Why Kolkata?
What does Calcutta have besides the Victoria Memorial? Lots of Marxists.
HARI ROKA IN NEW DELHI
March 22-28, 2002
Headline
Editorial
Open border, closed minds
Whenever a new Nepali leader travels to India to pay his mandatory homage to the Delhi Darbar, the main question at home is always: what is he…
Columns
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Afraid of the dark
Fear stalks Nepal's dark and deserted highways at night.
State Of The State by CK LAL
The sigh of the tarai
The manufactured consent of mainstream Nepali monoculture must be replaced with an inclusive pluralism.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Dry days are here again
After gooseberry wine, the most overrated liquid in the world is probably water. Cosmologists tell us that life on other planets is impossible…
Nation
The murderous middle-ground
The Maoist insurgency has now been reduced to a body count. But behind every death is the loss of a loved one, a loss to society, and a family tragedy.
SAGAR PANDIT IN DANG
A tale of two hospitals
To take health care to the people, take it away from the government.
HEMLATA RAI in LAMJUNG
Deadend deadline
The Maoists are under pressure to strike a better balance between their armed struggle and legitimate political protest.
PUSKAR GAUTAM
Bands of believers
Ask not what your politicians can do for you, ask what you can do to help them feel more comfortable in their seats.
PUSKAR BHUSAL
Interview
Business
History
Leisure
Sacred Valley
Spiritual tourists are flocking to Nepal. And they aren't all old dharma bums.
ALEXANDRA ALTER
Nepali Society
Life after Ujeli
When Dipendra Gauchan cast Brinda Adhikari in the award-winning docu-drama Ujeli nine years ago, the eight-year-old girl had no idea what was…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Detained editors
Shyam Shrestha, editor of the monthly magazine Mulyankan, is the latest to join the lengthening list of persons detained by the security forces.…
Problematic poster
A classic case of good intentions gone bad: an award-winning poster designed for the Family Planning Association of Nepal and published in a…
"Visit Nepal," Baburam tells tourists
Baburam Bhattarai, in a letter addressed "Dear Foreign Tourists" says his Maoist party has nothing against the tourist industry or foreign…
Gains for women
The year 2002 has begun well for Nepali women. First, the formation of a National Women Commission was announced on International Women's Day, 8…
Tengboche just did it
Good news on the tourism front. The Tengboche Development Project in the Everest region, has just won the TO DO! 2001 award, announced on the…
Letters
Good reporting
The article, (“Lull in Lamjung,” #84) by Hemlata Rai gave a rare realistic scenario of how the insurgency is affecting ordinary people in the…
Sri lanka's lesson
After reading your editorial (“Learning from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,” #84) my own (sad) thought is that it is reminiscent of what happened in…
CK LAL
I am writing to thank you for bringing us CK Lal, who week after week amazes us with the breadth and depth of his knowledge. His analytical…
Rhinos
Nice piece on rhino translocation by Andrew Nash ("The 2,100 kg migrant", #85). Rhino conservation is a success story, but this is threatened by…
Shakespeare
Who does Kunda Dixit think he is, Sir Richard Burton? His Under My Hat ("Much ado about nothing much?", #85) has convinced me that our country…
In this issue:
Why Kolkata? | The murderous middle-ground | Open borders, closed minds | Editorial: The sigh of the tarai | Deadend deadline | A tale of two hospitals | Afraid of the dark | “Accidental Maoists” | Bands of believers | “We need peace.” | Loans unlimited | The Ultimate Computer | War paint | Keeping their word | Congress changes | The psychological price of public appreciation | “First Arts” | Dry days are here again