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The Nepal Digest Thursday 5 Dec 96: Mangshir 19 2053BS: Year5 Volume57 Issue1
Today's Topics:
Request for Sharing Responsibility
Nepal News
EEUTA KABITA
Another Resignation in Nepali Congress
Teaching Positions for 1997/98
Questions about the Nepal Education System
Newari Art
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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 18:10:03 EST
To: The Nepal digest Editor <nepal-request@cs.niu.edu>
From: "Pramod K. Mishra" <pkm@acpub.duke.edu>
Subject: Request for Sharing Responsibility
Dear Readers,
As you perhaps know, the post of Chief Editor for TND has been open for
quite some time. Because of his other engagements with TND Foundation,
Rajpalji wants to hand over the work of TND editorship in somebody's
capable hands. I can of course take over and the matter will end there,
but I thought that we should ask our female readers as well as others to
take this chance and run TND. This is not a quota system, but in any
society the legacy or nightmare of history, if you will, demands that
a society must devise ways to give equal opportunity to all its members.
Qualifications will be the same, and they are not many.
The usual power that an editor wields elsewhere will be lacking here
because of TND's open door, complete freedom of expression policy.
The principle behind this structure is that the community of readers
themselves are the evaluators of a contributor's posting. So a TND
editor has to keep his or her hands off the content and language of the
contributors' postings.
The editor is a volunteer, so doesn't receive any monetary benefit.
The editor, if he or she wants, may write editorials on any subject under
the sun, including TND postings. But the editor will have to be ready to
face criticism.
In other words, a TND editor, inspite of all the biases a mortal is
subject to, must not let them interfere in his or her editorial job.
At first glance, the job of a TND editor may sound like a thankless one,
but the rewards are many. Community service, service to the people of
Nepal and its friends, to humanity itself have their own rewards. A
Sanskrit shloka says (from Vishnu Sharma's sixth- or seventh-century animal
fable "Panchatantra"): Jaayante cha mriyante cha madrisha kshudra
jantawa, anen sadrishwo loke na bhuto na bhavisyati (Worthless creatures
like me are born and die, but a person like this one has never been nor will
ever be). Although such high pedestal may not be reserved for a TND editor,
some rub off nonetheless is certainly expected.
So I urge readers, particularly female members, to step forward and
express the desire to take over the editorial responsibility for TND.
Please send your mail to Rajpalji.
Thanks.
Pramod Mishra
TND Columnist
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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 13:21:00 -0700 (MST)
From: Mohan Dangi <mdangi16@odi.cwc.whecn.edu>
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: Request
To The Editor
Nepal Digest
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for listening my last concern about getting Nepal
Digest directly to me and up to us. Beside that, I have some more
concerns that I want to share with you or anybody who have ideas about
these concerns:
i.) First of all, I want to know more about the opening positions that you
have posted in Nepal Digest for TND executive officers, Board of trustee
members as well as other openings. Would please tell me the
required qualification, post-description and selection critaria which you
need for the selection of these vacant posts! And also would you tell me
person's location would matter or not.
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:15:26 -0500 (EST)
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: Nepal News
Queen to open painting show
By a Post Reporter
Source: The Kathmandu Post
KATHMANDU, OCT 27 - A duo exhibition of paintings by the two senior Nepali
artists, Sashikala Tiwari
and Karna Narshingha Rana, is to be inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on
the 2nd of December. It was
stated at a press conference organised by the organiser, the Siddartha Art
Gallery toady at the Nepal Art Council.
Sashikala Tiwari's seventh solo exhibition, When Season's Change, is her new
series of work that has tried
to portray the beautiful and harmonic blend of miniature abstract world
combining the natural elements. After
nearly staying aloof from exhibitions nearly for about a year, the 46-year-old
artist has again tried a
breakthrough in her work. "...Sashikala stands out in this generation of
modern painters - first as a woman
artist in a traditionally male-dominated profession, and also in her stylistic
innovations with which she has
been experimenting for the past twenty-three years...", says Lain Bangdel,
one of the senior Nepali artists about Sashi Kala Tiwari.
