चाेखाे माया डट कम: जन्मभूमि नेपाल र नेपालीहरूमा समर्पित

  Mahadev, marooned? Yup. Just a few days ago, there came a piece of interesting news. Interesting piece? That is hard to come by, right? Well…. The piece was about the Kusheshwar Mahadev temple on the confluence of the Sunkoshi and an angry Roshi, in Sindhuli. According to the report, the temple wears a deserted look with the Roshi sweeping away a hume pipe that was acting as a bridge between Mahadev (the lord of the deities) and the devotees, who would come for puja from far and wide.   Such audacity against the superlord? How dare you, Roshi?  Such is the wrath of the Roshi (rosh, by the way is a Sanskrit word that means anger) that it swept away part of the BP Highway last September, leaving behind a trail of death and devastation. What old score did the Roshi want to settle with an artery named after BP Koirala? And what beef does she have against the good ole Shiv, almost always meditating (when not romancing with goddess Parvati) and ever ready to grant wishes...

 The government of Nepal can heave a sigh of relief following a supreme order in response to a six-year-old petition seeking a mandamus order with regard to encroachment upon Nepali territories, which, by the way, has been going on unabated for decades. This relief from a division bench of the Supreme Court could not have come at a better time for a beleaguered government stewing in its own juice due to corruption scandals galore, one of which has prompted the resignation of the Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration. A swift resignation from a Nepali politician from the southern plains of the country has triggered at least a mini-debate on social media, with many wondering aloud if tainted Brahmin and Chhetri politicians can stick to positions of power while rules of morality apply only to Madheshi and Janjati leaders. It’s a valid question and sooner than later, voices like these will get louder and louder and, hopefully, tainted politicians will find it quite ha...

“History teaches us that man learns nothing from history.” The wise words from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ring so true for the whole of humanity, especially in this day and age of 5G technology, artificial intelligence and the internet of things that offers the human race a rarest of the rare opportunity to make this living planet liveable for all, and make significant dashes for higher heavens at the same time. To say the least, two great wars and limited wars in Europe and the Mideast, which might morph into broader wars, have shown how exact Hegel has been, all along. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, goes another nugget, from George Santayana. This home truth emphasizes the importance of studying the past—and learning lessons—to avoid repeating the same mistakes, It’s a given that there’s not much learning without studying, right? Now, let’s try to find where we stand in the league of voracious readers around the world, as a nation. According to the...