5/7/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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[UPDATE: At 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Maoist withdrew the general strike.] So many wars, settling scores Bringing us promises, leaving us poor I heard them say, love is the way Love is the answer, that’s what they say, But look … Continue reading
4/8/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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From April 5 to 24, we mark one of the greatest displays of people’s power. The Jana Andolan II or the April Uprising of 2006 was a landmark people’s movement that ended monarchy and Maoists’ People’s War establishing a more … Continue reading
3/21/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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When Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda visited Girija Prasad Koirala at a hospital on March 17, Koirala told him to shoulder the big responsibility of the peace process. Probably Koirala, who passed away three days later, foresaw his demise … Continue reading
3/20/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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Nepal has lost its most criticized and most praised political personality. Girija Prasad Koirala (1925-2010) passed away on Saturday afternoon, at 12:10 p.m. on March 20, after being the axis of Nepali politics for at least last two-decades. He led … Continue reading
1/14/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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These days I am almost optimistic about Nepal’s political future. True, because I believe in what the world should call ‘the Nepali magic’: when it looks like we are going to worse, something good happens and we move towards better. … Continue reading