Likewise, seventy year old veteran artist Karna Narshigha Rana, who has
devoted more than 50 to 60 years
of his life in paintings, is also displaying his works. Rana's paintings are
detailed works of art which have
classic techniques with the water colours. He has tried to portray the
Nepalese life and culture through the
detailed work of art. "...He is committed to the traditional Tagore (Bengal)
school but it is self-imposed
discipline rather than a regulation of his original expression...," says
Dr. Ananda Krishna, head of the department of BHU.
"This exhibition is unique in a sense that it represents the works of art
of the two well-known artist of Nepal
who are living in their own different world," says Sangita Thapa of the
Siddarhta Art Gallery. The art
exhibition will continue for ten days after the inauguration.
Source: Explore Nepal
The Casinos
Rendezvous for tourists
Kathmandu is the paradise for casino lovers. The four casinos situated in the
capital city provide full entertainment to
foreign visitors round the clock. These casinos are contributing a lot to
bring tourists specially Indians and creating
employment opportunities to many Nepali youths. At present the four casinos
have employed 2,500 staff.
After Pashupatinath temple it is the casino that contributes to the inflow
to tourists specially from
India, claimed a marketing executive at Casino Anna. We have been filling
over 15,000 rooms per
annum in five star hotels, says General Manager of Casino Anna Mahendra
Rajkarnikar. Casino
Anna alone guarantees 5400 rooms per year, he informed. We provide all kinds
of entertainment
to tourists at free of cost, he observed. By "free of cost" he intended to say
that those who win will
not have to pay even a penny.
Casino Nepal has been contributing towards promotion of tourism business in
Nepal since its
establishment in 1969. After the establishment of Nepal Recreation Centre in
1992 three other Casinos also came into
being namely Casino Anna, Casino Everest and Casino Royale. Now NRC is running
all the casinos on lease basis.
Casino Nepal initiated publication of the first travel magine in Nepal called
Nepal This Month, which was published for
the first time in 1976.
The casinos are one of the biggest source of government revenues. Each of the
four casinos pays a royalty of Rs. 1.20
crore totaling 4.80 crore. Besides that the casinos also pay income taxes to
the government.
Nepali nationals are not allowed to enter in these casinos. Indian and Tibetan
businessmen residing in Nepal are
frequently seen visiting the casinos. They are the regular customers of the
casinos. Tourists other than Indians also visit
the casinos in a large number but they are not the regular players and they
have limited budget to play with. Regarding
the complaints of Nepali nationals entering the casinos from time to time, the
casino management says that they have
not allowed any Nepali nationals so far as they are identified. But the
casinos can not control hundred percent as it is not
easy to distinguish between Nepali and Indian nationals sometimes.
Casinos are providing colorful night life and entertainment to tourists.
Casinos also provide attractive offers to visitors
including free meal and drinks and complementary hotel bookings. Thus, the
contribution of these casinos in the field of
tourism can not be undermind.
Source: The Kathmandu Post
Lavish tradition impoverishes ethnics
By a Post Reporter
HELAMBU, Nov 26 - Many people in Tamang and Sherpa ethnic communities in
Helambu are getting poorer year after year because of the expenses incurred by
them for maintaining their social traditions.
Fifty-one families have thus been rendered homeless in Helambu and Simina VDCs,
according to a report. These landless people were recommended by the respective
VDCs to the Commission for the Resettlement of the Landless People's Problem for
registering their names.
According to most of the landless people, they had been rendered homeless
because they were compelled to entrust their land to the money-lenders with
whom they had borrowed
money for the funeral rites of their parents, for ghaiwa, marriage chhewar
and also during food-deficit period.
One resident of Helambu VDC said he had been rendered lendless after his
father sold
the land to pay for the money-lender who after his involvement in gambling.
There are many NGOs in this district but they work for the rich people,
according to local
people. Because of rugged topography, development is almost nil. Many of the
NGOs working here are guided by political prejudice, local people complain.
