Hemang Dixit

Hindurastra ?

The roots of Hinduism can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilisation of 3300 BCE to 1700 BCE. The people of Aryan origin, living in ancient times south of the River Sindhu or present Indus in Pakistan, were referred to as Sindus.

By Hemang Dixit Feb 19, 2021

Theek Chha? & AI

With frequent elections or changes in government – left, neutral or right oriented; accompanied with the transfer of both gazetted and non-gazetted personnel from place to place, perhaps even erratically, the system was bound to develop flaws.

By Hemang Dixit Feb 09, 2021

2020 – The Year That Was

Individuals, from far off lands will hesitate to travel to distant places but it is not just the effect of this pandemic that caused this setback to tourism in Nepal. Since the time that legendary Boris of Royal Hotel, by courtesy of Thomas Cook brought tourists here, things have changed enormously

By Hemang Dixit Jan 31, 2021

With Sighs Of Relief

My first sigh of relief, after Biden was sworn in as President of USA, was of assurance that truth and democracy has finally prevailed. After all we in Nepal are also awaiting an election in the next 4/5 months and subsequent events!

By Hemang Dixit Jan 21, 2021

Aping The West

My last write up in New Spotlight noted that it was from the books of the East, concentrated in the Library at Alexandria, that knowledge of numerals and algebra was taken to Europe.

By Hemang Dixit Jan 05, 2021

Pity The Nation

Reading this set me thinking about the existing situation in Nepal and comparing with what has been happening down the ages in other countries.

By Hemang Dixit Dec 29, 2020

The US And Us

Henderson, US Ambassador in India was concurrently credited to Nepal. Kaiser SJB Rana, the Representative to the Court of St. James in UK became also Nepal’s representative to the USA.

By Hemang Dixit Dec 12, 2020

‘Anything Goes’ First

During this Dasain / Tihar break in this Covid – 19 era, a post by an ex-MP politician of a party in the opposition appeared in FB deploring the fact that undue influence was being exerted from the Northern Magnetic Pole on the PM of our land.

By Hemang Dixit Nov 21, 2020

Ram Rajya Or Utopia?

In the subsequent years we have had a host of leaders who have had over the centuries attempted to rule part of the world or the regions around them.

By Hemang Dixit Nov 08, 2020

Afu Marre Doomai Raja

Sean Connery lived to a grand old age that is usually regular in many places of Japan, UK and USA. As per a post in FB the other day the male member, a supercentarian being 110 age, of the longest living married couple in the world also died in his sleep.

By Hemang Dixit Nov 02, 2020

Old Goodies In New Wraps

The costs of the confiscated goods have been estimated to be Rs. 10 million. Of the two distributing concerns involved, the head of only one and seven of the workers caught in the act were being held by the police.

By Hemang Dixit Oct 05, 2020

In Favour Of Federalism

We in Nepal have now reached a state when a relatively large number of the population, with perhaps no vested interests feel that this new attempt at Federalism is too costly for the country.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 28, 2020

Axing An Educational Hub

Dev Shumsher followed Bir as PM for a brief period of 114 days. A notable action was the relocating the Thapathali Durbar School to the present site on the western side of the Ranipokhari but now allowing also the sons of commoners to be educated there.

By Hemang Dixit Sep 19, 2020

Bridges To Nowhere

Of course, there were minor bridges in the capital with such names as Rato, Kalo or Seto Pul! This new trend is being maintained with additions as Simrik and Hariyo Pul. It was the construction of the East-West Highway started by late King Mahendra that resulted in many bridges

By Hemang Dixit Sep 12, 2020

Swadeshi Char Lakshya

. Megalomania, incompetence and corruption are what is seen everywhere at a time when all Nepalis, irrespective of their station in life are in difficulties, having to cope with the effects of the Corona virus.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 21, 2020

My Name Is CORONA

“There is no denying the fact that I have created a rumpus all over the world. Some of the countries of East Asia did not suffer too much initially because of wearing masks, washing hands frequently and greeting each other by bowing or doing Namaste rather than shaking hands.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 11, 2020

Book Availability – Necessity Or Anachronism?

What happens in countries such as USA, UK or even India where books in English are published is that a hard cover book will be selling rapidly for a couple of weeks and perhaps after a couple of months the sales will taper off.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 05, 2020

In The Throes Of Lockdown

We Nepalis have a great tendency to dance and make merry. It is a good trait and definitely better than being glum and immobile.

By Hemang Dixit Jul 25, 2020

When & Where Was Ram Born?

The feeling in Nepal is that it PM Modi in his travels around the world can periodically state that ‘Buddha was born in India’ then that there was not much wrong in our PM saying that ‘Ram was born in Nepal’

By Hemang Dixit Jul 18, 2020

Corridors And Passageways

A resolution of the current spat between India and Nepal would be to designate the road built by India going across the Nepali territory stretching to Limpiadhura be utilised by pilgrims from India to traverse via Nepali territory to reach Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet as the Lipulekh Corridor

By Hemang Dixit Jun 28, 2020

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