Nepali kids

The Nepali issue

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January 21st 2008
After being back from Nepal, I can finally state my feelings of uneasiness about what is supposedly "the best place to go if you want a rest from India". All along, I could not really figure out the reasons why I didn't really enjoy Nepal as I was supposed to, but now that I'm back in Hindustan, I think I have pinned it down. NEPALI SCENES (I): WHERE YOU CAN TELL WHO IS WHO Kathmandu is a beau ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more