Few Memories With few buddies

आनन्द त्यहाँको पढाइ फलामको चिउरा होला ,खुब चपाउनु है!काँचो खाए पच्दैन नि फेरी !+2 मा हामीले भोगेकै त हो नि! राम्रो पढ्नु है ,मेरो भविष्य यहाँ अलि गाँठो परेको छ ;किचलो खोलेर तिमीलाई सूचीत गरूलाँ है,धेरै सम्झना र माया,जय !जय! जय!!नेपाल …………..

Again this is the third time I received his call, and today the matter was different to talk. My class was running, so I cancelled  his call. But call continued, so I picked up. Today, his voice was passive and he was totally not the same old friend who was speaking to me. Certainly, something bad has happened. My response towards him was normal; I answered him to see after my college.
It was half an hour left for class to be end. Something is not going well. I remembered his faces at college, his charming face, with enthusiastic hopes and critical judgment over the political scenario of the country. He was an inspiring person in my life. Someday, we are goanna be at the powerful post, and utmost to our capacity we will serve our nation to our best. It was a worthwhile promise we kept among our circles.
Lunch time, 15 minutes for lunch, another 15-25 minutes, discussion, and criticism over the issues related to economic, socio-political, literature, youth, sharing information and views. It was the best part of our college days. I remember him, as a future political leader of our country with a diverse knowledge from the devas of religion, to the Black holes of scientific paper works, from the Ruwanda political situation towards the growing economic plans that Asian nations were adopting.
During two years, I got answers of mine responsibilities. It was their support who built up my confidence power high and their support to make me believe to listen towards my heart. They were my friends, my circle who were the most inspiring buddies of my College.
After the intermediate exams we started for a rush to get admission towards institutes for the preparation of engineering bridge course classes. It was he, who dreamt of achieving Masters Degree in hydrology and P.H.D in the related field. He denied for going to institution with us. He did not mentioned reason for it, but he said he has something important stuffs at home.
After few days I got a call from him, he was moving towards Delhi for the preparation classes of IIT, and it was amazing and surprising news to me. I was very much happy for his decision. We had a long talk, and promised to be in touch in this global world through internet.
He was in touch through message at face book, sometimes had a video chat at yahoo. We talked about the achievement that India has, compared the situation between two countries, the metro facility, the transportation, power supply, economic development efforts, bihar situation. In our talks, we found the situation of Nepal worst and a little hope for its betterment. At last, we always had a feeling we are there for making our country.
The methods and learning hours at his institute was around 8 hours and the teaching method was the best. He used to share how teachers acted with students, dream of being a successful engineer. Every time we talked, he said he was learning more, understanding physics, chemistry, and mathematics as like he was discovering them.
His IIT exams were near, he was confident, he has given his best efforts for the studies, he enjoyed a lot learning them, he said, he has given one whole year for the preparation of IIT, in India; students start to prepare it from the early grade 8. But he never lose a hope, he did his best at exam. He was confident, it was hard for him to get his names enrolled at the IIT toppers but he could do his best at Indian Embassy exams at Kathmandu, and receive the scholarship to India at NIT.
He was back to his home country, prepared hard for his exams and finally gave Embassy exams, he was confident if there are really fair seats available then I am going to get scholarship.
Half an hour passed, the college class ended for today, I headed directly towards his room. While seeing him at fresh condition at room, I was quite happy.
At room, I got an answer, I got a scholarship.
I congratulated him.
He said, I got a scholarship at B.Sc. Dairy Tech. not at engineering.
That was the answer which I really don’t want to listen.
So we had a conversation walked towards nearby Krishna Temple, and had a talk about the studies. His father told him to proceed further studies at Dairy Tech showing t he scope of Dairy Tech. Actually he was planning to proceed his studies further on payment towards NIT colleges at India. Father had sent money towards his bank account the day before of result. Now the situation got worst condition.
Many relatives gives him a call, encourage him to proceed his studies at Dairy Tech. he has no idea how to make convince them he interest was not in Dairy Tech.
He was a man, who had a great devotion towards his country, his interest on hydrology Engineering. His knowledge towards the field of hydrology was awesome, he knew where he can work, but the fortune took over the other side.
The last alternative was to wait for IOE examination of Nepal; he doesn’t wants to precede his further studies at Nepal. He wants a degree from one of the most recognized NIT of the world. The main problem came was the communication gap generation. If he had told: if he wanted to study Medical, then parents will pay money for his donation without hesitation. But he wanted to do engineering in the civil field, which his father hates, the matter is not about money but the matter is about the field selection.


