Secrets of Nations

I found this eye opening presentation somewhere in the world of internet. Click to play button to begin and   "next button" to forward to next slide. Credit goes to its original creator.

Secrets of Nations 

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नेपाल सतिले सरापेको देश होइन

उच्च माध्यामिक विद्यालय संघ नेपाल (हिसान)को पाँचौं महाधिवेशनको महाधिवेशन उद्‌घाटनपछि 'परिवर्तित नेपालका लागि शिक्षा बहस'लाई सम्बोधन गर्दै प्रधानमन्त्री डा. बाबुराम भट्टराईले नेपाल सतिले सरापेको मुलुक नभएको बताएका छन्|  'यो कसैले सरापेको देश होइन; यो शिक्षाले जन्माएको मनस्थिति हो।'  उनले राज्यप्रति नागरिकको जिम्मेवारी हुनुपर्ने उल्लेख गर्दै 'राजनीतिमा युगान्तकारी परिवर्तन आयो तर शिक्षामा हामी त्यही पाठ्यक्रम र त्यही शिक्षा विधिमा छौं जसले जागिरे मनस्थिति सहितका व्यक्ति उत्पादन गर्छ, यसमा परिवर्तन आवश्यक' भएको बताए|' वक्तव्यमा डा. भट्टराईले उठान गरेका प्रश्नहरूको जबाफ हामीले सबैले खोज्नु हाम्रो कर्तव्य हो| असल नागरिक निर्माण गर्ने शिक्षा बिना भोलिको परिवर्तित सुन्दर नेपालको कल्पना गर्न सकिन्न| एक पटक डा. भट्टराईको मनै छुने वक्तव्यको पूर्ण पाठ गर्नुस अनि  छातीमा हात राखेर सोच्नुस - मैले मेरो देशको लागि के गर्न सक्छु?  

नोट: मलाई मनपरेका वाक्यांशहरूलाई बोल्ड गरेको छु| 

वक्तव्यको पूर्ण पाठ

Sick Around the World: A Documentary by PBS FRONTLINE

I found this documentary while searching United Healthcare Insurance Policy. Four years ago, United Healthcare denied my claim which I treated in Campus Health Center at New Mexico University. Recently, I am treating my mallet finger injury from Judo training. I visited orthopedic at El Paso because of a referral from NMSU Health Center. Now, I guess United Healthcare is trying to deny my claim. They sent me several paper works including verification of my enrollment (obviously they know, I am a Teaching Assistant and part of my premium is paid by NMSU), name of the doctor and hospital I visited within one year, and so on... What a crazy! I have been paying premium to this company for six years and they never asked me anything at all.  Now, when time came to pay back for my injury, they are making all sort of drama to avoid paying back... Anyway, this is my side of story. And, what I found is, there are so many people suffering from crappy insurance policy...Check this documentary for more information.   

In Sick Around the World, FRONTLINE teams up with veteran Washington Post foreign correspondent T.R. Reid to find out how five other capitalist democracies -- the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland -- deliver health care, and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures.

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Inventions That Changed The World

A complete series (Episodes 1-5) of documentary "Inventions That Changed the World" hosted by Jeremy Clarkson,  tells the stories behind some of the most significant inventions which have helped shape the world we live in today.

Inventions That Changed the World: The Gun (Ep. 1 of 5)
Inventions That Changed the World: The Computer (Ep. 2 of 5)
Inventions That Changed the World: The Aeroplane (Ep. 3 of 5)
Inventions That Changed the World: The Telephone (Ep. 4 of 5)
Inventions That Changed the World: The Television (Ep. 5 of 5)

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Limbu Blogs and Websites

This blog post contains a comprehensive list of blogs and websites related to Limbu literature, culture, and society through out the world. Internet sites that are related to Limbu people are also included. If there is any other site that you feel should be added here, please email me the site's URL or post in a comment box. I will update the post as soon as possible. 