To earn their living,
people carry loads for rich people, raise goats or chicken, obtain loan if
their money-lender
believe them, make their children serve in the family of rich people, go to
India to work as
coolic or send their children to Kathmandu to work in carpet factories.
According to a local
woman farmer, the land received by her for cultivation is barren because her
inability to till the land. One side of roof of her cottage has been damaged
and she has not been able to mend the roof.
'There is not a single grain of food at home. I have been staying with the
daughter of my
sister for some days. I am unable to work because of asthama. People do not
care about
people who can't work. It is better to die than live as a landless person.
I would not have
been at such a miserable plight if I had money.'
The trouble of Kanchhi Tamang is somewhat different. She says, "I have been
tilling the
land belonging to a rich farmer. I can save enough to feed the family for
four months after paying the rent. For the remaining period I work in the
field of rich people to earn
my living. Everybody undermines a landless person. Nobody trusts him, she
complains.
People of Helambu and Kiul earn their living for 3 to 4 months by working
in the field of
Sahu (rich people). For the remaining period, they work as wage-earners.
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From: Aruna Sharma <asharma@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
Subject: EEUTA KABITA
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:15:26 -0500 (EST)
To : TND Editor
>From : banchita <Aruna Sharma>
Date : November 27, 1996
Dear Editor :
As we all know, in Nepal "Mangsir" brings a lot of hope, happiness, or
changes in people's life mainly because it is considered to be the month
of marriage. The big word MARRIAGE means a lot of things to lot of
people. Sometimes it is a wish, sometimes it is a duty! Sometimes it
is a pleasure, sometimes it is a burden. No matter what it is, one
thing is still common those days - what people expect out of it. Looks
like its old meaning "devotion" and "giving" is loosing its way and the
meaning of marriage is changing slowly. For good or bad? Who knows?
Why and how ?? It's your challenge to figure out!!! For me, the only thing
I could speak of is what I have seen among my friends and relatives;
and here it is :
So why get married???
My friend was trying to get married
He was looking for a girl, not a woman
A beautiful and intelligent lady.....
Somebody who can understand him, guide him
who can take care of him .... be devoted ??
And my another friend was trying to get married
She was looking for a man, not a boy
A smart man and an understanding one....
Somebody who can value her feelings and need
And can appreciate her devotion and care....
And they met in one party....
They discussed about feminism, male-sovereign
They found each other intelligent and attractive
and they discussed about history, literature and etc. etc.
Until one romantic full-moon night they confessed love for each other...
Year passed by quickly and the season changed
My married friends' attraction went on vain....
And they once again forgot the spirit of giving and togetherness...
They find each other selfish and incompatible
And their marriage ended blaming each other....
Still they kept on looking for a perfect match
Each of them busy meeting their own needs and wants
Defining what he should and she should have
And they never find their match ever, which is so sad
Now they think that marriage is just an unnecessary ...
And they stop looking for a perfect partner
busy fulfilling their own selfish need....
And they think that it's society's fault
tolerance and givng-up is just and insult
And my friends stayed alone
.... hoping one day a miracle will come
.... wndering how it's heavenly for some!!
Banchita
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To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: Another Resignation in Nepali Congress
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 96 11:02:34 EST
From: rshresth@BBN.COM
Cross-posted from SCN:
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[ Letter submitted to the President of nepali Congress ]
The President
Nepali Congress
Central Office,
Kathmandu
Ref: Resignation from the Membership of the Party
Dear Sir,
I was granted the membership of the party after I pledged my
faith in and allegiance to "Nationalism, Democracy and Socialism" the
proclaimed objectives of Nepali Congress. After having won multiparty
general election in 1991 the first ever democratic exercise conducted
following the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990 the party
formed the government. Ever since Nepali Congress was elected to power
with a convincing promise to address popular expectations, much to the
chagrin and disappointment, it was observed that the party seemed less
committed to and unenthusiastic in pursuing the above objectives and
even deviated gradually from its pronounced policies and objectives.
Nepali Congress has now been reduced to a party of leaders who
are more inclined to cling to power, satiate their lust for material
affluence and arrogance. Under the circumstance the options for a party
worker like me are limited either to struggle from within to bring back
the party on the track or to change my convictions or to quit the party.
