Yesterday marked the 10th visit to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, by Scott. I anticipate more such anniversaries in the coming days.
As unexpected results continue to manifest after Nepal’s recent election, one particular result is worth noting: Baban Singh from Gaur, the capital of Rautahat district. Mr. Singh, allegedly, is an old-school flatlands dacoit (though not as cool as some).
Mr. Singh, according to NepalNews.com, is one of wanted criminals in Nepal.
Baban had openly admitted to [...]
I just finished listening to This Week with George Stephanopoulos, which I do almost every Monday morning. During a 10-minute period of questioning, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley confuses Nepal for Tibet, repeatedly saying “Nepal” when he meant “Tibet.” No correction occurs during the interview or in the subsequent article on ABCNews.com.
This Week with George [...]
At the end of my service in Nepal, Maoist-affiliated groups were gaining influence and growing violent in the Terai. While rhetorically identical, the backgrounds of these groups differed drastically.
Conflict, Maoists, and the People War by rangichangichha
Rangichangichha now has an amazing collection of photos from Janakpur, Dhanusha, of a Maoist-affiliated group, the People’s Liberation Army. Wild. [...]
My return to Nepal began with a night in Karkarbhitta. So after emigration in Naxalgiri, West Bengal, I crossed the border and was in Nepal, but more importantly, back in the Terai.
The Terai is the southern flatlands of Nepal. I like to think of it as the heartlands, as this is where the majority of [...]
Scott is an editor living in Queens, New York, who enjoys language (specifically English). He is strangely fascinated with Web typesetting, if such a thing exists. Scott is married to Binita, for whom he once ghost wrote a blog about court reporting for almost two years. They have been married four.