Truth to populist power
By Kanak Mani Dixit 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.
Hopelessness to hope
By Kanak Mani Dixit The run of challenges has sapped the national spirit, but tomorrow will dawn if we shun cynicism
How we got here
By Kanak Mani Dixit It is best to push back the date of constitution promulgation to build maximum ownership of the document
Edge of the precipice
By Kanak Mani Dixit Emerging from the ongoing political polarisation requires picking up one of two options on federal demarcation
Feeling for Province Two
By Kanak Mani Dixit The primary concern with the proposed band-aid federalism is how it will hurt the poor of the Tarai-Madhes
Our syndicate raj
By Kanak Mani Dixit The ills of governance result from the unaccountability in our electoral politics
Dust to dust
By Kanak Mani Dixit The sense of smell is our partner through times of disaster and normalcy
A sub-optimal draft
By Kanak Mani Dixit The 601 CA members must arise to correct the draft constitution so that it reflects the values of the times
Our worldly heritage
By Kanak Mani Dixit Reviving the cultural energy of Kathmandu Valley is a Nepali as well as South Asian project
Local or national government
By Kanak Mani Dixit Let us get to the bottom of why some favour cheating the citizenry of participatory local democracy
Before & after 2072
By Kanak Mani Dixit If earthquake volunteers become ‘political’, the country may go somewhere
A class-conscious earthquake
By Kanak Mani Dixit State and society will come together for national reconstruction, others must support
Nepal and the Nordics
By Kanak Mani Dixit Those who would assist Nepal must consider weaknesses in both donor mindset and superstructure
Shape and sensibility
By Kanak Mani Dixit Our peopling and polity are such that we can leapfrog, even if two-and-half centuries late.
The accountability of Sushil Koirala
By Kanak Mani Dixit Dr Govinda KC (alive) and Nanda Prasad Adhikari (dead) speak for the weak and desolate.