Hemang Dixit

Top Heavy

All our netas, the big ones, the small fry, the stone throwers, ranke julus carriers were there to laugh or smirk at themselves during the course of various programmes being shown in the city.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 20, 2023

Most Able?

In Nepal one has only to think of our National Martyrs as the individuals who have been fighting for peoples’ rights in the early days of freedom struggle and paid with their lives.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 04, 2023

Changing Times

Recently there was a clip in FB with the title ‘Shifting sands of time’ which gave twenty illustrations of how the style of living has changed over the years in the western world.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 21, 2023

Nepali Shenanigans

There was also comment in the HOR regarding the current practice of the Prime minister being the VC of the Universities of Nepal.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 03, 2023

Budget Naataks

Why should one discuss the budget proposals for so long if the finance minister is not prepared to make changes? One saw on TV when he replied to the House on 13 Asar (27th June at 6.00pm that there were barely a couple of dozen MPs listening to him! What a waste of country’s resources! So many essential laws could have been made or updated during the time spent on the budget.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 29, 2023

Utter Confusion

What are the projects that are in the offing? There is talk of a railway line from the North as the one from the South is progressing albeit at a snail pace. The Raxaul – Kathmandu link seems to be on hold at the present.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 16, 2023

Dual Citizens?

It is a fact that the Non Resident Conferences, held by Nepalis who presumably have not renounced their citizenships, not only brings about family reunion, revives culture, creates bonhomie and good cheer.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 05, 2023

View & Review

From the time of late King Mahendra, the constitution of Nepal had been following an election pattern that exists at the present time in the United Kingdom.

By Hemang Dixit May 22, 2023

Bright & Beautiful

The trouble in Nepal is that as Greek philosopher Astrophand has said, ‘Under every stone lurks a politician’.

By Hemang Dixit May 07, 2023

Nepali Nexus

The reality in Nepal was that until recently the agricultural products of different parts of our country could not be transported to other areas because of lack of roads.

By Hemang Dixit Apr 24, 2023

Money Around

Money sent home by Nepali workers in the Gulf and Malaysia via hundi has been exploited by certain sections of our own society.

By Hemang Dixit Mar 19, 2023

Blind Justice

They say that love is blind and in some societies it is also accepted to go on a ‘Blind Date’ with someone of the opposite sex who one may never met and seen before. Such is an accepted norm too!

By Hemang Dixit Mar 02, 2023

Going, Going, Gone

There was silence for a couple of seconds and then his voice announced, ‘Going, going, gone, to the gentleman in the duffle coat in the corner there.’ I had been enthused, attracted and finally entrapped to obtain an item which I did not need.

By Hemang Dixit Feb 20, 2023

Be-Woke

Another (me), posted that it reminded one of Nepali farmers queuing for high priced fertilisers at the time of the yearly planting of crops – a regular annual happening!

By Hemang Dixit Feb 08, 2023

Status Quo?

The current policy by some of our businessmen of investing in foreign lands or on far off shores should be looked into. They should be made to do it the other way round i.e.

By Hemang Dixit Jan 30, 2023

Agros Woes

After our government encouraged fruit growing in orchards many Nepalis imported apple saplings from far off Serbia and replanted them in Mustang.

By Hemang Dixit Jan 22, 2023

Make Believe

Many years ago I remember going to a building in the Jhamsikhel area that went by the name of Sashi Bhawan, a former Rana residence where the Indian Military Mission was stationed.

By Hemang Dixit Jan 13, 2023

Messi GOAT

During the time that the FIFA World Cup was going on in Qatar two TikTok clips were circulated by Thulo Ba in Twitter. The first showed Messi who stated that after their loss to the Saudi Arabia team, he, his Budi and children came to Nepal to enquire from a Jyotishi, whether Deuba’s or not he was not sure to enquire why? The seer divulged that this was because of Sanni Graha but that they would be OK henceforth.

By Hemang Dixit Jan 06, 2023

High Places

Political events are influenced by what we see in and around us. One has only to look at what is taking place in India

By Hemang Dixit Dec 28, 2022

Expired & Out

The PR system that currently exists in the country was introduced to ensure representation of women, marginalised, backward classes and ethnic communities into the political mainstream.

By Hemang Dixit Dec 19, 2022

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