The first option is rather difficult to achieve as Nepali Congress is
made to derogate from its fundamental ideas and premises beyond repair
and reconstruction. It is said that the people do not remain united not
because of painful collective experiences of struggle of the past but to
accomplish a vision of common aspirations in the future.
What remedy party workers can have if their and leaders, in
which they have invested so much of time and energy, to make it grow,
win the trust of broad based masses and secure popular mandate for
governance, fail to act according to Election Manifesto? We the party
workers are helpless witness to immoral, unscrupulous and illegitimate
acts such as rampant abuse of authority, embezzlement of public revenue,
resources by party functionaries and party nominees elected to public
office. Democratic government was installed because of long and enduring
perseverance and suffering of freedom Fighters and Sacrifice of Martyrs
since 1936.
But leaders and party functionaries, oblivious of the past
commitments and trust reposed on them by the people, craved maddeningly
for power and adopted lavish lifestyles at the expense of Nepal,
Nepalese people and hard-won democracy. Even, we workers of the party
were not able to let our aspirations and feelings taken cognizance by
party leaders and we are now forced to watch the excesses perpetrated to
endanger the multiparty democracy. In twentieth century, like elsewhere,
we also fought for Democracy and Human Rights for 60 years. Twenty -
first century is going to be the age of free competition innovation and
high technology and for that we have to be prepared to cope with new
challenges through improvement in our knowledge, skills and performance
in all aspects including that of politics.
Nepal invested billions of rupees in setting up public
enterprises in those days when foreign investment was not attracted to
this country. Now all those are running into losses due to mismanagement
and inefficient handling. People not conversant with management skills
and exposure are being appointed as Chief Executives, Advisors, Special
Officers. Besides, the staffs are recruited at lower levels, at blatant
instance of ministerial orders, and interventions and the organization
has to pay salary for no work. Overstaffing is so acute in the Public
Enterprises that the new entrant are neither allotted seats nor the work
as well. Public Enterprises are forced to pay for the petrol and
refreshments of ministers and also allocate vehicles, entertainment and
other such expenses to private aides and assistants of minister
concerned. All such activities are carried out by the flagrant flouting
or defiance of the Finance Act and Rules. Austerity, Accountability and
self disciplines are totally neglected. In all spheres of administration
there is rampant abuse of authority and unwanted interference. Why is
nobody accountable for such a sorry state or why not attempts are made
to curb the loss caused to nation deliberately?
During the Panchayat no democratic values and norms, did exit.
There was no mechanism for articulation of public interests and
concerns. There was neither political parties nor manifest commitments
for the well being of the people. But after restoration of Democracy the
ethical or moral imperatives of Prime Minister, Ministers, MP's and
other elected representatives of people have increased and widened. The
democratic polity essentially rests and nurtures on authority,
responsibility and dignity of peoples representatives. Therefore, the
practices to resign on moral grounds for slightest omission or
commission established as convention. In our place the incapacity and
insecurity are extensively prevalent and moral values and are violated
too often. But the holder of public offices do not bother to quit on
moral grounds. There has been a liberal use of rhetoric on democratic
values and norms but for non-adherence. The moral and efficiency of
bureaucracy are emasculated. Unaccountable persons are deputed in the
ministries and they exercise influence in several crucial decisions.
There are public clamors that the appointments, promotions and transfers
are nowhere done on merits or performance. When merits are ignored the
efficiency and ability of the people are not appropriately tapped the
nation and nationality becomes weak and fragile.
A lack of clarity in policy perspective exists and in confusion
of liberalism and socialism the economic policy of the Nepali Congress
party has become lifeless. Problems of economic development in the
country are getting insurmountable. Public wrath and frustration against
parties in government and also against democracy are on the rise as poor
did not get any relief. Educated unemployment has increased
phenomenally. Peace, amity and harmony are disturbed. if national and
public interest continue to be ignored incessantly the atmosphere will
be conducive for thriving of extremist tendencies in the country.
