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| ashu | Posted
on 05-Feb-03 06:25 AM
Hi all, The Godavari Alumni Association -- GAA -- is organizing a talk program on "Constitutional Reform in Nepal". Speaker: Mr. Bharat Raj Upreti, who is one of Nepal's top lawyers. Moderator: Former Ambassador Dr. Novel Kishore Rai. Commentators: Dr. Krishna Hacchethu, a political scientist and Mr. Srish Rana Place: The big hall of Nepal Tourism Board at Bhrikuti Mandap. Date: Sunday, February 9, 2003. Tea will be served. Since attendance is by invitation-only (because of space constraints), please call the GAA for an invitation. Come hear the experts discuss the burning issues of the day, and challenge them with your own questions and thoughts. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| ashu | Posted
on 05-Feb-03 07:01 AM
Speaking of GAA, recently a group of GAA members traveled to Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) India to attend the Sixth World Congress of Jesuit Alumni at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. The meeting, attended by delegates from Jesuit-run schools and colleges from India, Nepal, France, Spain, Germany, the US and Scotland, was inaugurated with a stirring speech by the President of India Dr A P J ABDUL KALAM, himself a graduate of a Jesuit-run school in South India. On one evening, the visiting GAA delegates were treated to a sumptuous dinner at the Sky Club in Kolkata by the graduates of North Point School (Darjeeling), many of whom now hold pre-eminent positions in business, media and public service sectors in West Bengal and India. Over drinks and dinner, North Point's Fr. Kinley, a young Bhutanese Jesuit priest who speaks excellent Nepali, and the legendary Fr. Van entertained the GAA delegates with a number of jokes and stories. The GAA delegates have invited North Point (Darjeeling) faculty, students and graduates to Nepal sometime later this year. The idea is to have have friendly basketball and football matches with them, and to hold joint reunions and dinners for alumni based in Kathmandu so that better contacts/networks can be established between the Kathmandu-based alumni of the two institutions. From the GAA's side, the World Congress was attended by: 1. Fr. Cap Miller, SJ, a teacher at St. Xavier's School. 2. Fr. E. L Watrin, SJ, the GAA moderator 3. Mahendra "Honda" Sakya, the GAA president 4. Hira Krishna, acting Principal of St. Xavier's School, Jawalakhel 5. Krishna Bikram Thapa, a retired executive at the Standard Chartered Bank 6. Mr. Nirmal Krishna Shrestha, a chemistry teacher at St. Xavier's College 7. Gyan Lal Maharjan, now a teacher at Rato Bangala School 8.Mahesh Sakya, a businessman dealing with audio equipments in Kathmandu 9.Ashutosh Tiwari, a GAA executive committe member 10.Neelesh Shrestha, a GAA executive committe member 11.Niroj Shrestha, a GAA executive committe member 12.Bishwo Lal Shrestha, a medical student 13. Nirish Sakya, a GAA executive committe member The next Congress will take place in Cameroon, Africa. For details about the Kolkata Congress, please check out: http://www.jawcon.com/ oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| svengali | Posted
on 05-Feb-03 01:16 PM
Hey Ashu, Regarding the Constitutional Reform talk program, is there a possibility of posting a talk transcript online? Although I do not know what goes into it technically, i.e. producing transcripts, I would greatly appreciate it if that could be arranged somehow. I am not in Nepal currently and therefore am unable to attend. However I am working on issues related comparative constitutional law, needless to say I am researching viewpoints of expert Nepali constitutional lawyers. There is a tremendous dearth of such work that one can access abroad. Thanks in advance. |
| svengali | Posted
on 05-Feb-03 06:42 PM
Just putting the thread in top of the order |
| ashu | Posted
on 06-Feb-03 04:29 AM
Svengali, I'll see what I can do to get a transcript. But no hard promises. At the least, I may be able to get an electronic copy of the speaker's presentation, and, if so, I'll email that to you. Let's see. Hope law school is treating you well. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| svengali | Posted
on 06-Feb-03 10:57 AM
Email copy is even better. Gracias! |
| ashu | Posted
on 18-Feb-03 08:19 PM
Svengali, I now have Mr. Bharat Upreti's paper. It is about 17-page long, in Nepali. Hope your computer has Preeti font. Email me your address, and I'll send it to you as an attachment. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| at | Posted
on 22-Jul-03 03:16 PM
Hey Guys, It's Fr. Watrin's birthday on July 28th. Send him a birthday card, if you like. |