http://www.whynepal.com/events/20000-urban-nepalis-listen-to-one-man-bryan-adams/ Nepal doesn't need to change. We do. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.whynepal.com/events/20000-urban-nepalis-listen-to-one-man-bryan-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-3164 Uj Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.whynepal.com/?p=1704#comment-3164 Thanks Nishant. Excellent points. Yes Movements should be branded as the hip "passionate" action to take in a country where 2 out of 3 Nepalis are under 35 years. (50% under 20, 80% under 40) Thanks Nishant. Excellent points. Yes Movements should be branded as the hip “passionate” action to take in a country where 2 out of 3 Nepalis are under 35 years. (50% under 20, 80% under 40)

]]> http://www.whynepal.com/events/20000-urban-nepalis-listen-to-one-man-bryan-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Nishant Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.whynepal.com/?p=1704#comment-3159 This may have been a case of 'uniqueness' because it was the first concert of an internationally recognized popstar. It may also have resulted from a 'cool' factor. Getting together with your friends to have fun at an excellently organized concert by a singer that makes you nostalgic is cool. nOther Example: The use of social media and texts meant that both 'uniqueness' and 'cool' were present in the May 2010 movement So, make political/social activism look 'cool' and 'unique' and they will come. This may have been a case of ‘uniqueness’ because it was the first concert of an internationally recognized popstar. It may also have resulted from a ‘cool’ factor. Getting together with your friends to have fun at an excellently organized concert by a singer that makes you nostalgic is cool. nOther Example: The use of social media and texts meant that both ‘uniqueness’ and ‘cool’ were present in the May 2010 movement So, make political/social activism look ‘cool’ and ‘unique’ and they will come.

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