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| ashu | Posted
on 28-Feb-04 06:20 PM
Just a short note to congratulate our fellow Sajhaite Paschim for appearing in the "Janata" page in the latest issue of Himal Khabar-Patrika fortnighly magazine. To those who don't know, the "Janata" page is to Himal what "People" page is to TIME magazine. The brief write-up, together with a photo, details Paschim's various accomplisments. Needless to say, it makes one very happy to have known him. Congratulations, Paschim. Well done!! oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| M.P. | Posted
on 28-Feb-04 07:58 PM
Let me be the second person here to congratulate Paschim dai. He is a source of inspiration for many of us! M.P. |
| Bhunte | Posted
on 29-Feb-04 12:53 AM
Ashu, yo kasto tit-for-tat ho? huna ta baiguni lai gun le marnu bhanchhan. You congratualed him while WEST had a heart burn problem for your appearance in Boss. Actually you deserve congratulation for congratulating him. he he .... |
| Nepe | Posted
on 29-Feb-04 08:27 AM
Bhunte ji, Ashu's congratulation to Paschim was in a good taste and I doubt he ever meant it to be a material for some chhusi dudes to insult Paschim. However, you made him look like so. Bhunte ji, you are insulting Ashu more than you are trying to do the same to Paschim. Your's was a completely tasteless remark. Sorry for this blunt remark if you are offended. However, I had to point out that you are abusing and insulting Ashu's very intention to celebrate Paschim's publicity. I for one, thank Ashu and join him to celebrate Paschim's appearance in a respected media. I hope Himal Khabarpatrika has not exxaggerated anything about Paschim leaving room for questioning and inquiry! (pun intended). They don't have to. He is a gifted man and a great human being on his own. To know Paschim is so inspiring. Nepe celebrating Paschim's success and recognitions |
| Shaiva | Posted
on 29-Feb-04 08:37 AM
I do not know this guy. After reading about him in Himal I think we all should be proud of him. |
| Dilasha | Posted
on 29-Feb-04 10:39 AM
Congratulations! |
| acharya | Posted
on 29-Feb-04 10:52 AM
well done, paschim..! Can it be read online? |
| Bhunte | Posted
on 29-Feb-04 11:19 PM
Nepe ji, stay tuned for a while. Don't run away like garud ko chhaya pareko sarpa jastai..eat and sleep well, but don't drink and drive. I will be brb. Right now it is not urgent to waste time with you. |
| Biswo | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 12:14 AM
My congratulation to Paschim for making his marks in KTM in his short stay there. He is a very talented man, and no one needs to be surprised at what is there for him in the future. |
| Suna | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 05:37 AM
Paschim Congratulations! |
| Deep | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 07:55 AM
Deusiko deuse le "Deusire" bhanne bhakama kasaile "Paschim" bhattyaye ma "Jindabad" bhanne thiye. In the mean time, I hold no reservation in congratulating him for his accomplishments. |
| tabasco | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 08:59 AM
.here is the link to the article - http://www.nepalihimal.com/2060/fagun16-30-2060/janta.htm |
| garibjanata | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 09:30 AM
Garibjanata could not read paschim's news as his computer has developed some font problem. Please can someone convert the janata.html file (with Paschim's news) into a picture format and upload it? Thankx. |
| Poonte | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 09:38 AM
Paschim, Even though I have never met you in person, I sure have heard a lot of great things about you from others, and I also have had the pleasure of reading your excellent postings in the past when you used to be active on Kurakani. It sure will be a pleasure to meet you sometime in the future! CONGRATULATIONS! |
| Rusty | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 10:11 AM
Mr. West... congrats:) |
| Nepe | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 12:46 PM