Nepali Congress is blinded by self interest and is intoxicated
with ego and arrogance associated with rude power. Nepali Congress
entered into unholy alliance for power and sacrificed its fundamental
values & norms. Therefore it lost its political status and attraction in
the society. National interest and public welfare have been set aside to
ignored in the unprincipled game of grabbing power by hook or by crook.
Power was used as a means of achieving personal ends and ambitions.
Thereafter the politics of deceit, destruction and treachery started in
Nepali Congress. Consequently the triumvirate of Nepali Congress were
knocked off to three directions. Mr. Ganeshman Singh lost his as " All
parties leader " as well as " Supreme Leader of Nepali Congress" , Mr.
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai lost his Prime Ministership and Party
Presidentship, Mr. Girija Prasad Koirala lost his Prime Ministership of
majority party and latter lost the leadership race of parliamentary
party. Still more painful fact is that the people have lost the respect
and trust they carried in their hearts about their leaders. The new
generation of leaders of party who are residing in lately acquired
gorgeous houses and driving imported cars are dreaming of taking over
the mantle of Nepali Congress leadership. The feeling of mutual respect
of fraternity and fellowship has eroded inside Nepali Congress. The
spirit of co-existence has been replaced by conspiratorial "Kill your
comrade" tendency and feelings. As the time passes, as many elections
are held the suicidal instinct ( self destruction of Yadubansi ) of
congressmen will be more exposed and clear. In democracy, the elections
should be looked as people's movement. The elections are means in the
hands of the people, through which they can exercise influence in the
national policy formulation process. The power of money muscle and
government machinery can not help win the elections. It was experienced
during Panchayat era and also during Nepali Congress rule. To win the
elections one has to win over the hearts of the people.
My persistent efforts to bring about reforms inside the party
were thwarted by factionalism, consequently benefited coteries and
family clique. Therefore I am tendering my resignation from all
positions including that of General Council member to Ordinary
membership of the Party. My repeated demands for actions geared towards
strengthening democracy and the party fell on deaf ears. I also raised
voice to enact stringent laws to prevent corruption and abuse of
authority. I also emphasized that laws to facilitate the working of
constitutional organs should be enacted which also brought me into
bitter conflict with the leaders of the party. To stay beyond the reach
of malicious use of disciplinary hook of the leadership, I have decided
to resign from the party and to go the People. The waves of democracy
started from Europe swept away Panchayat System and the current wave
against corruption has just reached Nepal. Only time will tell who will
fall victims to this wave. Corruption will inevitably lead to the
rejection of party in election by the people and leaders indicted on
charges of corruption shall have to face the clutches of law. As
happened in South Korea, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other
countries. In this context, a few lines quoted from the poem "Baukai
Jhangad Isn't Aware Of" by Kali Prasad Rijal depicts the present
condition of corruption and frustration in the country.
" There has been great change in the Country
What a Historical Revolution
Poor Baukai Jhangad is not aware of
Yes power has changed hands
Total reversal, Topsy-turvy
Those who were in prison yesterday
They have become today
Ministers, Prime Minister
Those who could not pay house rent yesterday
Today they have become owners of palatial buildings of four stories
Those who could not afford Bidi and Raksi
They are smoking 555 with Blue Label Scotch
Peoples Government is installed, Peoples Government
Still the poor son of people Baukai doesn't know."
The Nepali Congress with which my childhood, my family and
relatives were actively involved since 2007 (1950) failed to deliver
against our expectations and therefore with utter disappointment I am
dissociating from the party. I hope that by accepting my resignation you
will be sincerely relieving me of despair of failures of party expressed
here.
Kuber P Sharma
MemberNepali Congress
DISCLAIMER ---
Posted with permission from Mr. Sharma
This article does not represent mine or the institution
viewpoints.
- Vivek Rana
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 10:53:16 +0500
To: tnd@nepal.org
>From : Jagannath Chapagain , IFRC Osh.
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am working for International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies in Kyrgyzstan, one of the former Soviet
republics. I have been here for about 6 months and will stay at
least another 6 months.