Limbu Blogs and Websites

• Kirat Chotlung Angsi Mangnena Sewa
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, Nepal
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, HK
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, Qatar
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, UAE
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, UK
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung, USA
• Kirat Yakthung Chumlung,  Punarjiwan Kendra
• Kiratisaathi.com
• LimbuwanBlogsome
• LimbuwanBlogspot
• Limbu Library 
• Mero Limbuwan (मेरो लिम्बुवान) 
• The Kirats

Related Websites

• Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities
• National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities 
• Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) 
• Center for Constuitional Dialogue

न्यु मेक्सिकोमा बडा दशैँ २०६७ कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न

न्यु मेक्सिको - अमेरिकाको दक्षिण-पश्चिम भेगमा अवस्थित न्यु मेक्सिको राज्यमा पर्ने सानो शहर लास क्रुसेसमा नेपालीहरुले बडा दशैँको अवसरमा शनिबार रमाइलो संस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम आयोजना गरेको छ| नेपाली स्टुडेन्ट एसोसिएसन न्यु मेक्सिको स्टेट युनिवेर्सिटी (नेसा) द्वारा आयोजित उक्त कार्यक्रममा लास क्रुसेस तथा एल पासो, टेक्सास निवासी सम्पूर्ण नेपालीहरु सहभागी भई मातृभूमिबाट टाडा रहनु परेपनि शुभकामना आदान प्रदान गर्दै दशैंको मनोरंजन लिएका थिए| उक्त कार्यक्रमको सुरुवात नेपाली राष्ट्रियगानबाट भई संस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम हुदै खुल्ला नृत्यमा आएर अन्त्य भएको थियो| कलाकारहरु कृतिका सुबेदी, प्रमिला सुबेदी, मेनका कार्की, अनिल केसी, देश राज संयोकद्वारा एकल तथा युगल नेपाली नृत्यहरु प्रस्तुत भएको थियो| त्यसैगरी, सुजन भण्डारी र मेनका कार्कीद्वारा नेपाली गीत प्रस्तुत भएको थियो भने सन्तोष दुलालको गीत तथा मुक्तकले सबैलाई हर्षित बनेको थियो| उक्त साझ नेपाल तथा नेपाली सस्कृतिलाई माया गर्ने बिदेशीहरुको समेत सहभागिता रहेको थियो| नेसाका अध्यक्ष्य श्याम कट्टेलले सम्पूर्ण सहभागिहरुलाई स्वागत गर्नुका साथै दशैको सुभकामना दिनुभएको थियो भने दिपक बश्याल तथा गीता बस्ताकोटीले कार्यक्रम संचालन गर्नु भएको थियो|

फोटो: विजया दशमी २०६७

My Thought on Controlling Population Migration from Rural to Urban Areas in Nepal

Migration of people from village to city is becoming an epidemic problem in Nepal. With a lack of proper urban planning, mass migration of people creating a serious housing problem in cities and livelihood issues in rural areas. Eventually, unplanned population migration adversely affects economic development of our nation. Danchi (団地), a housing system implemented in postwar Japan could be a good model for Nepal to manage the influx of people in urban and sub-urban areas. Danchi is a multi-unit apartment complex and Kathmandu is an excellent candidate for this housing system. Similarly, development of residential areas in villages make easy to develop infrastructures and provide basic needs to people living in rural areas.

We have to revolutionize our agriculture practice for sustainable development of rural areas in order to minimize population migration from village to city . Currently, our agriculture practice is still in a pre-medieval stage. People in village spend their time just keeping one cow and couple of goats (this is just a typical example)...or planting some small plots of land. This is just waste of time and their efforts. In order to increase productivity, agriculture practices should be done in large scale with modern equipment and technology. The increase in productivity and availability of basic services--housing, water, electricity, education, health etc., inspire them stay where they are, and eventually, help improve national economy.

