Proposing Bloggers Association of Nepal

11/9/2006 in BLOGAN | 21 comments

More than a year ago, a few bloggers proposed an association by the name of Bloggers Association of Nepal (BLOGAN). The discussion went for some time and then went silent.

KP Dhungana of Hamroblog was one who had always talked about BLOGAN. A few of us invited each other for the talk on the issue at Martin Chautari on the day I talked about blogging in Nepal there. There were only a few – KP himself, me, Darshan of Zade Xpress and Rosha – then a non-blogger, and RP Dahal of NepalInfo who left but said he was with us.

We decided that for the time being the association should act as a social-network group so to gather a few of us and agreed that one of the bloggers would be nominated as the co-ordinator unless we are able to register and form a committee.

As agreed on that discussion, I am proposing the Bloggers Association of Nepal (partly modeled as Media Bloggers Association of USA to which I am a member). As we have agreed, all the bloggers identified as regular and Nepali by origin would be listed as our members unless they choose not to, every blogger is a member.

BLOGAN will be a nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting, protecting and educating its members; supporting the development of ‘blogging’ as a distinct form of media; and helping to extend the power of the press, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, to every citizen.

BLOGAN will also celebrate diversity of experience, purpose and opinion thus creating an environment where they can blog as freely as they used to as an individual. It will also believe in the freedom of expression. BLOGAN will accept anonymous bloggers as members provided that it could be confirmed s/he is a Nepali.

What you think? Please provide us with your ideas on BLOGAN, how should we move forward, and about anything else. Also please email or tell your blogging friend about it so that s/he can join the discussion and the association.

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  1. kp’s avatar

    kp on 11/9/2006 at 2:04 pm

    I would like to request all the nepali blogger’s To join this discussion about BLOGAN.
    Plz send ur friend about it.
    Think about it’s modality,
    Membership criterea,
    Gaol
    and many more what u like.

  2. mahesh’s avatar

    mahesh on 11/9/2006 at 2:11 pm

    Ujjwal-ji,
    This is definitely a great news, and thanks for proposing BLOGAN. BLOGAN could become that much needed forum for us Nepali blogger to share experiences, ideas, and generally, expand our blogging horizons.

    Just one point on the above statement regarding anonymous bloggers. You might want to change …it could be confirmed he is a Nepali. to …if could be confirmed he/she is a Nepali. Sorry for showing political correctness but I think we shouldn’t forget about brilliant female anonymous bloggers! Cheers!

  3. Tajim’s avatar

    Tajim on 11/9/2006 at 4:08 pm

    This is indeed a great idea. But before deciding to form a commitee formally, we should try to invite as many people as possible to start blogging. Because more the number of bloggers the more effective it will be. Its good that we should form commitee formally but togther to that we should also try to create more awareness online so that nepalese living abroad could also be joined into this group.

  4. PlainJane’s avatar

    PlainJane on 11/9/2006 at 4:16 pm

    Ujjawal ji,
    Took me by surprise, but definately is a good idea. A motivation to be writing more frequently for somebody like me. It could also prove to be a platform to meet more like minded people and share more, which is always something to look forward to.
    On the same note, could you please make it a bit clearer about how it is that we wanna go about with it? It is gonna be a virtual association? Just wondering. Please consider my ignorance on this matter as I never had this in mind. But it is indeed a good one.
    And Mahesh ji, thank you for incorporating us as well. :D
    In the mean time, if there is anything we can do besides informing our friends, do let us know.
    happy blogging!!

  5. Tajim’s avatar

    Tajim on 11/9/2006 at 5:12 pm

    “NepaliVoices has proposed a Bloggers Association of Nepal. I guess its a good move to formally unite all the bloggers of Nepal.Though there is no exact data of how many bloggers are there actually in nepal but though this step will certainly help in getting all the bloggers together”

  6. Ujjwal Acharya’s avatar

    Ujjwal Acharya on 11/9/2006 at 7:19 pm

    Thank you, Mahesh ji for pointing out a silly mistake. :-)

    Tajim, we are still at the phase of brainstorming. I posted this here so that many bloggers get the news and give input for the association.

    PlainJane, I believe we can go both way. Let’s have a virtual community as well as physical one – with members participating in either of two or both.

