Author Archive: Kashish

A History of Violence: Maoists attack Himalmedia

On Sunday afternoon the Maoists attacked Himalmedia — publishers of Himal Khabarpatriaka, WAVE magazine and the weekly Nepali Times — for the third time since October 25 2008. This was by far the boldest and most aggressive attack yet, with the office vandalized and many staffers assaulted. More (16)»

Possibilities Redefined, History Lived, Hope Renewed

By the time I arrived at Grant Park after visiting several polling booths in the city, the crisp morning was already giving way to a warm 8AM sun. It was 12 hours before the Obama Campaign’s election night rally was to begin at the park, located on the edge of Lake Michigan, and it was at least 10 hours before one could sense how the country had voted. More (8)»

Election Eve in Chicago

Chicago is abuzz with activities in preparation for a historic American Election on November 4th. More (1)»

Finance Minister Bhattarai’s Vision for Nepal

It was barely 10AM on a warm Thursday morning here in Washington DC but DCM Pokharel’s day was already a busy one. He marched out of his 2131 Leroy Place office to prepare for the Foreign Minister’s departure to Nepal, after which Pokhrel was to accompany the Finance Minister to The Elliott School of International Affairs, where Dr. Bhattarai was scheduled to speak at a public engagement at 11:30AM. More (10)»

Police aggression outside the Republican National Convention

On Sept. 2, the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign organized a peaceful protest that started at Mears Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, and headead for Xcel Center, where the Republican National Convention was taking place. The protest remained peaceful until the police released tear gas and shot rubber bullets and stun grenades as the protesters made their way home. More (3)»

Campaign for Liberty, Rally for the Republic

On Sept 2 2008, as the Republican National Convention took place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, Ron Paul, the party’s “black sheep” Republican Congressman from Lake Jackson, TX, hosted his own Campaign for Liberty’s Convention about 9 miles away at the Target Center. More»

Terai in Trouble: A Conversation on Madhes with Prashant Jha

Prashant shares a fresh and troubling report from the terai region: a rising popular discontent, criminality, economic stagnation, ethnic tensions and the lack of a state presence More (9)»

Updates on Nepali Politics from Subel

In a brief conversation with Subel Bhandari, Nepal Correspondent for Agence France-Presse, we address the controversy sparked by Madhesi leaders’ choice of language at Constituent Assembly, and the general confusion the nation finds itself in. More (3)»

Nepali Politics on Asia Pacific Forum, 99.5 FM, New York

Nepali politics seldom receives the kind of coverage in the international media as Nepalis and Nepali journalists hope for it to. Usually it takes something extraordinary, such as the Constituent Assembly Election of April 10, or a King stepping down and becoming the ‘former king.’ An uprising gets attention too as does a massacre. More (3)»

The Dark Knight: Gotham and America’s War on Terror

A vast majority of the reviews have revolved around Ledger’s performance, rightfully so, already creating an Oscar buzz. But it has also sparked another interesting conversation. More (2)»

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