This place is quite isolated in the sense that we hardly get
anything in English and there is a very small expatriate
community. We are altogether 5 Nepalese here, 3 of them students
and one is working as UNV. We can not receive Radio Nepal and
the coverage of events in Nepal
in other media is very scarce.
I was told by my friend working in Nepal that you have THE NEPAL
DIGEST with some interesting updates on the politics, some
poems, some cultural issues and a lot of Nepali stuff. May I
request you to inform me how I can subscribe to the digest. If
this letter is enough may I request you to send this to my
regularly. The Nepalese here will be extremely greatful to you
if we can get this here.
My addresses : Postal - IFRC, 3 Bayalinova street, Osh city,
7144018, Kyrgyzstan.
Tel. - 8/33/222/25800
Fax - 8/3397/770866
E-Mail- root@ifrc.osh.su
Thanking you in anticipation.
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 11:55:03 -0500 (EST)
From: atuladhar@clarku.edu
Subject: Re: Kpost is back on www, plus Plea forReadability
To: The Nepal Digest <NEPAL@cs.niu.edu>
Dear Editor:
I noticed that Kathmandu post is back on www and is also available on
personal email. I wonder how the TND and Kpost negotiations turned out, if
there was any?
I would also like to underscore a plea for readability on some TND
contributions. For instance I have had very hard time reading and
following the debate between Ashu and Seira Tamang because there was so
much gap between the arguments that i have lost the thread of their
arguments, especially the finer points, without the helpful reminders in
the latest contributions. Also i noticed that ashu had a lot f netiquette
shouting with his capital letters all over the place and seira had lines
that overspilled the right margins, both of which distracted me to lose
sight of the arguments. These contributors make excellent discussion an di
l look forward to following them with minimal distractions in readability,
if possible,
thanks
amulay
cu
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 13:18:24 -0600
From: Satish Mishra <Satish.Mishra@milgrp.com>
To: NEPAL@cs.niu.edu
Subject: POEM
"Envy"
I envy you
your flapping wings
your freedom and
your flights.
Your angelic and
your devilish ways-
to hunt and
to be hunted.
The paradox within
the paradox.
Your cries, though I
do not understand them,
sound soothing.
I prefer your sadness
over the happiness I know.
I prefer your nest and
your hiding places
over my abode.
Your devotions-
oh ! how pious and
pompous mine feel.
You would not understand
how much I would like
to tear down these walls
and fly like you.
Then again -
I am not blessed
with wings like yours.
-Satish Mishra
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 19:18:05 +0800
From: Scott Grondin <scott@taylors.edu.my>
To: stxweb@supernova.net
Subject: Teaching Positions for 1997/98
Hello St. Xavier's school:
This is a quick email of solicitation.
My wife and I both have over 6 years of teaching experience.
I am a business/computer/math teacher and my wife is a history/social science/ESL
teacher.
We are very much interrested in teaching in Nepal. We are currently teaching in
Malaysia.
Is this the best way to communicate to your school, or should we be writing to
you.
My school's email account is not 100%: scott@taylors.edu.my
My other email account is: scotgron@hotmail.com
Many thanks.
Scott Grondin and Jill Colyer
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:27:54 PST
To: webmaster-tnd@nepal.org
From: Orco <indianaj@proaxis.com>
Subject: help
my name is jessika warner I go to crescent valley high school and i am
doing a report on nepal. my teacher wants to by able to touch, taste,
smell, in other words He wants to be in nepal in the classroom. I have on
problem i don'tknow any recipies from nepal that the would enjoy if you
could e-mail me a little recipie i would be very thankful
jessika warner
bunnnybaby1@hotmail.com
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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 14:01:00 GMT
To: info-tnd@nepal.org
From: umela@westminster.ac.uk
Subject: Could you send me some information about aid organization?
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am most interested in working as a volunteer teacher in Nepal.
Could you send me some informations about different organizations which deal
with this kind of activity, please?
Actually, I plan to work in Nepal for a short-term, that is to say, from
mid-February until mid-May 1997.
