Why Nepal?

Bikalpa, a positive alternative for Nepal

Ujwal Thapa — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:15:08 +0000

I believe in Bikalpa, a positive alternative for Nepal and am part of it. It is a political think tank and a youth network. I urge you to join it if you like what it believes in and stands for. Here is an introduction by the young Shailesh Dhungana who is the brains behind the concept ... Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a race horse or a wild horse?

Ujwal Thapa — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:54:18 +0000

So are you a race horse or are you a wild horse ? If you are a race horse, you get to spend all your life in a set place where you race for some owner, boss or entity until you retire and where you are provided food (security) and accomodation, where all you have ... Read the rest of this entry »

“All this learning means nothing until you make something happen.” tips from a entrepreneur.

Ujwal Thapa — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:17:02 +0000

A small but powerful piece about “confidence” from a startup entrepreneur. He argues, “All this learning means nothing until you make something happen,” further adding, “I was an over-confident punk, thinking I had the answer, and everyone else didn’t. But it worked. And in fact, isn’t that kind of confidence absolutely required to get anything done? Isn’t the ... Read the rest of this entry »

what if, a million job creation was the election mantra of a new common sense party in Nepal

Ujwal Thapa — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:30:50 +0000

A couple of What ifs: a) What if some dynamic young leaders of different political parties decided to come together and start fresh and make a new party (the way kadima was formed in Israel). b) What if they then, brought all the young social entrepreneurs and economic advisors into their core political team and ... Read the rest of this entry »

some sense of inpsiration amidst all the madness in kathmandu

Ujwal Thapa — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:11:49 +0000

Here are ‘motivator’ Robin Sharma’s inspirational writings. Hope you will end more positive by the time you finish this. Everyone needs some motivation once in a while ! Robin’s, 11 Rules To Change Our World 1. You be the change you dream of seeing (Thanks Mahatma Gandhi). “If everyone of us would sweep their own doorstep, the ... Read the rest of this entry »

Dokkodo

Ujwal Thapa — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:54:45 +0000

Quoting words of wisdom from “Dokkodo”, an ancient Japanese warrior tradition. It applies to the warrior inside each of us ! May this be an inspiration to you as well. Accept everything just the way it is. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling. ... Read the rest of this entry »

Download this e-book full of positive success stories in Nepal

Ujwal Thapa — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:46:58 +0000

I am excited to share with you, a free e-book full of positive success stories in Nepal for you to read and download! Here is the link. http://www.scribd.com/doc/33467040/e4nepalbook-Version-1-June This short book is full of entrepreneurs of Nepal’s thoughts and advices in the course of 2 years. We will improve this book with future versions.Here are some of ... Read the rest of this entry »

current state of Nepal

Ujwal Thapa — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:45:58 +0000

When Nepalis who have the ability to create jobs, are afraid to invest time, effort into it, Nepalis who have wealth, want to hide it, Nepalis who have ideas, want to keep it to themselves either out of fear or lack of enthusiasm or sucked dry by the environment around them, Nepalis who want to ... Read the rest of this entry »

little ways YOU can help change the political landscape in Nepal

Ujwal Thapa — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:50:10 +0000

We always complain about the need for political change in Nepal. I agree 1oo% with you. But If you are expecting some one to magically overthrow the corrupt ones, and re-build the political systems in the right path, I would argue that this is almost impossible right now. So how do we contribute to a ... Read the rest of this entry »

common sense questions for Nepal’s leaders

Ujwal Thapa — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:33:18 +0000

Dear Leaders Why are 601 constituent lawmakers needed when at the end only 3 politicians decide everything for them (from NC, UML, CPN (Maoist)? Why do you stop hydro-power companies from investing here, if you talk about hydro-power as a major export and development catalyst for Nepal? Why do you talk about democracy, when you ... Read the rest of this entry »