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Monks in protest

Posted on October 4th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
(9 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)
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September 19, 2007, tens of thousands of saffron robed shaven headed monks marched barefoot on the streets of Myanmar, the streets that are in silence under barrel of gun since decades and decades…
As I watched this image in television, I was caught by awe, fear, hope and concern..like the millions of people worldwide…
Those mere bare [...]

हाइ हिल जुत्ता र सौन्दर्य राजनीति

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
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सुन्दर युवती हेर्न कसलाइ मन लाग्दैन र ?
सुन्दर पहिरन र शृङ्गारमा सजि“दै मिस नेपालजस्ता सौर्न्दर्य प्रतियोगितामा सामेल युवतीलाई म अभिरुचिस“ग नियाल्छु । प्रतियोगितामा म मात्र दर्शक हुनसक्छु, प्रतियोगी होइन । मेरा कुरा छोड्दिनुस्, हाम्रा चर्चित नायिका रेखा थापा र निरुता सिंह पनि भाग लिन चाहिने योग्यता -उचाइ ५ फिट ४ इन्च) पूरा गर्दैनन् । सायद [...]

Happy New Year 2064 !!!

Posted on April 13th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
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Spoof : Prachanda spotted

Posted on March 20th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
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International women’s day

Posted on March 8th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
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Kantipur features women in IT: my subjective review

Posted on March 1st, 2007 by Dovan Rai
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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Falgun 7, Anniversary of Kantipur daily , anniversary special supplementary issue with theme “New Nepal” , on the last page is an article on new age women in new jobs, women in IT.
As I read the article, I was caught in confusion: whether I should get glad for being featured as new spirit of [...]

प्रचन्ड : हतियार सबै खोलाले बगायो

Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
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On Valentine’s day

Posted on February 15th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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Kantipur news poll result : really bothered me

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Dovan Rai
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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19 Jan , Kantipur news Poll question :
महिलामाथि हुने यौन दुर्ब्यबहारको मुख्य दोषि को ?
क. कानुनको अभाव
ख. अभद्र पुरुष
ग. महिला आफै
‘what a ridiculous option !’ I thought after I heard the third option ..
Oh! But the results
क. कानुनको अभाव – 20%
ख. अभद्र पुरुष -20%
ग. महिला आफै -60%
In Nepal, most news viewers are [...]

संसददेखि संसदसम्म ( फरक छुट्टाउनुहोस् )

Posted on January 16th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)
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Ramanujan, divine equations and suicide attempt

Posted on January 9th, 2007 by Dovan Rai
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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Whenever I happen to peep in my sister’s math and physics books, or read any article or news on mathematics and physics geniuses and their work, I miss my old fascination with the subjects, the thrill and beauty of the numbers, figures, theorems and theories.
I feel nostalgia over my forsaken dream to plunge in [...]

2007 rhymes

Posted on January 3rd, 2007 by Dovan Rai
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This new year eve,
I realized my heart growing cold,
with cynicism : an adult infection.
Trapped in this adult world,
so grey and so cold,
I longed for the old days,
when the sky is clear blue and grass is naïve green,
rainbows are purely colorful,
snails are innocently fascinating, and I am always cheerful.
Oh ! only if I could borrow a [...]

Vagina Monologues in Kathmandu

Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Dovan Rai
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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“I say vagina because I want people to respond,” says playwright Eve Ensler, creator of the hilarious, disturbing soliloquies in The Vagina Monologues. And respond they do–with horror, anger, censure, and sparks of wonder and pleasure.*
The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award-winning episodic play based on interviews with over 200 women about their real memories [...]

Second issue of Y! . It’s better.

Posted on November 28th, 2006 by Dovan Rai
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Quite impressed with the first issue of ‘Y!’, a new Nepali youth magazine, I was eagerly awaiting for the second issue, which I found better.
Y! seemed to come with a serious purpose. It was reflected in the first issue in it’s bold cover design(which caught my eyes first), carefully planned content and intellectually stimulating articles.
The [...]

How safe is ceremonial monarchy?

Posted on November 20th, 2006 by Dovan Rai
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