I would like to hear from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Aurelie Nordmann
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Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 19:56:04 MST
To: nepal-request@cs.niu.edu
From: Michael Leonard Solomon <mlsolomo@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Subject: Looking for someone
I am looking for the e-mail address of a Civil Engineering Professor from
the University in Nepal. His name is Rajendra Joshi. If you know him or
his e-mail address I would greatly appreciate hereing from you. Thank
you.
Michael Solomon
Geomatics Engineering Student
University of Calgary
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 23:18:22 -0600
To: NEPAL@cs.niu.edu
From: aac103@ramail.angelo.edu
Subject: Nepal and Nepali News!
Now that the Kathmandu Post has been suspended, there is a vacuum created
by this sudden development. Not that I relied on it everyday for news--there
is nothing positive to read anyway--but it surprised me that copyright
violation was cited as a possible reason. Is there a copyright law in Nepal?
Especially, intellectual copyright? I thought a lot of plagiarism existed in
NEPAL. I even read something of the sort regarding a very prominent literary
figure in Nepali literature some 5 or 6 years back when I was still there.
However, being a student of journalism in USA, I view the journalistic
practice in Nepali dailies with great deal of skepticism. (it stinks in USA
too, ethically speaking, that is)But as the saying goes, "Something is
better than nothing." I was amazed when I first discovered that we actually
had a Nepali daily on the WWW. Then a weekly too; both of which I used to
read at home in Nepal.
To fill this vacuum would be a good thing, no matter what. If TKP feels its
copyright has been violated, can we get some other viable newspaper to
replace it? Has any new dailies been added in Kathmandu? Aren't there any
other weeklies interested to provide a service through the internet?
Meanwhile, TND is a great forum for discussion and I hope it keeps up the
good work. I have it linked to my page so I can access it quite easily
without being on the subscription list. Yesterday I even received a comment
from a Nepali now in Australia.
I hope to help TND in future. For the time being, I have to focus on
graduating next May and get an internship. I intend to check back regularly.
And, of course, I applaude the effort of all the volunteers involved in this
nobel effort--something so lacking in our politicians.
Good luck and good wishes!
Suren
editor: Oasis, The annual literary magazine of Angelo State University
editor: Kaleidoscope, monthly newsletter of International Student
Association at ASU.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6151
PS: If there is anything I can do I wish to hear from TND.
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 13:35:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Katy Lynn Henkle Anis <katyanis@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
To: Sue Bloom <ebloom@pacthq.org>
Subject: Questions about the Nepal Education System
Hello. I am working with a team that is collecting information to produce
a sector assessment of education in Nepal. I recently found a person
subscribing to the Nepali periodical and I would like to ask several
questions in hopes that one of you might be able to answer one of these
questions. Any information or explanation you may have would extremely
helpful to us. If any of the wording or concepts is unclear please contact
me.
I can be responded to at <katyanis@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
1. In 1991, enrollment in upper secondary education was much higher than
enrollment in lower secondary education and in 1994 it was slightly
higher. Our team thought that the 1991 occurence might have been due to
political instability or they might both be due to the change in the 10 +2
system of education. Does anyone have any explanations for these strange
rise in upper secondary education?
2. A Unesco article calculated that primary enrollment would drop
between 1990 and 2000 when all other projections say it should rise. Any
knowledge of an explanation for this?
3. In the International Encyclopedia of National Education Systems,Khaniya
and Kiernan explained the over 100% enrollment in primary education is due
to the practice of tying grants-in-aid to enrollment. What are these
grants in aid and how could they cause inflated enrollment? Others have
indicated that the inflated enrollment appear because of high repeater
rates. Does anyone know which is the real reason or is it both?
4. During the 80's funding for primary education was increasing steadily.
At the Jomtiem conference in Thailand in 1991 , Nepal made plans to extend
primary education to all. Why has government funding for tertiary
education been rising in the 1990's while the funding for primary
education has been decreasing since 1990?
5. Between 1990 and 1994 the development expenditure (money being spent
by Nepali government on new building, new developments) was three times as
high as the recurrent expenditure (money being spent on the
items that are constant every year like teacher salaries, books, etc.).