Bhunte ji, Good. Let us not waste our time in chhusi kura. ***************** Garibjanata ji, Here is the text from the Himal KhabarPatrika hgtf ;fy{s ofqfdf :jl0f{d dfq @( jif{sf] pd]/df ljZj Aof+s, /fi6´;+3Lo ljsf; sfo{qmd -o"Pg8LkL_ h:tf cGt/f{li6´o ;+:yfsf y'k|} uxg lhDd]jf/L ;Dxfln;s]sf] cg'ej 5, :jl0f{d jfUn];+u . a'™\sf]6–uf]vf{af6 sf7df8f}+ x'+b} n08g :s"n ckm Osf]gf]ldS;, xfj8{ ljZjljBfno, ljZj Jof+s, leotgfdsf] kmGsf] nufp+b} k'gM sf7df8f}+ cfOk'u]sf 5g\ pgL, o"Pg8LkLsf] …Plzof 6||\]8 Olgl;ol6eÚ sf] cg';Gwfg clws[tsf ¿kdf . Jofkf/nfO{ ljsf;;+u hf]8\g] ;"qx¿sf] cWoog–cg';Gwfg ug]{ lhDd]jf/L af]s]sf :jl0f{dsf] k|d'v sfo{If]q xf], Plzofsf 8]9 bh{g d'n'snfO{ ljZj Jofkf/ ;+u7g -ljJof;+_ sf] sfg"gL ;Ldf / o;af6 lng ;lsg] kmfObfaf/] hfgsf/L lbg' . o;}sf nflu b'O{ jif{ leotgfd al;;s]sf :jl0f{d / pgsf] ;d"xn] To:tf ljifodf s/La %) j6f a[xt\ cg';Gwfg ul/;s]sf 5g\ . xfn} dfq ljJof;+sf] ;b:o ag]sf] cfkm\g} d'n'ssf af/]df pgL eG5g\, ;b:otfsf nflu g]kfnn] /fv]sf cfkm\gf] lxt / :jfy{ cg's"nsf k|fjwfgx¿ lgs} /fd|f 5g\ .? ;g\ !((* sf] rlr{t dfgj ljsf; k|ltj]bg agfpg] 8f= b]j]Gb|/fh kf08]sf] 6f]nLdf k|d'v ;xof]uLsf] cg'ej a6'ln;s]sf :jl0f{dn] cd]l/sfsf] xfj8{ ljZjljBfnoaf6 ljsf; cy{zf:qdf :gftsf]Q/ dfq} u/]gg\, ToxL+ k9fP klg . ;+u;+u} ljZj Aof+ssf] ;fdflhs ljsf; ljefusf] sG;N6\of06;d]t ag] . clg, ToxL+ a:bfa:b} g]kfnsf nflu u|fdL0f ljsf; /0fgLlt tof/ u/] . ljZj Aof+sdf x'+b} clk|msL tyf PlzofnL cy{tGqsf] lj:t[t cWoog ug{ kfPsf jfUn] eG5g\, Ê…xfj8{ k'u]kl5 x/]s 1fgnfO{ ljsf;d'vL agfpg] ;"q yfxf eof] .Ú |
| aardvarak | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 12:54 PM
Sajha basiharu, i am having trouble reading the new himal. The page does not have a link for the font download too. I would highly appreciate if any one could help me in this regard.thanks in advance. |
| KALANKISTHAN | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 12:59 PM
Congratulation Paschim!! aardvark... download the font from: - http://www.nepalihimal.com/font/ |
| forget-me-not | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 01:03 PM
Congratulations Paschim Bro... Keep up the spirit..... |
| Arnico | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 04:52 PM
Congratulations Paschim!!! What an honor! |
| Gokul | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 05:07 PM
Paschim, Congratulations! You are a miracle! |
| SITARA | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 05:25 PM
Paschim, Congratulations! Hoping to see you in Sajha again, sometime. |
| U_2 | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 06:21 PM
I wonder if Paschim has quit Sajha! Is he even reading all these congratulations ? I hope he will be back. If so, please accept congrat from my side too. I have been missing reading his analytical posting in this Sajha. |
| Kancho | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 06:48 PM
Badhai! Gaunthali/Bhurtel is my all time favorite story. :) |
| south | Posted
on 01-Mar-04 09:00 PM
congratulations Mr. Paschim. keep up good works. |
| spark | Posted
on 03-Mar-04 01:52 AM
Congratulation Paschim! Kaka le jastai desh dubaune kam nagares. BNKS, LSe, Harvard ko nak sadhai thulo pares... |
| marich | Posted
on 03-Mar-04 07:12 AM
Mero pani Congratulation. Photo chahi ghacchi ko cha la ...tyo himal bhanne patrika ko font kina testo aade bhanya..pahnai garho bha thyo..Thanks Kalanki |
| AdjunctProf | Posted
on 03-Mar-04 08:36 AM
Congratulations. Accomplishments all too impressive! |
| kata_laga | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 02:43 AM
Let’s get back to Paschhim alone. What are Paschim’s achievements? What are his words and wisdoms that made people to feel some change in their lives from 19 to 20? What are his outstanding achievements? Who are you comparing his achievements with? Kalikot’s Kale or Thankot’s Thaneswor or Panauti’s Paande? Harvard’s Harry or Britain’s Bill? Was he able to break any set records in the institutions he was affiliated with? Do you see him in National/International media saying “Swornim le yeso bhannu bhayo ra ooso bhannu bhayo, ooha le yeso garnu bhayo ra ooso garnu bhayo”?? Let’s read few lines in Himal’s Janata since it is merely a half page of his bakhyan (and most probably the size of his CV). Yes, he attended schools in LSE and Harvard and worked in UNDP’s project. Anything new or is he an exception? The