http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1235958736634924283&q=Nepal

What a this guy talking about nepal.
Parmendra :
he is saying madeshi (deshi) is 50% in nepal, is he dreaming ? I am from Madesh and i know the figure . he is taking about School and he is trying to give wrong information about nepali and nepal. He is talking lots.

Echoes,

The operative phrase I used was: "based on my very limited experience".
Please go back and check.

So, yes: based on my very limited experience, I do feel entirely justified in
painting most of us as such . . . devoted to chasing a string of safe, predictable,
middle-class successes without ever risking anything to stand up for our beliefs.

This, by the way, is NOT a moral judgment -- but A point of view.
You are welcome to disagree with it based on YOUR own experience, and that's fine.

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As for Paramendra, saying that people like him need to be tolerated even for their "wacky" views is DIFFERENT from saying that people like him are right.

As a non-Tarai bahun, I find his commentaries quite fun and refreshing and thought-provoking even when I do not agree with most of them.

My defense here is not to romanticise Paramendra's way of life and ideas but to underscore that so long as he does not harm anyone, let him do his thing. It's one thing to disagree with his ideas, but it's another to start psychoanalyze him in public as some are prone to do.

Why do some of us have trouble accepting him as a fellow Nepali who thinks differently from most of us? Why hammer him down to some conformity when he's one of a kind?

That said, I am confident that it's only a matter of time before he finds something in which he will go on to do very, very well. He has the smarts, and the energy.

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San Lauray,

Been really busy with work and travels.
Thank you for reading my fortnighly pieces in The Nepali Times.
Please feel free to disagree with what I have written there with your own counter-points so that the ensuing kura-kani will be much richer.

Many thanks.

oohi
ashu

Controversial / Wrong / Arrogant

Call him whatever you want, he is advocating for a cause he believes in. I don't want to judge whether he is right or wrong, but the baseline to what he is saying isn't a total hogwash.

A person who takes pride in his profession here in USA and his orientation, Mr. Bhagat is standing for a cause. Interestingly enough, little by little, people are noticing that. Be it in negative way or positive, the message has been erected and he is a quarterway successful already.

In my opinion, when it comes to making a sweeping generalization, "most of us" is better than an implied 'all of us'. Even more accurate perhaps would be "some of us".

Sure, no question that Mr. Bhagat is entitled his opinions regardless of their credibility or intent and I think he should be genuinely heard.

That said, when Mr. Bhagat or anyone (say, Joe Blow) makes a provocative public statement that is perceived offensive by a certain group people, it is only expected that the offended group of people will protest and some will seek to scrutinize the perceived offender. And I don't think there are universal terms of this protest or scrutiny.

In my view, this behavior is common and nothing specific to the "middle to upper-class Nepalis (and this includes all who visit this English-language site)". In fact, I find this very notion offensive.

Please give some times on these thread as well to know what is this guy talking about.

http://www.sajha.com/sajha/html/openthread.cfm?forum=2&ThreadID=18493&show=all#106744
http://www.sajha.com/sajha/html/OpenThread.cfm?forum=2&ThreadID=22214

Acutally, I find Mr. Bhagat's opinions on the threads quoted more responsible and concrete than those in the video in question.

On a lighter note, it may not be too off the mark to say that if John McCain becomes the president, and Mr. Bhagat becomes a US citizen, he may have a chance for an American ambassadorships to Nepal! And quite frankly, that could be the most effective way for Mr. Bhagat to advance his cause in Nepal. :-)

Good day!

Echoes, एउटा थपुँ है,
...and Laxman Khadka becomes the Chief Executive of Nepal.

Keep rollling...

Good to see Ashu back.

Mr. Bhagats got some points. But there is exaggeration and biasness. There is definately issues of minority representaion.This not only includes Madeshi but also other minority groups.

His tone os speech shows he has more grunge than real motive to work for betterness of the whole nation. I doubt biasness if I see this person in leadership role.

The person is speaking in the regional language. There are many langauages in Nepal. All the languages cannot be provided same prioroty. Thats impossible. Also, we do not want to feel alienated while visiting the regional offices due to language barrier. SO, Nepali and English should be mode of communication in the offices.

Also the wannabe leaders should think about bringing the nation together and not to divide the already divided nation.

Minority issues must be dealt. But while dealing with these issues other minority group should not be left out.

We need a pro Nepali leaders. The leaders that are willing to listen to isssues of an ordinary Nepali(without looking at his background and oreintation).

peace out