Why was there such a difference? Were new buildings being built? Was some
new structural change happening?
6. Both the government educational spending on the recurrent and
development
budgets doubled in four years. Is there a reason for this growth?
"Think ye at all times of rendering some service to every
member of the human race".
-'Abdu'l-Baha
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From: SVANUR KARLSSON <Svanur@tvi.is>
To: "'NEPAL@CS.NIU.EDU'" <NEPAL@cs.niu.edu>
Subject: Bagha Chal
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 18:40:09 -0000
Hello!
I am a student from Iceland. I am very interested in the game Bagha Chal.
Could you please tell me if I can find it on the web, or where I can find
any information about it?
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Svanur Karlsson.
Svanur@tvi.is
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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 21:25:12 -0700 (MST)
From: Gopal Dongol <dongolg@cuug.ab.ca>
To: Nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: Ganesh himal Pb/Zn
Dear Sir:
I recently saw some questions regarding Ganesh Himal Lead/Zinc
deposit in TND. I am surprised to hear that nothing is happening in
ganesh Himal. It is one of the most promising metallic deposit for Nepal
where it appears no deposit is economical besides cement grade
limestone. There are four main ore bodies at the headwater of Mailung
Khola along the southern slopes of Ganesh Himal, all lying at an
elevation of 4500 m. The deposits are hydrothermal replacements,
along the bedding planes of crystalline dolomitic limestone,especially at
crest and trough of folds. Common minerals are sphalerite and galena,
rare magnetite and pyrite, vary rare chalcopyrite, traces of Ag and Cd.
One of the lenses of 50 m long and 15 m thick carries 34.5 percent
Zn and 9.33 percent Pb. Actual drilled and proven grade is about 11
percent Zn, 1 percent Pb. Reserves are about 1 million tons and more can
be proven.
Nepal Metal Co. was preparing to mine in the Mailung valley, ship
concentrates to India via a road which was under construction by the
government.
Sincerely,
Dr.Gopal Dongol
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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 11:41:39 -0600 (CST)
From: Mickey Veich <mveich@eagle.ibc.edu>
To: Nepal Digest <nepal@cs.niu.edu>
Subject: Nepal/I Peace Corps Volunteers
Priya Nepali Sathiharu:
I am preparing a current list of the original US Peace Corps Volunteers
commonly referred to as Nepal/I. They served in Biratnagar, Kalaiya,
Birganj, Pokhara, Bhimpheti, Tonsun, Hitaura: places both high and low.
If any of you former Nepal/I Vols. read this, please respond when you can.
I know some of you are in Brazil, Murph is in Sarajevo, and George is
still in Alaska. I'm leaving for Russia soon. Someone said Pete is in San
Francisco, please confirm. I have news of your Nepal/I friends which you
need to know. I will write and send a newsletter filling you in with
details.
If any Nepal Digest cruisers know the location of any Nepal/I volunteers,
please send me their e-mail or regular addresses, faxes, or current
phones.
Aru Kura aunla, pacchi,
Dheray danyabad,
Mickey Veich, (known in Kalaiya as Punya Ratna Bazracharya)
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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:47:05 +0300
To: webmaster-tnd@nepal.org
From: Pasha <pasha@jupiter.orc.ru>
Subject: from Russia
To whom it may concern.
I'm very interested in your country and in buddism as well.May there
are some intersting seminars or workshops or encounters on buddism in
Nepal.I will appreciate any information.
Thank you in advance.
With best wishes,
Velikovitch Pavel
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Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 00:52:05 CST
To: tnd@nepal.org
From: Jai Hudes <jai@wwwebport.com>
Subject: Newari Art
You were recommended as a possible contact to further promote Newari
Art. Please check it out at www.newari.com and please let us know if
there is some interest to participate in this wonderful program? We
are sponsoring a "In Search for the Golden Keys" contest (win a trip
to Nepal) that will raise awareness about Newari Art,...
Please let me know if you had any suggestions how to further reach out
with this program...
Sincerely,
Jai Hudes
jai@wwwebport.com
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