news reads “dui barsa Vietnam basisakeka Swornim ra oonka samooha le testa bishaye ma karib 50 wota brihat anusandhan garisakeka chhan”. Wow! That;s fantastic achievement. BUT, don’t you guys see his illusion over sojha sajha Nepali Janata for unduely taking a credit in 50 research activities/reports. Do you think he is so much capable to handle that many projects?? If you ask any researchers around the world, one can handle maximum of maximum 5 (five) brihat research in two years. UNDP/World Bank has thousands of development activities and researches. Why can’t he be honest with his institution and co-workers? What are you folks wow wowing? Also, if you see some of his reports you will notice a lot of plagiarism. Wow! That charchit Human Development Report of 1998! Where is it shelved now? Someone from UNDP sent me a copy of it. I had a chance to browse it. Sorry, my bookshelf was full of other important stuffs and had to put that report in trash. But, that report was before he joined Harvard and looked like a head start. Big names like Devendra still surviving in those kinds of reports. The news further says “Swornim le America ko Harvard Biswovidyalaya bata Bikas ArthaSastra (Development Economics) ma Snatakottar (MA) matra garenan, teha padhaye pani.”. Oh, God how come he lies in his degree as well. He only had a BA or “Snatak” in economics at LSE. Getting Graduate degree in Economics or Development Economics is everyone’s wish. Nepe, what do you think? He indeed did his MPA (masters in public administration) from Harvard. What a LIER! Can anyone volunteer to email him to reappear him in another Janata report taking care of all these editorials? About teaching in Harvard, everyone admitted to MPA program must work as a instructor by teaching one course as part of the training. If one gets the golden opportunity to teach at Harvard, who would leave the professorship there. What a bluff! The news further says “ani teha basda basdai Nepal ko gramin bikas ko rananiti pani tayar pare”. Internship practicum report is country strategy? Wow! I couldn’t just stop laughing at it. Where is that blue print? The news finally reads “Harvard puge pachhi harek gyan lai bikas mukhi banaune sutra thaha bhayo”. Hare ram! Why is he spitting to LSE? LSE ma bicharo baburo le kunai gyan payena chha ki kaso? Well, LSE is a place where even Deuba has his name attached to it. Sutra thaha pauna Harvardai nai pugnu parne rahechha? Even development workers like Dilli Chaudhari or RRN’s Arjun Karki did a much better job in rural development area in changing people’s life without knowing Harvard’s formula. What’s this bullshit? However, I admire for his second place in SLC representing Budhanilkantha School. But you know how the school parrots probable candidates for the sake of SLC board fame. Also admirable is his studying social science arena unlike most other kids in engineering or medicine field. Nepal needs such people. If he is ambitious in Politics, we need people like him. “Nahune mama bhanda kano mama jati”. My best wishes for him. But be honest with people. Unfortunately, I have to spill that his post-BNKS performance remained dismal both at LSE and Harvard. Now, Ashu must be Junga ma tau laiing!! Other ram bhakta Hanumans must be dako chodera rooing....Hey Ashu, this is a good opportunity for you to bang your arch rival. Write another column in Nepali Times. We all know why you hover here! Isn’t this another avatar of Rasendra of different scale? Always remember Sajha contains some critical masses hidden here there. No need to bluff here. A third eye will always be there to watch happenings in this small village. ©Kata laga |
| kata_laga | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 02:43 AM