  7. Prameya Bhandari’s avatar

    Prameya Bhandari on 11/9/2006 at 8:00 pm

    I really like this idea.. i will try get more people here… also i can try to get current members of cjnepal blogs to join blogan.

  8. Ajaya Dhakal’s avatar

    Ajaya Dhakal on 11/10/2006 at 1:44 am

    This idea sounds cool. Let’s go ahead.

  9. Deelip Khanal’s avatar

    Deelip Khanal on 11/10/2006 at 2:02 pm

    I am a lazy blogger. Actually not a lazy, but “je payo tehi blogger”. My blog do not have good spelling nor correct grammer. Actually I am bad in english and nepali ta lekhnai aaudaina. I often use to change the skin of my blog. I just write what i think.
    May I join or not?

  10. Ghanashyam Ojha’s avatar

    Ghanashyam Ojha on 11/10/2006 at 6:43 pm

    It’s a wonderful idea. Pls take initiative and give me a call, I will definitely attend such meeting. Bloggers’ association is urgently required in Nepal and we also need to prepare our future policies and strategies because the bloggers’ mission before and after the peace deal has changed.

  11. Ujjwal Acharya’s avatar

    Ujjwal Acharya on 11/10/2006 at 6:47 pm

    Deelip,

    I believe you used to blogged well in past. Now your site has nothing. If you are willing to continue blogging, then you can surely join.

  12. नेपाल मण्डप’s avatar

    नेपाल मण्डप on 11/11/2006 at 8:42 am

    उज्वल जी,
    हुन त नेपाल मण्डप नयाँ ब्लग हो । तर पनि यो धेरै ब्लगरहरुको साझा ब्लगको रुपमा अगाडि बढ्दैछ। मिल्छ भने यसलाई पनि नेपाली ब्लगको सुचिमा राखिदिनुभए आभारी हुने थियौ।

  13. sharad chirag’s avatar

    sharad chirag on 11/11/2006 at 1:30 pm

    wow, that is good ideea………

  14. Suresh’s avatar

    Suresh on 11/12/2006 at 3:16 pm

    Ujjwal Acharya Jee,
    Thanks for mooting the great idea. In addition to what you have mentioned, my additions are as follows:

    (i) BLOGAN will be a nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting, protecting and educating its members; supporting the development of ‘blogging’ as a distinct form of media; and helping to extend the power of the press, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, to every citizen.

    (ii) BLOGAN will also celebrate diversity of experience, purpose and opinion thus creating an environment where they can blog as freely as they used to as an individual. It will also believe in the freedom of expression. BLOGAN will accept anonymous bloggers as members provided that it could be confirmed s/he is a Nepali.

    (iii) BLOGAN will express its solidarity against threat, intimidation, vindication, and personal and physical abuse against any blogger (both known and anonymous) on the basis of his/her expressions in the concerned blogs.

    Thanks!
    SBS

  15. unfoldingreverie’s avatar

    unfoldingreverie on 11/12/2006 at 6:10 pm

    This idea is great, as long as we do not end up registering BLOGAN like other association. You got my support and will.

  16. dreamnepal’s avatar

    dreamnepal on 11/13/2006 at 10:34 pm

    I know some of you folks are professional bloggers. I am not sure how feasible it is but it might be a good idea to host the blogs related to Nepal from a common server.
    This might save money to all those who have been paying separately.

    Or may be I am just ignorant in this sense…

  17. keshuvko’s avatar

    keshuvko on 11/13/2006 at 10:38 pm

    One suggestion:
    Don’t exclude bloggers not in journalism also.

  18. sangharsha’s avatar

    sangharsha on 11/14/2006 at 9:01 pm

    Indeed a good idea.
    Lets focus on how to integrate our views on multiple dimensions as we are from multiple work domains, and yet share a common platform – blogging!
    So let it be an arena for us.
    I am with BLOGAN!

  19. Zade’s avatar

    Zade on 11/17/2006 at 11:39 am

    oh ho yahan ta pura discussion chalirako raicha. Blogosphere ma tahalkai mache cha ..heheh :) Way to Go Bloggers!

  20. Rosha’s avatar

    Rosha on 12/28/2006 at 9:50 am

    Ma non-blogger re?How come
    garita rachhu ni..tei ho chito chado ko kuro.haina?

  21. Rosha’s avatar

    Rosha on 12/28/2006 at 10:36 am

    I am with ur attempt!Go ahead