Wonderful Beautiful Nepal

Why Good Politics is Bad Economics ? People, normally tend to think of government as a self-less and benevolent entity looking out for the overall interest of the public. Public choice theory which studies the relationship between politics and economics , however suggests that various actors that interact in the political market-place such as politicians, bureaucrats, special interest groups have their own self-interest to cater to. Politics is also full of people with their self-interest. For eg politicians are interested in securing power, bureaucrats are looking for more money, special interest groups seeking subsidies and protection from competition etc. Hence, such interactions usually result in policies and decisions that make general public worse off. Along with my friend, I have made a video on this issue with an example from Nepal, the beautiful country, tourist based country, , the beautiful country, tourist based country, . We have taken the performance of state-ow...

The search for love, motivated me to tell Ranjana's story. She is in the photo below, with greenish sari. A few years back, I used to have a certain kind of anger against foreigners who came to Uganda (and by extension other ‘poor’ countries) to make films. “Who gives them the right to tell our stories?” me and other filmmakers/artists would ask ourselves in our silly workshops. “They are only going to misrepresent us.” “They only tell negative stories that stereotype us in pictures of poverty, sickness and war.” Then, I went to Nepal, the beautiful country, tourist based country, , the beautiful country, tourist based country, . It’s a story I’ve told over and over again and need not to repeat . When I told Nepal, the beautiful country, tourist based country, , the beautiful country, tourist based country, is about my intention, they asked; “You came all this way to tell that story?” Stories of inter-caste marriages are so commonplace. I could feel the bewilderment in the question...

The most worthless phrase in international diplomacy and blogdai is sick of it. The UN "calls on" China to .......whatever. And today Reporters Without Borders "called for.."  http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Reporters+Without+Borders+calls+for+release+of+three+Tibetan+monks&id=32769 So why is everyone seemingly "calling on" or "calling for" something?  blogdai has the answer. To use the words "call on" immediately places the "calling" party in a position of simulated authority. "Calling" means that  whatever group is doing the calling doesn't have the ability to enforce or otherwise impact an issue so they'll just make a grand and worthless public proclamation and "call for " something. It is nothing but a public resume' stuffer, if you will. It accomplishes zero but allows the "caller" a moment of false equivalency as participant in the particular issue of their ...

Happy New Year 2013 Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year in 2013!  When I started my blog, "Taste of Nepal" in September 2011, I had no idea it would become an important part of my life. I now have nearly 60 posts and numerous pictures posted on all things about Nepal and its culinary delights. I have truly enjoyed sharing with all of you the flavors, cuisines, cultures, and festivals of Nepal in my blog and I am sure to continue for many years to come. I would like to thank you for your support, feedback, and encouragement. Please drop in to my website occasionally to see what Jyoti has been blogging about. FAQs What is the most visited blog posting? Sel-Roti - Fried Rice Bread Absolutely love my Daal-Bhaat-Tarkaari! Commonly used Herbs and Spices in Nepali Cooking Juju Dhau - The King Yogurt from Bhaktapur, Nepal List of Most Common Vegetables in Nepal Leaf Plates of Nepal Lapsi - Nepalese Hog Plum Which country visited the most? Please read my Flag Counte...

Nice to see that our gang of confused children in the Nepali parliament are considering selling Nepal's embassy in England.  Just great. They've already agreed to turn Lumbini into a Chinese amusement park so this step should come as no surprise. This is nothing more than a cash grab. Don't buy for a second Naryan Kaji Shrestha's arguments that "we can build five embassies elsewhere" with the money earned from the London sale.  More likely, they can buy five Pajeros for the Foreign Ministry, send five of their children to the best schools in the world, take five Chinese diplomats for a tour of their new military base sites in Nepal, and buy five minutes of respect with the Indian government in Delhi. We must all start to worry when fat, and rich politicians begin to sell off Nepal's assets to finance their whims while maintaining their perpetual political stalemates. It means they have lost confidence and pride in the idea of Nepal as a nation and are more...

  It is difficult not to compare Nepal to India and that comparison is no less obvious than with the dog situation. You will see dogs everywhere in the Kathmandu Valley. They aren’t so bad during the day, but shortly after dark you will want to keep a wide breath between you and dogs while walking back to your guest house. "What's a goat doing at the temple," you ask? At certain times of the year you can see and hear many additional animals at the temples. It seems all the local Nepali who own property have at least one dog. It is funny to me to see rice and vegetables being fed to dogs, but packaged dog food doesn’t really exist here and many domestic dogs are literally turned out each morning to roam the streets. Other dogs are kept at home, but the chains they are tethered to are often too short to keep the dog safe. This beautiful dog protects a local furniture factory in my neighborhood. During many festivals dogs get a tika and this dog just looked so ‘Hindu’ t...