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| ashu | Posted
on 08-Feb-03 01:47 AM
Hi all, Sahadev Poudel, brought up and educated in Hetauda, is one of the most promising young theater talents of Nepal. In the last three years, I have had the good fortune to be one of his friends and watch his various plays and dramas (both directed by him and also performed by him) on various stages of Kathmandu, including at Hotel Bajra's annual Spring productions. Sahadev used to anchor a children's program on Radio Sagarmatha (FM 102.4), and the program commanded a pretty wide following. In addition, together with his long-time friend Saroj Aryal, Sahadev was instrumental in getting a REGULAR children's theater going on at Bal Mandir (Naxal) until last year, before he won a scholarship to pursue theater-related workshops at Vassar College in upstate New York. (In many ways, Vassar is to theater what MIT is to engineering.) An ambitious, driven young man with talents to match, Sahadev has been in New York City -- the theater capital of the planet -- for some time now, leveraging his Vassar connections to get to know American professionals involved in theater, honing his own theater-related techniques, being exposed to the best of American theater and also introducing Nepal to his friends. It is in this context that he is going to put on a one-day-long Nepali-language show in March NYC's WKCR 89.9 FM STATION as a guest-host. On one level, this may not sound like a lot to some; but keep in mind that Sahadev has been in the US for only 8 months or so. Those of you in NYC who want to get in touch with Sahadev, you can email him at: theatre@playful.com Let's wish Sahadev all the best in this NYC radio venture. On another note, Sahadev, who's in his mid-20s, is committed to improve the theater-scene in Nepal. In fact, he and I both share a dream, which is also shared by Kanak Mani Dixit who has publicly promised to help raise money build a first-rate hall, to have a vibrant theater scene in Kathmandu . . . Let's see how things go, one thing at a time, as a part of high-trust-based, multi-skilled teamwork. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| Dr. No | Posted
on 08-Feb-03 08:42 AM
Kudos to Sahadev for all his efforts and good work. We need to promote art and culture and make things a little interesting from the mundanes of everyday life. Ashu, NY is one of the greatest theatre towns in the world but I don't know if it's "theatre capital of the world" as many of the big "broadway" productions actually originate in London. Vassar--70 miles north of New York City, in Poughkeepsie. It was all girls college till 1969. |
| ashu | Posted
on 09-Feb-03 04:21 AM
Dr. No, You are right. In recent years, a number of shows have originated from West End and other places around London. But from what I understand, if your show does well, of all the places, in New York City, by surviving, among others, the criticisms of the New York Times' theater critic, then, you have earned your credentials in theater. I guess just as future movie stars flock to Los Angeles for auditions, future theater-actors, or for that matter, future sitcom-actors flock to the Big Apple for auditions that lead to parts, and then on to name, fame and paisa. :-) That said, let us wish Sahadev well in his pursuit of excellence in theater. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| surya | Posted
on 09-Feb-03 10:36 PM
That should be interesting. Ashu do you know the dates? I would love to tune in. Looks like WKCR has an online live broadcaast, so if we knew the time, we could all listen. |
| khimberly | Posted
on 09-Feb-03 10:59 PM
Hey Dr. no are you in Poughkeepse thats cool. i was there last night in "Gallarya Mall" . But i didn,t buy anything we just chill and late night home? |
| ashu | Posted
on 13-Feb-03 09:07 PM
Hi everyone, Sahadev's show is set for the 9th of March, Sunday, from 11PM TO 2AM (EST) . . . which, though not exactly prime-time :-) is better than no time. You can listen to the program online at www.wkcr.org. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| himaliketo | Posted
on 12-Mar-03 11:05 AM
IF YOU LOVE NEPAL LISTEN NEPAL! ATTENTION ALL OUR LISTENER! BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM WE WERE VERY UNABLE TO DO LIVE BROADCAST OF A VERY SPECIAL SHOW "THE VOICE OF HIMALI"-----"HIMALI SWARHARU"ON MARCH 9TH SUNDAY 11PM -2AM.WE APPOLIZE FOR THIS. THE SAME SHOW YOU CAN LISTEN COMING SUNDAY MARCH 16 AT 11PM -2AM ON WKCR89.9FM STATION IN NYC. wkcr.org PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS NEPALI RADIO SHOW"THE VOICE OF HIMALI" IS A VERY FIRST NEPALI /ENGLISH LANGUAGE RADIO SHOW IN NYC AS WELL IN WKCR89.9FM STATION'S IAL HISTORY(IAL -IN ALL LANGUAGE). SO PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO LISTEN THIS IAL HISTORIC SHOW ON MARCH 16 SUNDAY 11PM TO 2AM FEATURING WITH SAHADEV POUDEL. TOM MAYER IAL DIRECTOR WKCR89.9FM nepaliradio@nycmail.com |
| differentlysane | Posted
on 14-Mar-03 09:00 AM
ashu...is there anything in this universe u DONT know bout?? and once again...thanx so much for letting us know bout sahadev....(and also the fatc that vassar is now a co-ed!)...its amazing how we forget to care about our own people....or maybe its just me |
| ashu | Posted
on 14-Mar-03 11:27 AM
>> Ashu...is there anything in this universe u DONT know bout?? Oh, puh leez!! There are many, many things I don't know anything about. Marine biology, for example. That aside, I very well know what an insufferable idiot or a fool I can be on occasions more than I can care to count. Trust me on this. Fortunatley, I have a few strong-minded friends who'd rather remain my good friends than turn into fans, and, as such, they never hesitate to tell me like it is and bring me down a notch or two and keep me in place. :-) On a personal note, ever since, as a student, I struggled to come to terms with the powerful arguments made in a book called "Reasons and Persons" by Derek Parfit, I have learnt to be my own harshest critic. That's what reading too much philosophy does to one. :-) oohi ashu ktm,nepal |
| differentlysane | Posted
on 14-Mar-03 02:04 PM
"Oh, puh leez!! " heeeey whaddya know....ashu can even type off-english!! oohi friggin pankha :) |
| differentlysane | Posted
on 15-Mar-03 09:31 AM
...sorry that was "off perfect english" |
| ekadeshma..... | Posted
on 18-Mar-03 11:47 AM
hey ashu...... that's great!sahadev poudel did the great job.acutually sunday night march 16 was great night for nepali audience in NY.we listened nepali interview/music.it was good.but i have some comments for sahadev poudel;.....there was some technical problem and language....... means nepali english translation.but any way we wish to listen regular nepali radio programme.so sahadev do not make your project ekadeshma...... |
| ashu | Posted
on 18-Mar-03 05:52 PM
Good to hear about the program. Again, congrats to Sahadev. He is brimming with talents, works hard and learns things very quickly. I am sure he will go on to do things in theater (in NY and elsewhere) make us Nepalis proud. oohi ashu ktm,nepal |