like said "tapke tatnu kata kata binda lai tatna hatar", some of you guys are like "binda" and most others are like sheeps jumping in the river without knowing hard facts. What a hurry saluting the kaptan! Anyone giving a 21-top ko salami honoring Paschim? What a mass of self incarnated buddus! Nepe is again hounding his gajals like a wolf at one corner as he did covering up Paschhim’s kartut in a similar situation last year. He must have written 10 pages of Gajals about Paschim by now. Paschim should have been jumping by now thanking Ashu here. Will he? If he does, kun nakh le? Anyone of you invited Paschim to visit this thread? I am sure at least one of you did to get a blessing from him. Bhunte's concern was nothing but he seem to be curious if it was a heartly congratulatory note on Ashu's part what made him to take a U-turn. That is everyone's curiosity. Ashu may want to shed some light here. Bhunte was just curious about the process and developments there if there is something in the coffin to teach most quarrelsome Sajhites here. Ashu knows how and when to throw his tantrums, but in a civilized manner. Do you folks think Ashu is like a "eekh nabhayeko manchhe ra bikh nabhako sarpa jastai"?? If he is, then deserves to be dumb like Gambhirman. Paschim needs to screw deep into his fat a** and fry him like a rohu fish in a hot pan with hot chilli sauces that he deserves. Let's face the chilling facts about the issue in this thread. The story has many similarities with that well published Billionnaire (US$) Dr.Rasendra Bhattarai’s saga to some extent. Let me give few comparisons: 1. Both the threads were created by Ashu 2. Both Rasendra and Paschhim are ambitious faiifutte gafadis, but Paschim writes something. 3. Both wanted some kind of publicity in local newspapers—Rasendra ambitioned in business, but Paschim in Nepali politics as a head start. It is not a big deal in Nepal, as local journalists are hungry for some kind of news. They don’t have a habit to verify the information sometimes. Btw, Paschhim looks like Girija babu. Some of you guys must be happy hearing this. 4. Both Rasendra and Paschim have some economics related background. 5. Ashu remains dumb until someone bring verifiable facts before him as in both threads In Rasendra thread, he got a good spice for a column in Nepali Times. And in this thread too. 6. Billionaire thread virtually had no truth, but in Paschim’s thread contains husky truth. 7. Both are liers ........ |
| kata_laga | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 02:56 AM
Hey Ashu, it is a right time to invite Paschim in 2nd Sajha gathering and felicite him. Baru baklo pasmina ko doshalla oodhaunu. |
| ashu | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 03:43 AM
Kata_Laga, Whoever you are, since you dragged my name into this, let me quickly explain this to you: Ever since 2000 -- three years before I started writing fortnightly for The Nepali Times -- what I have been saying on Sajha.com is this (and other Sajha folks, notably Arnico and Isolated Freak, can vouch for the veracity of this): We can disagree, even vehemently and strongly, on Sajha on the level of ideas and thoughts, but we need NOT get personal and remain bitter with one another. In other words, my point was, let's keep ideas and personalities separate. For instance, just because I disagree with, say, Biswo on one thing, that does NOT mean that I start badmouthing him or never interact with him. I wouldn't do that. And so, I am NOT bitter about any of my experiences on Sajha. If anything, I've learnt a lot about human behaviour here, and, I remain both amused (by various personalities ) and grateful (to them for having this rich tapestry of traits and quirks.) In this vein, by congratulating Paschim on his appearing in Himal, I was -- despite my last Sajha experience with him -- simply extending him the courtesy that I would extend to ANY OTHER fellow Nepali on that person's success story . . . as I have been doing on Sajha. I can see that some people such as Bhunte are perplexed by my action, but I have learnt that 'it's foolish to try to let your light shine by blowing other peoples' out'. I can't speak for others, but that's a lesson I struggle to put to practice, even when it isn't done so by other Nepalis, including, I regret to say, you. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| nepalki_chori | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 04:34 AM
