Category: Culture

COVID19, emergency power and civil liberties

Coronavirus has not only destabilised our health system but economy too. Experts and politicians are rambling around the prospects of economy when we pass this virus era. Far beyond this, there is more disturbing image of possibility of decline of democracy and civil liberties that we enjoyed. The failure...

Bhutan tourism policy requires revamp

The week was busy for Bhutanese social media crawlers as they debated heavily about impacts of mass regional tourism manifested by an Indian tourist who climbed up on Chorten for a perfect picture. The uproar of the netizens did reach to the height where senior government officials and many...

Why the land of happiness is unhappy?

In the age of militarisation, political conflicts, ethnic division and religious clashes, seeking happiness is an awkward but essential journey. Scientific development can no more necessarily measure the human progress but the personal wellbeing and satisfaction do. In recent years, the research on happiness have focused on the methods...

जयन्तिमै बिर्सिइएका भानु

दक्षिण अष्ट्रेलियामा यो साल भानु मौन रहे । यो साल मात्र हैन केही बर्ष यता यहाँ नेपाली साहित्यका विद्वान भानुभक्त बारे चर्चा कम हुन थालेको छ । भानुको मात्र हैन लक्ष्मी प्रसाद र अन्य धेरै नेपाली साहित्यका प्रणेताहरुलाई संझाउने दिवसहरु क्रमश: हाम्रो क्यलेन्डरमा धुमिल बन्दैछन् । कारण अनेकन छन्...

The smart city

‘Smart city’ has become a popular jargon in recent times among the politicians, big companies and policy makers. Politicians might be using it to attract votes, companies to expand their business while policy makers to appear themselves more advances and ‘smart’. There’s little known to the general people about...

The reverse cycle of aid politics

The Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) and many other development proposals that form part of the UN activities and other bilateral or regional agreements have always advocated that the developed and rich countries lend support – financially and technically – to the developing and poor countries to help them come...