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Word Power v Hard Power

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  Devendra Gautam A recent thought-provoking conversation with the op-ed editor of an online news portal has this writer on the lap of the Himalayas on think mode, which is albeit rare if not outright unusual even in this milieu where there’s no dearth of food for thought — from local to regional to international. With a dedicated team of experts doing the thinking and disseminating on any topic 24/7, knowledge and expertise are just a click away, both for the Nepali laity and the clergy.  The sad part of the story, though, is that ears that matter do not listen, if occasional conversations with experts of repute are any guide. But let this be a topic for coming ramblings. Aware that thoughts can drive you mad if you think too deep, long and hard, aware that emptiness within you makes the most noise, this byliner has even taken baby steps towards thoughtlessness and mindfulness by attending some wellness cum meditation sessions. Aware of an empire of ignorance within, he’s b...
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The Twenty-Watt Rebellion: Sovereignty, Entropy and the Algorithmic Annexation

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Devendra Gautam In the quiet sanctuary of a library seated amidst an urbal sprawl in Kathmandu, one of the few corners where this observer can choose to stay offline, the world feels governed by the slow, deliberate weight of history that mostly lives and breathes in books that need some serious dusting. Step outside in 2026 , and you face a chaotic collision of shifting borders and invisible codes as data centres of giants with economies richer than most of the third world hum 24/7, running the whole world at a dizzying pace. Over my recent marathon conversation with AI, a singular, chilling pattern has emerged: a global migration of agency from the human spirit to the algorithmic ledger. As an observer of geopolitical and social affairs, one realizes that the struggle for sovereignty is no longer just a matter of "boots on the ground," but of bits in the cloud—the kind that does not bring rain. The Cosmic Ledger: Why the Big Bang Matters To understand the crisis of th...
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वि अल विल गो होम वन डे

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आखिर नमस्ते खाएर कसलाई पुगेको छ र?

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देवेन्द्र गौतम वसन्तपुर दरबार क्षेत्र घुम्न/मेला भर्न जानुभएको छ भने कुमारी घरको छेवैबाट (पश्चिमतर्फ) भाग्यरेखासदृश मसिनो एउटा बाटोमा पनि आफ्ना पाइलाका डोबहरू छाड्ने कष्ट गर्नुभएको छ कि? गर्नुभएको छ भने आशा गरौँ, त्यस पुरातात्त्विक महत्वको क्षेत्रमा २-४ पैसा खर्च गरेर यहाँहरूले पनि नेपालको ‘भर्भराउँदो‘ पर्यटन उद्योगमा गच्छे अनुसारको योगदान गर्नुभएकै होला। ‘आफू त महादेव उत्ताना पर, कल्लाई दिनन वर’ को अवस्था छ भने भो कुरा नगरम् । जति नमस्ते खाए पनि अघाउन्नन् सत्ता र शक्तिमा रहेकाहरू । आखिर नमस्ते खाएर कसलाई पुगेको छ र?  जे होस्, त्यस बाटाको छेवैमा पत्रिका पसल, चिया पसल आदि छन्, छेवैमा दशैँका बेला दशावतार नृत्य मंचन गरिने एउटा डबली पनि छ । त्यही मन्दिरको पश्चिम दिशामा घुँडा धसेको, हात जोडेको, गुल्मीतिरको लवजमा भख्खरै बोल्लाजस्तो एउटा पखेटायुक्त ढुङ्गाको मूर्ति देख्न सक्नुहुन्छ । तेलकासा खेल्ने उमेरदेखि नै अकिञ्चनले पनि उक्त मूर्ति एकदम मूर्तिवत भइ कसैलाई पर्खिरहेको देखेको छ। यस्ता कति पुस्ताहरूले उक्त मूर्तिलाई सोही अवस्थामा देखेका होलान्।  ती दिव्य, बोलूँबोलूँ लाग्ने प्राणी वै...
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