Random hits on the keyboard

Today was a different morning, because I was not running but walking to vote for the House of Representatives election in Nepal. My voting station is a little further than my current home, at Sorhakhutte, where I grew up. I have not officially changed my residence yet. As no vehicle movement is allowed, I prepare myself and my wife to walk to the polling station. It was an hour walk through the core of Kathmandu. I passed several polling centres, seeing voters in full enthusiasm.  Voting is a simple act. A few minutes in a queue, a stamp on a ballot, fold the ballot paper and drop it into a box. Yet behind this simple ritual lies something profound. It holds the faith of a nation and the belief that ordinary citizens can shape the future of their country. This system is built on hundreds of years of trial and error. And I firmly believe that voting can bring a big change quietly.  For us, democracy has never been a simple process. It has been a journey, full of turbulence. Ove...

This week, there has been an evolutionary, historical event. We witnessed it. Sadly, it took our internet away. The electricity has been cut off and the mobile phones are too switched off. But the event was celebrated, and the actors were welcomed. Celebrations and fireworks and rallies cheered the city.  Changes are expected, but it was sudden. This change also brings uncertainty and a bit of confusion. We adapt, we modify and we evolve in accordance with this new environment. We have now super limited internet and life without a telephone is funny, difficult, and slow. And again, we flow with the current.  The Ying Yang is a beauty. Tiredness also brings sound rest. Fewer beings fulfillment. Less is more. Scarcity forced optimal utilization. Certainly is boring.

खै शहर भनूँ वा गाउँ ? व्यवस्थित सडकहरू, मुख्य सडकमा बात्ती, निर्माणाधीन ठूल्ठलाभवनहरू अनि कुनै बेला गौरवमय इतिहास बोकेको । सहायक सडकहरू कलात्मक रूपमा ढुङ्गा छापिएका , युरोपको कुनै पुरानो शहरको झझल्को दिने। युद्ध वास्तवमै पीडादायक हुन्छ । अब शान्ति हुन समय लाग्छ , र सर्वसाधारणको दुःख काे सीमा छैन । प्राकृतिक रूपमा ज्यादै सुन्दर र मौसम एकदम अनुकूल, र कफीको त कुरै नगरौं ।  सरकारले इन्टरनेट काटे पछिको अवस्था अर्कै छ । फोनमा कुरा हुन सक्छ तर इन्टरनेट बिना यताको वास्तविकता दुनियाँलाई थाहा छैन, कुनै पनि पत्रकारलाई प्रवेश दिइरहेको छैन । सत्यलाई छोप्न सहज हुन्छ जस्तो छ । हालको युग हल्लाकाे युग हो, जसले सामाजिक सञ्जालमा कब्जा गर्यो, बाँकी संसारको लागि त्यहि तथ्य हो ।  म होटलमा बसि भोलि वा जहिले इन्टरनेटमा पहुँच हुन्छ, तब यो ब्लग प्रकाशित गर्छु भनि बसेको छु । र म झ्यालबाट नौ लाख तारा हेर्दै छु । आकाश सफा छ । शायद केही माइल परको विस्थापितहरुको क्याम्पमा बसेकाहरु पनि ती ताराहरु हेर्दै होलान् । भोलिकाे अनिश्चितलाई मनभरी बोक्दै डर र त्रसलाई बिर्सने प्रयास गर्दै होलान् । परको सैनि...