Nepali Legislation is behind the times. It lacks the progressive provisions regarded as fundamental on other legal systems. As a result, the "right to development" is still a
Those parts of education, it is to be observed, for the teaching of which there are no public institutions, are generally the best taught.
-Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
Envionmenial activism has to extend beyond planting and protecting trees. Nepalis must be ready to address more complicated present and future problems with their environment.
Many people believe that the
The portraiture and landscapes in Kathmandu galleries reflect an idealised Nepal that does not exist. Art must evolve to speak for all Nepalis and not just for its elite urban
There are no quick-fixes to Nepal's population problem. It is past time to begin a resolute, long-term programme of fertility control.
Even though Nepal has been attempting to
How the development process got stuck in simple models and how to get it unstuck. The key is understanding culture.
It is not really possible for a person to understand
Kathmandu' s public lands policy has actually hastened the decline of Nepali forests. Only a Robin Hood-like strategy that reverts control of woodlands back to the people can bring
The unprecedented growth of people power in Nepal cannot be appeased with piecemeal solutions. It demands equality based on the principle of "no affluence, no poverty".
Any indication
So-called Nepali industrialists accumulated ill-gotten capital during the Panchayat years. The least these businessmen can do now is to invest creatively and become real entrepreneurs and risk-takers.
At the end
If the Japanese are at all aware of the Shangri-la image of the Himalayan countries, in all likelihood they got it from the West.
"We are also from the
Shangri-La…the perfect realm, shrouded in profound mysticism… visions of sacred monasteries, fluttering prayer-flags, maroon-clad monks in meditative chants… up among lofty snow-clad peaks deep in the Himalaya.
To a
In the remote forests of Uttarkhand, -where Chipko activists battled to save trees from the axe, one voice strove for many years to bring them cheer and to boost their
