Hemang Dixit

Nepal Dilemma

It is a fact that in days of yore, the Nepali army had been fighting with British Indian troops and subsequently the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 CD was signed with them.

By Hemang Dixit Dec 11, 2022

Good Connectivity

Nepal at one time had two railways – one from Amlekhganj to Raxaul and another between Jayanagar-Janakpur and Kurtha.

By Hemang Dixit Dec 05, 2022

Election Musings

That the people should elect a Head of State with executive powers has been voiced by many young Nepalis contesting the elections.

By Hemang Dixit Nov 25, 2022

Election Flashes

This times election campaign started off with pictures of some of our wizened leaders and the words ‘No Not Again’ accompanying it in the social media.

By Hemang Dixit Nov 14, 2022

Time & Tide

‘Time and tide wait for no man’ is a classical proverb which has been in use for a long time. During the course of these years it has generated many albums of songs and encouraged the making of films with this title. Furthermore magazines and even a novel have come into being.

By Hemang Dixit Nov 06, 2022

Rhinos & Tigers

As per Wikipedia accounts there were over 800 rhinos in the 1950s. At the end of 1960 there were supposed to be only 95 rhinos in Chitwan and so the government took steps for its protection and the numbers rose from 188 in 1997 to 368 in 2016.

By Hemang Dixit Oct 31, 2022

Health Patch-Up

I was a member of the NMC for many years and maintained all along that the number of doctors that it says are practising in the country has never been correct.

By Hemang Dixit Oct 12, 2022

Health Birthright

The Institute of Medicine (IoM) has just celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its establishment.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 22, 2022

Political Thoughts

Another story narrated by Abraham Lincoln during an election rally is classical.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 13, 2022

Cheers Gambe

In 19th Century England of Charles Dickens we read of terrible conditions in which the poor and the working class lived.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 04, 2022

Hindu Rastra?

In India, the Babri Masjid demolition had been a point of dispute for ages and now a Ram Mandir is being built on the site.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 25, 2022

Ganja Chicken

My book ‘Reflections down the Ages’ has an item titled ‘Jai Bholenath for Cannabis’. The heyday of cannabis usage in Nepal started with the Hippie Era in Kathmandu. An Eden Hashish Centre existed in late 1960 at Jochem / Freak Street.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 16, 2022

About-Turn?

Shri Dilendra Prasad Badu, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply in the current government was reported by The Rising Nepal of 28th July 2022 to have stated that the Janakpur Cigarette Factory, Biratnagar Jute Mill, Hetauda Textile Factory, Butwal Thread Industry and the Gorakhkali Rubber Industry would be restarted.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 07, 2022

Howdy Modi

The old saying as far as India / Nepal relationship was that it was a question of ‘Beti and Roti’ from ancient times. The Mogul invasion of India is thought to have accelerated that process when many princely states sent their Ranis and Betis for shelter to the Hindu Kingdom of Nepal.

By Hemang Dixit Jul 28, 2022

Women First

A similar situation now exists in Nepal in that as many male Nepalis are in countries abroad, the women have to do work done by them.

By Hemang Dixit Jul 19, 2022

Crazy English

Because of the fact that English was imposed on all lands that the British ruled over, it is no surprise that local words were absorbed into the language. As far as Nepal is concerned the words that come immediately to mind are – khukuri and dal-bhat.

By Hemang Dixit Jul 10, 2022

Waves Underway

A number of individuals have already announced in Facebook their intention to stand for Parliamentary elections from the capital or from other cities.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 29, 2022

Naked Truth

The Nepali individual is already paying exorbitant taxes on two, three or four wheelers. Besides this there is the additional tax on the petrol or diesel.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 20, 2022

Federalism- Pros & Cons

Some local, both former and current politicians, have promised that they would make Nepal into either Singapore or Switzerland in one’s lifetime. Well seventy plus years have relapsed since the dawn of Democracy in this land of ours.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 10, 2022

Down The Drain

The results of the local election have been an eye-opener in the sense that a number of ‘Baggi’ candidates have won in a number of places to show that there is dissatisfaction in the electorate.

By Hemang Dixit Jun 03, 2022

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