Archive for the ‘environment’ Category
New forms of protests in Nepal
May 3rd, 2010
In our group against Bandhs in Nepal, aptly called “Die Nepal Bandh Die“, we are continuously devising new ways to make effective forms of protest as an alternative to shutdowns. Here’s a few to start with: Do go and piss in front of Singh Durbar (prime ministers office) in Kathmandu instead of doing the total … Read the rest of this entry »
Nepal Airlines: break it down and sell it in parts.
April 18th, 2010
When you have a brand that is only “negative”. When there is very little trust in your brand and no hope from management that it will change its services, my solution is to break this brand up in bits, and sell the scraps ! you can’t fix a flawed direction unless you turn 180 degrees. … Read the rest of this entry »
This 3 day Nepal bandh (total shutdown of country). This is blackmail.
December 20th, 2009
Are you looking forward to this 3-day bandh, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday? (Total shutdown of Nepal) What say to the sorry fact that a few big egos with no-one’s interests at heart but their own, will oppress you for three long days with the threat of some cheap several-hundred-rupee-per-day-hired-goons. Who benefits from this? Can bullying create … Read the rest of this entry »
A better use of the old Royal Palace in Kathmandu.
December 13th, 2009
Want some creative use of the old Royal Palace! It is a huge space in the most lucrative business districts of the country and it now houses a stupid museum and a stupid bureaucratic hole. So lets suggest some creative ideas for this space. Here are some of mine: Take the bloody foreign ministry somewhere else … Read the rest of this entry »
The business cost of avoiding confrontation
December 4th, 2009
The business cost of avoiding confrontation in Nepal A friend from the US living part-time and doing business in Nepal expressed frustration over our (Nepali) strong cultural desire to avoid confrontation in a professional relationship. Specifically, the steep business cost of this in-action. We discussed for some reasons behind this. The graciousness of Nepalis is … Read the rest of this entry »
5 good places in Kathmandu to talk ideas over lunch ….
November 23rd, 2009
Here are some good places I have taken people for business talks or other ideas that needs to be talked 1) Imago de cafe and gallery in the immediate east of the former Royal Palace walls. (few houses away from the Visa application office for the UK) great ambience, very silent and cozy. Good light food … Read the rest of this entry »
few good things…
February 11th, 2009
lately admist all the gloom and pessimism, haven’t been thinking of much of good things happening in Kathmandu (not nepal, just kathmandu) I have absolutely no idea how people’s life is faring in the rest of the country since very rarely the media, the politicians , you or me care about them : I admit … Read the rest of this entry »
