Once upon a time, we had the political generation that sought to stabilize and democratize Nepal by bringing down the Rana regime. Subsequent generations have had it easy, and gone soft when it comes to protecting pluralism and representational politics.

The run of challenges has sapped the national spirit, but tomorrow will dawn if we shun cynicism

It is best to push back the date of constitution promulgation to build maximum ownership of the document

Emerging from the ongoing political polarisation requires picking up one of two options on federal demarcation

The primary concern with the proposed band-aid federalism is how it will hurt the poor of the Tarai-Madhes

The ills of governance result from the unaccountability in our electoral politics

The sense of smell is our partner through times of disaster and normalcy

The 601 CA members must arise to correct the draft constitution so that it reflects the values of the times

Reviving the cultural energy of Kathmandu Valley is a Nepali as well as South Asian project

Let us get to the bottom of why some favour cheating the citizenry of participatory local democracy

If earthquake volunteers become ‘political’, the country may go somewhere

State and society will come together for national reconstruction, others must support

Those who would assist Nepal must consider weaknesses in both donor mindset and superstructure

Our peopling and polity are such that we can leapfrog, even if two-and-half centuries late.

Dr Govinda KC (alive) and Nanda Prasad Adhikari (dead) speak for the weak and desolate.