and her children. Rupa Joshi responds: ?We?ve opened a bank account to…
In this issue:
Business as usual |Put out this fire |Editorial: Myopia |The division of spoils |Untouched |Point well taken |Love the neighbours |Talk to the tarai |Who are they? |At any price |Unsafe in prison |Sitting and waiting |Kathmandu to Kanyakumari |I’m a Nepali first |Backside: A season to be jolly