Kata laga wrote: "Always remember Sajha contains some critical masses hidden here there. No need to bluff here. A third eye will always be there to watch happenings in this small village" lau barbad...............:O A third eye??? tyo ta mahadev ko matra huncha haina ra? :)) Is sajha getting scary or its me only scared? I was scared by those "threatens" to harm personally in some threads, and now this third eye is the next. Just wondering how somebody can so deeply be involved in another's matter in this net village. sachikai bhetne ho bhane ta........kanchai nilne hola kasaile kasalilai .......khai kina ho malai testai lagcha :P..........hehehe |
| utsav | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 05:26 PM
Having known Swarnim well and being quite familiar with Harvard, I am attempting to clear some confusions created by Kata_laga and offer my perspective on the issue at large. Interestingly, it is Kata_laga who would have benefited enormously if s/he had done some homework. There are many factual errors/ deliberate confusions that need to be cleared. First of all, one needs to understand that this piece was published in Himal in janata section- nothing fancy about it. It is my impression that they include profiles of people who have potential to lead the county in their respective fields. Swarnim definitely fits these criteria very well (so could Kata_laga). I am sure Swarnim also agrees that he has much more to do. But, he definitely is in the right direction. I don’t see anything wrong in the following sentence “dui barsa Vietnam basisakeka Swornim ra oonka samooha le testa bishaye ma karib 50 wota brihat anusandhan garisakeka chhan”. Look at the word “unko samuha”. I know they have done many research in this front, including at least two on Nepal by two prominent Nepali economists. He has absolute right to take pride of that fact. We would benefit if Kata_laga could cite where Swarnim has copied from others without giving due credit as he writes “Also, if you see some of his reports you will notice a lot of plagiarism.” I hope this person knows the meaning of plagiarism. If Swarnim has plagiarized in the real sense, we could then join Kata_laga in criticizing Swarnim! I don’t know where you got this information “” About teaching in Harvard, everyone admitted to MPA program must work as a instructor by teaching one course as part of the training.” I know two people who have not done so and have a degree in MPA from Harvard. We would be grateful if you could provide us the link to where it says so. Besides “padaune” does not mean that he was a professor there. Regarding “ani teha basda basdai Nepal ko gramin bikas ko rananiti pani tayar pare”. Internship practicum report is country strategy? Wow! I couldn’t just stop laughing at it. Where is that blue print?” I would ask him/her to read the “Sustainable Development Agenda for Nepal” at www.scdp.org.np and see how much input he has there. If you have been following Paschim/Swarnim in sajha when he was active here, you will be able to “feel” his input there. It makes me laugh when this person says “ But you know how the school parrots probable candidates for the sake of SLC board fame”. Ask ANY budhanilkantha student and you will know the answer. Please don’t imagine facts. Though he did his masters in Public Policy (international development) I don’t mind if he says he is a development economist. We all know that Kennedy School’s MPA (I.D.) is very rigorous and they have to take courses like Microeconomics and Macroeconomics whose difficulty level is comparable to PhD level courses in other econ departments (which are ,say, in top 15- 25). If a student of Sachs, Dornbusch, and Rodrik who has taken much more courses in Economics than a standard master’s level course in, say LSE, and has his thesis in Economics related issues says that he is an economist, I honestly do not have any problem. I don’t know how you can know how he did academically especially in Master’s level. In undergraduate level, you somehow could know in many cases but not in Master’s unless that person has said you. From what I hear, he did pretty well in Harvard. I don’t know about LSE. However, the fact that he was admitted to Kennedy School with LSE transcript says that it was not that bad, to say the least. One should also not forget that it was just a half-page profile. It could be that