Latest from Biken K Dawadi
Q&A: You can distract the public with talk of intentions for a while, but it isn’t sustainable
By Biken K Dawadi Social Activist Rakshya Bam discusses the state of the nation, dissecting the government’s response to recent communal clashes in Tarai-Madhesh, the systemic shortcomings in police riot control, and a perceived absence of empathy in urban governance.
Q&A: Fluid organisational structures were used to propagate religious hate
By Biken K Dawadi Political scientist and commentator Bhaskar Gautam says the rapid creation and dissolution of religious groups, a tactic likely learned from contemporary Indian practices, makes it difficult to track their affiliations and funding.
Is Nepal repeating India’s mistake?
By Biken K Dawadi If Nepal is to continue enforcing silence and digital intimidation, the final reckoning will come from the streets.
Q&A: Generating Rs29.32 billion from power exports is a remarkable national milestone
By Biken K Dawadi & Seema Tamang Newly-elected IPPAN President Mohan Kumar Dangi emphasises the necessity of power trading rights for private developers, the causes behind the PPA backlog and the strategic roadmaps required to transform Nepal’s energy sector.
Q&A: The state resorted to physical violence to silence us
By Biken K Dawadi Majid Ansari details the events surrounding his violent arrest, the systemic failures within the security apparatus, and his refusal to be silenced by state-sponsored intimidation.
Q&A: Impunity and nepotism remain major issues in the current government
By Biken K Dawadi Our current state respects the property of the higher classes but ignores the rights of daily wage workers.
Who is accountable for Ganesh Nepali’s death?
By Biken K Dawadi His tragedy is not merely a localised incident of a fine gone wrong. It is a symptom of a deeper, more systemic rot in our urban governance.
Q&A: Youths must understand that politics demands time and energy
By Biken K Dawadi Law Minister Sobita Gautam takes aim at the judiciary’s ‘inverted pyramid’ and announces plans to reclaim state policy from external consultants.
Q&A: Why abolishing provincial assemblies isn’t as simple as RSP thinks
By Biken K Dawadi Constitutional expert Purna Man Shakya weighs in on the legal and democratic implications of the RSP’s sweeping proposed constitutional reforms.
Q&A: Policy flip-flops and ‘midnight changes’ are eroding public trust
By Biken K Dawadi Former Finance Secretary Vidyadhar Mallik on why systemic policy flip-flops, entrenched special-interest exemptions, and outdated infrastructure continue to erode public trust and compromise Nepal’s economic governance.
Q&A: Until football matters to the state, World Cup stays a dream
By Biken K Dawadi Legendary striker Anil Gurung reflects on Nepal’s stalled domestic league, the rise of the NSL, football’s enduring appeal, and why women may reach the World Cup before men.
INTERVIEW: Eventually, the revolution must become internal—a refinement of one’s own consciousness
By Biken K Dawadi Once celebrated for fiery revolutionary anthems, Piyush Mishra now speaks of inner peace and the journey from political rebellion to personal reflection.
Bureaucrats in the Home Ministry are against transgender people
By Biken K Dawadi LGBTQI+ rights activist Rukshana Kapali discusses the stark gap between Nepal's international reputation for progressive laws and the rigid bureaucratic resistance, weaponised transphobia, and systemic gatekeeping that transgender individuals face daily.
Monkey nation
By Biken K Dawadi Most leaders in Nepal have exhibited textbook monkey behaviour. So have the public and the journalists.
David Marriott Thinks Nepal Is Ready. Is Nepal?
By Gokarna Awasthi & Biken K Dawadi The chair of the world’s largest hotel company makes the case for luxury hospitality as a development tool—and lays out what governments, including Nepal’s, need to deliver.