events Archives • WhyNepal.com /topics/events/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-tumpak-whynepal-logo-e1363328285738-32x32.png events Archives • WhyNepal.com /topics/events/ 32 32 12 Lessons from volunteering for Occupy Baluwatar /thought-provoking/lessons-from-a-movement/ /thought-provoking/lessons-from-a-movement/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:45:02 +0000 /?p=7273 It has been continuous 40 days since I started volunteering as a conscious citizen for #OccupyBaluwatar ( बालुवाटार सत्याग्रह ) protests in-front of the place where the Prime-minister of Nepal lives. This movement is gathering citizens to become responsible enough to hold our government accountable through 5 signature cases of Nepali women who have suffered terrible fate (raped, looted, burnt alive, mental torture to suicide) because of direct government action/inaction.

If you want to find out more about this movement, please go to this Wikipedia article  which has details.

12 Lessons learnt:

  1. Prepare for a marathon, a movement is not a hundred meter race.
  2. He who gets tired first loses. (Repeat this mantra in your head)
  3. It doesn’t matter who takes the credit. Let all take the credit, even those who you believe don’t deserve to.
  4. Let others lead when movement is going smoothly. Lead up-front only when things becomes difficult or dangerous.
  5. Leadership is commitment & accountability. Commit and be accountable to your commitment. Change begins with yourself.
  6. adopt the philosophy of “Karma – कर्म”, i.e, Just do the work, never expecting the fruits.
  7. Hope but don’t expect (from other people, other

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]]> /thought-provoking/lessons-from-a-movement/feed/ 4 सामाजिक सदभाव काठमाडौँमा Social harmony gathering in Kathmandu /events/social-harmony-nepal/ /events/social-harmony-nepal/#respond Thu, 24 May 2012 16:01:30 +0000 /?p=6284 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEJln3uJWU&feature=youtu.be

Event: Basantapur, Kathmandu, 5 pm May 23rd 2012 !

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]]> /events/social-harmony-nepal/feed/ 0 Creative activism, Flashmob dances /events/creative-activism-flashmob-dances/ /events/creative-activism-flashmob-dances/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:33:39 +0000 /?p=2194

Flash-mobs are the new way to getting your messages across.Heres the recent one done in Kathmandu to raise awareness of the plight of children as young as six who are working full time in the brick factories around Kathmandu.. More info on this on www.brickclean.net

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]]> /events/creative-activism-flashmob-dances/feed/ 0 Does anyone remember this? Flashmob Kathmandu :) /events/does-anyone-remember-this-flashmob-kathmandu/ /events/does-anyone-remember-this-flashmob-kathmandu/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:20:45 +0000 /?p=1993 Thought I would share what a bunch of us did more than a year ago as part of our “Die Nepal Bandh Die” fun protest in Basantapur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Say hi in the comments, if you were there or knew about this.

Fun?

🙂

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]]> /events/does-anyone-remember-this-flashmob-kathmandu/feed/ 5 20000 Urban Nepalis listen to one man, Bryan Adams /events/20000-urban-nepalis-listen-to-one-man-bryan-adams/ /events/20000-urban-nepalis-listen-to-one-man-bryan-adams/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:41:45 +0000 /?p=1704 Were you there ? It was an amazing experience. Let me know your thoughts. Seems like we do unite to listen to unique events and persons.
Here is a question I am curious to get your thoughts on:

What else would you unite for besides Bryan Adams ?

Enjoy the video !

Another one.

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