Madhesi is an amorphous term referring to caste categories of eastern Terai in particular. The Terai belt is Nepal’s most densely populated region and accounts for half the country... Read more

When we look around, everything seems to be spinning out of control. The 24-hour news cycle keeps us entangled in the ongoing turmoil. Our hearts break for the world’s suffering. We ca... Read more

Chuang Tzu said: If a man steps on a stranger’s foot in the marketplace, he makes a polite apology and offers an explanation: “This place is so crowded”.Apology is needed b... Read more

A memorable story on persistence is an incident in the life of Thomas Edison. When a huge explosion erupted in West Orange, New Jersey on December 10, 1914, ten buildings in Thomas Edison... Read more

If freedom is to be won, our entire life must undergo a change. If only we knew that we are confined in prisons of our own making! No outside force fetters us. It is what we say and do that... Read more

When you have everything possible but lack romance, then, all that you think you have may end up being quite worthless. What infuses that spark and joie de vivre into life is the sense of ro... Read more

The plan of nature is a slow, yet steady unfolding of consciousness is awareness. As awareness increases, avenues open up, offering greater happiness, fulfilment and joy.A stone is alive wit... Read more

This methodological choice also reveals classical Buddhist thinkers as making reasonable assumptions about the mind and drawing subtle conclusions therein. That sympathetic framing makes dif... Read more

One day we will be able to assimilate the full range of human expression in a new ‘Mahabharata’ and create a science of flourishing for the benefit of all sentient beings.Ever si... Read more

Scholars read different theories and philosophies, and these things create a clash in their minds. They are unable to decide whether this philosophy is correct, or that one. The average seek... Read more