the writer wanted to include as much information as possible and this might have resulted in less thorough explanation of certain things. One can also not presuppose that Swarnim has in fact dictated what is written there. We have all seen how our opinions get distorted when someone else reports. Having said this, I still do not think that there is anything that is misleading in the profile that Swarnim should deny/explain things. I don’t understand why some people are jealous of Swarnim’s achievement. I wonder how they will feel when he reaches new heights which he certainly has potential for. Lastly, let me tell Kata_laga that I am not defending Swarnim because I am expecting special favors from him. As a matter of fact, am doing well and am happy with what I have :) |
| utsav | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 05:33 PM
In the last sentence of paragraph 3 in my earlier posting, please read "He has absolute right to take pride of that fact" as "He absolutely has right to take pride of that fact." I hope their were not other "obvious" mistakes. |
| ashu | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 05:51 PM
Thanks Utsav for your perpective. Nepal is a small place, and it's relatively easy to appear in newspapers and magazines here to the tune of "local boy does good". I can say that because -- for better or worse -- I have been subjects of such profiles myself. As a wise Nepali once advised me, "Treat your press coverage like a piece of chewing gum. Enjoy chewing it, but don't ever swallow it." I would pass on that simple yet profound piece of advice to other Sajha friends who will doubtlessly go on to appear in Nepali and international media as icons of success. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| Shaiva | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 10:10 PM
Hey kata_laga, please keep quiet. We badly need some celebrities here. If real ones aren't there, allow us to rejoice fakes. When real ones come, these people will have to give way. Meantime, allow Paschim his twenty-seconds of fame. Congratulations Paschim, may you get a better paying job at the IMF, World Bank, ADB, Coca Cola, UNDP, whatever. |
| nispaksha | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 10:18 PM
This reminds me.. 
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| Biswo | Posted
on 05-Mar-04 10:57 PM
If I knew who these 'bhunte' or 'kata laga' were, I would probably take their criticism more seriously. But rightnow, they sound like people motivated more by jealousy.Frankly, anyone writing from behind the veil loses some amount of gravity when he makes a case. Let me put one of the points this kata laga so vigorously criticizes: Swarnim was not professor at Harvard. But Swarnim didn't say he was a prof. He said he taught there. Now, everyone can guess it was because he was a graduate student there, and we know that almost every graduate student graduates with some kind of teaching experience in USA. What kata laga did was he himself exaggerated what Swarnim reportedly said, and criticized it. Frankly, we are taking janataa prishta too seriously. It is just a parichaya. I don't think Swarnim wrote the piece. It was by someone related to Himal. He is probably unfamiliar with US graduate school. Some of the things you say about US schools lose their meaning in translation.It sounds a lot when you hear it in Nepal. I remember one of my experiences.When I finished my study of Chinese language in Nanjing and went back to home, some villagers there asked me how I fared in the class. I had scored the highest in the class at the end of the year, though the score in Chinese classes are not really important. I told the guys that I was top in my class. Then after some other questions, they asked students of how many countries were in my school. I said more than fifty. The next day, a teacher of mine accosted me in Tandi, and said, he was really proud that I outscored students of more than fifty nations in China. Then I told him it was not the case, most of those students were old and just Chinese language enthusiasts, not really competing with me, and some of them were not even in my class, and the grading was not really scientific. But the enthusiasm of the teacher to propagate the news was so irresistible that he told quite a few people about that. I knew a lot of fellow Chitwanese went to that school, so I had anticipated the probable embarrassment that kind of 'rumor' would bring, but I couldn't stop it completely.( Fortunately, no one from Chitwan heard it, I guess, otherwise in closeknit student community in China, I would have known it) So, let's not rush to blame someone just because we think he is guilty. Presumption of guilt is a bad thing. |
