Deepak Raj Joshi

Is Representative Democracy Democratic?

Our democracy is caught between nationalism and federalism. On the other hand, populism and nationalism threaten democracy. Our representative democracy no longer represents the people. In reality, democracy in Nepal does not exist, neither as a value, nor as a spirit, or as a social necessity.

By Deepak Raj Joshi May 04, 2018

Educational Mafia Of Our Society

Education in Nepal is obsolete and evaluation systems that qualify teachers and students are inadequate to implement measures that regulate the teaching-learning system of students. All this causes a low academic level in the students, warn specialists, organizations, and officials.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Apr 07, 2018

A World Without Meat

Vegetarianism has been revived in the Renaissance period and is becoming more widespread in the 19th and 20th century

By Deepak Raj Joshi Mar 05, 2018

Conformist Society

There are many ways to classify society into groups to understand it. But from the political standpoint, regardless of the time, there are always two predominant groups or social classes: the oppressed and oppressors

By Deepak Raj Joshi Feb 05, 2018

Are You Phubbing?

The use of technology has been rooted deep into the lives of millions of people.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Jan 07, 2018

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

By Deepak Raj Joshi Dec 08, 2017

Polarized Politics, Yeah!

By Deepak Raj Joshi Nov 10, 2017

Politics Of Natural Disaster

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it is authentic and genuine. Citizens like to see their elected representative with sleeves rolled up to the elbows and boots full of mud collecting debris and helping victims.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Sep 10, 2017

Are You A Social Media Addict?

If you're a social media addict and your addiction is getting worse, there's a reason for that: Most of the major social network companies as well as social content creators are working every day to make their networks addictive so that consumers can't resist them

By Deepak Raj Joshi Aug 13, 2017

“What If Education Enabled People To Analyze Possibilities” Dr. Shabnam Koirala-Azad

Dr. Shabnam Koirala-Azad, the first Nepali-American woman dean of an American university, is the daughter of the renowned Magsaysay award winning journalist and media educator of Nepal, Bharat Dutta Koirala. Dr. Shabnam Koirala-Azad graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Education. She received her Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley, in Social and Cultural Studies in Education. She began her career as an assistant professor of international and multicultural education at the University of San Francisco (USF). Within a few years, she became the department Chair and Associate Dean of the School of Education, where she now is the Dean, which is a very prestigious position in the American education system. Dr. Shabnam Koirala-Azad talked with DEEPAK RAJ JOSHI of New Spotlight about her education, career, experience and home country. Excerpts:

By Deepak Raj Joshi Jul 23, 2017

Political Journalism, Or Weaponry?

Journalism and politics are two professions that are linked for life, since they are the intermediaries between government and public opinion.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Jul 23, 2017

Tapping Generation Z

Disappointed over current politics, due to the excesses of their traditional schemes, young people look for options to solve their problems and express their opinions.

By Deepak Raj Joshi Jun 25, 2017

Ideology Is To Politics What Caffeine Is To Coffee

By Deepak Raj Joshi May 21, 2017

Talking Of Politicide

In the 1980s, with the intention of strengthening Bhutan's national identity, the "One Nation, One People" campaign was launched to integrate ethnic and cultural peripheral groups into traditional Bhutanese society.

By Deepak Raj Joshi May 08, 2017

Which Comes First: Poverty Or Corruption?

A country with a weak economic system can hardly have effective institutions that can sustain the system. This generates corruption and as a consequence it weakens the entire nation and its economic performance. It will take several generations to ge

By Deepak Raj Joshi Feb 25, 2017

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