मेरो प्रतीक्रिया: विधवालाई बिहे गरे आधा लाख, दलितलाई गरे एक लाख पाइने

आज दिउसो साथीहरु संग यसै बिषयमा हल्का कुराकानी पनि भयो। माई संसारको लेखअनि कमेन्टहरु पनि पढे। तर दु:ख लाग्दो कुरा हामी धेरै नेपालीहरु, यसमापनि शिछित बर्गमा, अझैपनि छुवाछुत जस्तो रुडीवादी सोचाइबाट ग्रसितमानसिकताले जरा गाडेको पाए। शिछित बर्गमा पनि माथिल्लो जात भन्ने सन्कुचितभावना अझै बिधमान रहेको महशुस गरे। पाक्कै पनी सामाजिक सुधार आन्दोलनमा योसानो आर्थिक सहयोग पर्याप्त नहोला तर पनि यसले दलित केटा वा केटि अथवाविधुवासंग बिवहा गरेको निहुमा घर र सामाज बाट तिरस्कृत हुनुपेको नबबिवाहित दम्पतिका लागि एउटा जीवन सुरु गर्ने आशा बन्न सक्छ। 

सम्पन्न नेपाल अनि सभ्य नेपाली समाज निर्माण गर्न छुवाछुत जस्तो रुडीवादीसंस्कारको अन्त्य हुनै पर्छ। यस कुरामा कसैको पनि दुई मत नहोला।निश्चयपनि, वर्तमान समस्याको दिर्घकालिन निधानको लागी नेपालीको सामाजिकचेतनाको स्तर उकास्ने काम अनि दलितहरुको शैछिक स्तर तथा शिप अभिबृद्दीसाथै विधुवाहरुकोलागि सीप आर्जन र रोजगारीको अवसर आदी विषयहरुमा योजनाबनाई कार्यन्वयन गरिनु पर्छ। साथसाथै, छुवाछुत प्रर्थालाई बडुवा दिने रविधुवा विवाहलाई हतोत्साह गरिने बिरुद्द कडा कानुन को निर्माणगरी कडाइकासाथ लागू गरिनु पर्छ। 

मलाई लग्छ, अन्तर जातिय विवाह, विशेसत दलितसंगको विवाह साथै विधुवासंगविवाह गर्नेहरु सामाजिक कुरिती बिरद्द जुद्दने नायक नायिका हुन। उनीहरुकोसम्मान अनी संरक्ष्यण गरिनु पर्छ। जसरी असल विधार्थी तथा चुनैतिपुणअनुशन्धानकर्तालाई स्कलरशिप या रिसर्च ग्रान्टले सहयोग गर्छ, त्यसैगरी यसप्रकारको आर्थिक सहयोगले ति दम्पतिहरुलाई नया जिवन जीउन सहयोग गर्नेछ। वर्षौ देखि अपहेलनाको जातोमा पिसिदै आएको पिडा, अन्तर जातिय विवाह गरेरतिरस्कृत हुनुपेको वेदना, जनयुद्ध या अन्य कारणले बेलैमा सिन्धुर पुछिएकाचेलीहरुको वेदनामय धरातलमा उभिएर हामी सबैले एक चोटी सोचने हो की!!!!!

Human Psyche On Underground Structures

Summary

Recently, utilization of underground spaces has been dramatically increased for the public and private uses in urban areas due to the lack of available land spaces. However, negative image of underground structures throughout the world’s population seems to be obstacles for the optimal utilization of the underground spaces. A large proportion of the population show natural reluctance to go underground structures and “many people claim to have feelings of apprehension and even anxiety when they descend into a subway or an underground park” (Sterling and Godard, 2004, p. 6). A common problem with the underground facilities is the “feeling of danger and entrapment” (Ringstad, 1994, p. 5). Despite the fact that the underground structures are eco-friendly and safer than above ground structure in many natural hazards such as earthquake, hurricane, tornado etc., there is very limited research in this field. An understanding of people’s image of underground space will therefore be useful in predicting the most likely psychological responses to underground facilities for public use; and this may be helpful in developing design solutions for the underground space (Ringstad, 1994).

Experimental research was carried out among the graduate level international students in order to evaluate people’s fundamental psychological reaction towards the underground space and analyze the influence of design factors on people’s perception. More than fifty percentage of the population showed feeling of unsafe while in underground, where the loss of connection to the outer world was most fear provoking factor. People’s psychological reactions showed that the safety assurance and the suitable architectural design parameters positively influence the people’s perception on underground structures. Further researches to incorporate more detailed psychological aspects of human being and influence of design parameters are needed.

11/29/2005

Las Cruces, NM