| Gokul | Posted
on 06-Mar-04 06:05 AM
l´+uf n] 3fp vf]h]´} bf]if}bf]if gvf]h x |
| Gokul | Posted
on 06-Mar-04 06:10 AM
A village poet wrote, 
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| Nepe | Posted
on 06-Mar-04 04:50 PM
Had Kata-laga stopped at his humorous interpretation of the HKP's piece on Swarnim, he would have given us an excellent humor. Unfortunately, however, he builds some serious arguments on them. The result is comical. Worse, this guy seems to have no hesitation to falsify other's statement which anybody can check with a click. KL makes a passing accusation to me that I 'covered up Paschim's kartut' last year. I do not want to bring the whole thing up here. But what did I cover up ? What I did, in fact and on the contrary, was I revealed my love and respect for Paschim and how he earned them despite our irrecocilable ideological differences. In the same posting, I gave my honest opinion of disagreement with Paschim using a different alias and I praised Ashu's cool and unoffended reaction to the queries of the original posting. I was impressed by Ashu's no objection to the queries and his cool and unoffended reply which would later break down after he came to know they were posted by Paschim. If I compare Ashu's reaction before and after he learned the identity of the poster, I am not sure about my opinion that Paschim should not have used a different alias. As for the queries themselves, they were to Ashu, and I believe he answered them honestly. We are all human. We have thoughts and we have emotions as well. So I am not surprised when they get mixed up. I praised Ashu at the beginning. And I praise him now. Now for not endorsing chhusi statements of some of the posters here. Ashu is a smart guy. He knows well that at the end of the day, a buddiman enemy is beneficial than moorkha friends ! |
| nil kanthe | Posted
on 07-Mar-04 05:24 PM
This thread has been quite interesting (or rather, entertaining) after kata_laga's posting. Nispaksha's posting is my favourite so far. I see a lot of holes in kata_laga's piece. It is obvious that he didn't do his homework well. So let's get to my criticism of kata_laga's posting and my own defence of Paschim. We all very well know that many Nepali journalists, much like their counterparts south of the border, love to spice up their stories. And I think that is what happened with the Janata section on Paschim. If you have hard evidence that the piece that appeared on Himal said exactly what Paschim told the reporter then you could have a case. But until then you should give Paschim the benefit of the doubt. Being a Budhanilkantha graduate myself, I must point out that kata_laga’s, or anyone else’s for that matter, perception on SLC preparation at Budhanilkantha is all but wrong. The students at BNKS never get additional help just for the “board fame”. You can verify this with other people who are more familiar with BNKS. A friend of mine saw kata_laga's posting and he pointed out a line that he thought was amusing. The line was "Do you see him in National/International media saying “Swornim le yeso bhannu bhayo ra ooso bhannu bhayo, ooha le yeso garnu bhayo ra ooso garnu bhayo”?? " Dear kata_laga, if Paschim had attained such position of importance that the national/international media started quoting him, then he wouldn't have appeared on the Janata section of Himal. You'd be seeing his picture, and quotes, on the COVER of Himal! :) Having said that, with the progress that Paschim is making, I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a major player in the socio-political arena of Nepal in the very near future. |