You have sum up a true conduction of what you called “NEW NEPAL” with simple examples. Is it really new a Nepal? For me it is almost same as old just name changed but behaviors remains same.
Probably the conditions are even worst as you might have seen.
Yesterday I was in Pashupati. It was funeral of my friend. His body was in front of us. The last rituals are being offered to him. At some distance a groups of kids were watching. I was quite surprise and thinking what the kids are looking for. Definitely they are not interested in the rituals as this is not new for them. At the end, just before the body was set on fire, the Pandit takes out his cloths. At that time I come to know that they are there looking for the cloths. They run for it and take all the clots thrown in the river. When we were probably paying last tribute to our friend, kids were busy in distributing the cloths among themselves.
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Things will get much worst if we did not work towards it. Lets hope these things will improve soon…

What do you mean by 'we'. Are you trying to drag the fellow bloggers into your psycho mess? Can't you decide anything for yourself?

First, the link doesn't point to your article in another site.

Second, I wouldn't have spent that much time writing this article and thinking for nothing, If I were you, I would either ask the lady to give him a chance or I would give the promised 10 rupees for his daringness and desperateness. That would have been a reward.

I beleive in not giving them money though. You encourage them to beg in doing so.

Even Shreeya dear has such humane feeling? from when? by looking at this site in other corners, we feel you as rude, selfish,inhumane, and insolvent. It is good like Nepali actor Rajesh hamal offerig them pies from time to time to become popular, but no actresses!!! Even not being an actor, you tried to gain sympathy from the street hawkers, which is best part on your ideology if they are reading your article from ekantipur or this blog site everestuncensored.org, if I, representing one of the hawkers is not mistaken. By putting it in a,b,c,d,ekantipur,f kantipur...you are good in showing the plight of Nepali hawkers unlike in Delhi, Bombay India where 100s are killed everyday when vehicles run over them sleeping on the sky roof during night. There is nocountry where hawkers do not exist. Even god cannot distribute Natural wealth equally well. If you are superbly beautiful/handsome, your neighborhood may have bamboos or thick vases unlike Cocacola Advertisement. Let us forget them, leave them on their duties, and help serve those who are going to lead a better life from families, not hawker life. Theory of natural Selection and Survival of the fittest!!

very touching one shreeya…

I guess most of us pass through this confusion daily as u have stated “I find it hard myself to reconcile the ambivalent thoughts of altruism and rationality”.

And what are these Pawan, Lekhak and nepali streethawker doing with their ugly comments under such a beautiful article.

"run…. shoo … shooo.."

Its very good and touchy article Shreeya. Keep up your good work. You have got this knack for writing good article like this.
And pawan, Lekhak and Nepalistreethawker are representing overall common legpulling syndrome which is prevalent in Nepalese society. I have not seen any optimisstic and positive postings from Pawan so far in this blog. Better learn to have some positive attitude in life.

yeah yeah, keep it up your babble, confusion to yourself. but spare bloggers will you?

ha ha, prakash thinks his positive ideas gonna do something good for those street kids. Hey man go and sell your positive idea to those kids.

pawan.. everytime u post a comment, u point me to a whole new direction of thought.... why dont u give me a list of things to write on for enthusiastic, smart, intelligent bloggers like urself ...

Shreeya You should learn atleast something from Pawan. He is a great person. Have you ever seen a blog without his comments. But sad to say all bullshit comments. He never keep his ideas here but he is just born to show his smartness by his silly comments specially if article is posted by Female. You should write an article on such a sick people rather than Street children.

Hey don’t cry, just stay away from touchy-optimistic-enthusiasm and blah blah. I hope it’s not so hard for you software geeks. You see, it’s not that hard to see everything differently when you are trained to see them laterally.

oh.. dear. pawan. did u have a troubled childhood..life and ppl arent THAT bad.

I want to quit smoking.

hey nicely written article..
good flow.. maybe a lil too many musings..but thumps up..

p.s - pawan, attention problems ?

troubled childhood? attention problem? will you guys stop making psycho babble?

naughty nifty "pawan" character disappears after this comment posting above. What has happened to him? If you are still alive re-surface again.

I convinced Pawan to seek a Geeta lesson. He will be back with different style and you all see humble Pawan.

Geeta - the Geeta Lover!

Dear
A very wise person once said: If you have money and someone asks you for help, then it is no longer your money, but God's [anonymous].
The act of TRUE giving is through non-attachment -- having no expectations for the how's, when's and wherefore's from the giver. And besides, don't you get something back in return for your act of giving? So I suppose, the "beggars" in their own way are truly gift givers too!

I somewhat agree with nepalistreethawker (or something like that)'s first comment. As humans we prefer to be humaine, and we would like it that all people, (especially children) get the things in life that we consider the bare minimum. Since Utopia is impossible, we can only improve the situation so that more and more people get these things. Unfortunately just by giving 10 Rs. or 100 Rs or even 1000 Rs. per day per person will not make all the children have all these things. Firstly, because the one receiving it will not know how to use it. And if she does not know how to spend it wisely she will not increase the wealth and her condition will never improve. To make them realise how to spend it wisely we have to educate them. Which costs money. Secondly each person can give the money to only a few one of them each day. So that in country like ours where almost everybody is poor, that won't serve many. Also not only education but health care must be good because when people are dying they don't care about education much. Which also costs money. To spend as less money as possible on health care and education we must have proper sanitation, which also costs money. My point is giving Rs. 1000 a day won't help them. The only thing that will help them is if we become provident and think long term. We can break the vicious circle by building solid foundation. The money for that will come when the country becomes more productive. That will happen only if each individual does hard work. For example if we are sincere and do our work then, companies will trust IT sector in Nepal, which will generate income which is going to make their poverty disappear (provided the leaders are sincere too). Hence if each individual is sincere then there is no need to shed the crocodile tears. We shouldn't be so naive that we spend too much money on amoxylin when what we really need is a good sanitation facility. Do your work, and don't run away from situation that is all that the street children need. And thank Ayn Rand for this philosophy.

very well said sushant. i couldnt agree with you more.
i would like to add one more thing. as you and most of us do believe that education is the main foundation for virtually everything from turning riches from rags or elevating from any miserable condition. Education is the main foundation . IN addition to education, i believe one should also focus on building 'skills' so that one can be 'self- employed'. What's the point when you have a PhD and dont even know how to fix a broken bulb or a leaking pipe or simple stuffs like those and you go hopping from one office to another in search of a job.
One of the ways by which we can try and tackle the street children is by establishing a school where not only they are taught to read and write but also given some vocational training so that they can self sustain and start out on their own. it could be just teachin them how to paint walls or some basic electrical training or any of that sort. it could be anything.. it could also give them a sense of gratification.. I am just thinking aloud here.. wat do you say?

I don't mean "Formal Education" by "education". Education as general teaches us about things that the society and the human race has accumulated over its past. Vocational skill is one of its major part that will help them more in this situation, i agree. It will help them be able to work and stand on their own. Theoritical education rarely helps you if are fighting for your survival. But formal education is necessary after you have achieved the basic physical need to eat and sleep. Important as it is, only vocational education is not enough. We must give them a chance to be inspired, and have their own opinion. Without formal education it will take them a very long time to find out by themselves, what the human race has already found in the past. Without it the Bertrand Russels, Maxwells and Marxs will be laying brick foundations only and not foundations in science and art. But vocational education is a must for now i agree.