Use of English

Abroad thoughts from home (with apologies to Robert Browning)

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August 12th 2009
O, To be in Nepal Now that t'Monsoon's there, And whoever wakes in Nepal Sees, some morning, unaware, That the Himalayan peaks round the local hills Are hidden by low-lying mists, While the cockroach sings on the bedroom floor In Nepal—now! Some reflections after getting home! This was my first visit to Nepal and I spent a bare three and a half weeks there - this blog is real ... 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