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| ashu |
Posted
on 08-May-02 03:55 AM
Since sajha.com attracts many ex- and present GAA members, this may be relevant. If not, then, please ignore this.
Bostonians may note that this new Executive Committee of the GAA has quite
a few former Boston residents and a quite a few former GBNC people.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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The members of the Godavari Alumni Association (GAA- Thamel) recently
elected officers for 2002-2004.
President
Mahendra "Honda" Sakya
CEO of MomoKing Restaurant chains.
Vice-President
Prakash Subedi
Vice-President for Women's Affairs
Ms. Sonila Shah
Secretary
Rajeev Pradhan
CEO of LotusHoldings, an investment company
Treasurer
Rajeev Adhikari
Executive Committee Members
Ayush Man Sherchan
Neelesh Man Shrestha
Niroj Shrestha
Anand Raj Khadka
Ameer Gurung
Subash Gyawali
Niresh Shakya
Sabin Joshi, and
Ashutosh Tiwari
All of the above -- volunteers all -- will take an oath of office in a ceremony
on the 18th of May.
Of all of the above, oldest officer is 42 years old.
The youngest is 17 years old.
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I have worked with Honda before, in Kathmandu and in Boston, and have come to appreciate the way he allows/tolerates dissent and disagreements to come to the fore so that best ideas and practices can be used to serve the alumni community.
Some clear challenges for the GAA in coming years are:
1) how to use its resources and influence credibly assert itself in public/civil
society spheres.
2) how to generate more income from its physical infrastucture (3 ropanis of land and a huge building with an indoor basketball court in Thamel)
3) how to be a common platform to the widest sections of STX School and STX Campus ko alumni/ae.
4) how to establish, nurture, and develop deep relations with many other organizations in Nepal.
Let's see how things develop for the GAA under Honda's leadership -- in bits
and pieces, through incremental, positive efforts on everyone's part.
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| SIWALIK |
Posted
on 08-May-02 05:41 PM
Congratulations on your being in the excomm! Now it is time to make a bigger difference!
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| ashu |
Posted
on 08-May-02 11:16 PM
Thanks, Silwalik for your good wishes.
Appreciate them.
It was Honda the president himself, in his persistent and hard-to-argue-back
self, who "recruited" other professionals and me into the new GAA Ex-Com
after countless back-and-forth discussions over the last few weeks.
Honda is fiercely committed to making the GAA a dynamic, yet inclusive, place,
and he needs all the support he can get from all GAA and non-GAA members.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| SIWALIK |
Posted
on 09-May-02 12:29 AM
Well, I hope his dynamic leadership will spread some light into the darkness of Nepali samaaj. His ability to recruit competent professionals speaks volume of his potential. I am not a member or anything but still wish goodness to prevail in Nepal. GAA has been there for a long time, and should be there for ever and ever.
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| _BP |
Posted
on 09-May-02 04:43 AM
Momoking restaurant chain Ashu? Is that in Nepal or is it international? I would like to partake of some the menu items as well as public shares if any.
Good to see you have not deserted this site.
I remember Honda from when he used to hang out with my older brothers at the Old Boys Day and the GAA basketball tourney. I am glad to see he is doing well, and you as well.
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| ashu |
Posted
on 20-May-02 03:15 AM
BP_
I will surely take you to MomoKing in Putali Sadak when you and your wife
are next in Kathmandu. MK's sekuwas are good too.
Honda came back from Boston about 7 years ago, and, since then, he and
his brothers have been running these momo-restauarant chains in Kathmandu.
On another note, if anyone wants to start a service business in Kathmandu, Honda would be the de facto the fountain of wisdom . . .
At GAA, we call Honda "His Majesty the MomoKing" :-)
Anyway, last Saturday, 25 of us spent the whole day at GAA --working through countless cups of tea and lunch and biscuits -- mapping out visions, strategies
and coming up with a list of concrete deliverable activities and campaigns
for the next two years.
Taking part in the discussions, it was obvious that Honda has done a good job, recruiting interesting, motivated and challenging professionals to be on the new GAA Ex-Com -- people whose thinking seems more business-like, more structured hence sharper and tighter and a lot less fuzzier and wooly.
Let's see how things ago in weeks and months ahead.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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