Lastly, he listened of his hearts, got an admission at Trichy University, no. 1 NIT College at India, studying Civil Engineering.

Youth Advocacy and Action for Accountability and Responsibility

DINESH KARKI(via-  myrepublica.com.np) KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Youth Initiative, in association with USAID Nepal and Microsoft Innovation Center Nepal, organized ‘Youth Advocacy and Action for Accountability and Responsibility’ on August 9 and 10 at Malla Hotel, Lainchaur. The two day workshop for Nepali youth leaders and other interested youth covered the impending issues of the country’s development, peace process and constitution making. The workshop also held discussions on tentative solutions to those issues, and designing innovative programs for youth-led organizations and movements. The workshop started with opening remarks from David C Atteberry, USAID’s Mission Director to Nepal. Rajendra Mulmi, director of program at Search for Common Ground, who is active in peace building initiatives, began his presentation describing youth as incentive seeking, opportunity seeking and change seeking. With a picture showing a cartoon of man carrying a snake and woman carrying a ladder, symbolizing the game Snakes and Ladder, he explained that youth can play the role of both spoilers as well as agents of change. He also tried to show how youth are being used as mere puppets for political, national, commercial and social interests. In his concluding remarks, he shared his personal experience that he learnt from his years of involvement in youth activism. “Hating politics is not the answer, let’s talk about it,” said Mulmi, and added, “One of the most important lesson I have learnt is: Together we can.” After Mulmi, Rabindra Mishra, the head of BBC World Nepali Service, talked about the need of youth’s participation for raising voice on issues obstructing the country’s development, particularly corruption and impunity. Emphasizing on people’s attitude, Mishra said, “There is no harmony between what we say and how we act. We are indifferent to our responsibilities.” He pointed out hypocrisy and escapism as the problems of our society. “It’s time that we all transcend personal boundaries and do something for the country and people. Politics has immense possibilities, but unfortunately capable people from good families don’t enter politics,” he said. Program Advisor of The Asia Foundation, Bishnu Sapkota, spoke about the key issues impeding the peace process and constitution writing. He pointed out ideological differences among parties as the main obstacle. He also talked about how youth can contribute to the process. Sapkota said that we are unclear about how the history of modern Nepal is to be written. The next speaker at the workshop, Anil Chitrakar, a social entrepreneur, talked during an interactive session about youth’s role in the affairs of the country. “Nepali people are excellent individually but collectively, we are a failure,” said Chitrakar using pictures from recent newspaper articles to interconnect things he wanted to explain during his presentation. “We need to work smart rather than working hard,” he said. While talking about ways to minimize corruption, Chitrakar said, “One way to end corruption is to introduce information technology in all government offices. The less human interaction there is, the less corruption there will be.” The participants at the workshop had an informative and enlightening session with Dr Bhimarjun Acharya, a constitutional lawyer, who spoke on the constitution drafting process and the importance of timely constitution. Acharya introduced the participants to a ‘content driven constitution’ and ‘process driven constitution.’ He also talked about different constitution models practiced around the world and informed that Nepal has a hybrid model. Acharya was of the view that it is unscientific to talk about ethnic states as it can divide the nation. He wrapped up his presentation saying, “I’m proud that Nepal’s constituent assembly is one of the most inclusive, but it can be proven that federalism is the opposite of inclusive, and we don’t need to go to federalism.” After an informative session from Acharya, Allen Bailochan Tuladhar, country director of Microsoft Innovation Center Nepal, discussed how youth can effectively use freely available IT and social media networks for innovative youth-led social movements. “We can get our voices heard among leaders and other people without having to cross the physical barriers, when we use IT,” he said. Summing up the workshop, Anita Thapa, president of Youth Initiative, said, “The program was organized with a view to share expert insights on contemporary issues and to help develop different skills like public speaking among the youth.”

Street life..........

street kid with learning photography

My first encounter with street kids was at Durbarmarg. I was assisting my sister for taking photos for a photography contest. As soon as I saw a group of street kids sniffing Glue, I started to take snaps. I got a quick response, with slangs words from these kids. I thought these are only the kids, whom I can handle easily, so I started to behave in rude manner, and was trying to threaten them. But soon this group of kids started to come with stones in hand, asking reason why you are clicking our photos?  Can you click our photos without giving money?

Watching 3d-movie kunfu panda

To be away from these kids, I tried to give Rs 10 note, but these guys started to bargain, can you click photos only on Rs. 10? They were having stones in their hands. So escape from them, we went to the restaurant behind us. We spent around half an hour at restaurant; still these kids were outside hotel with stones in hand. This was my first interaction with street kids; I was too much scared from them. At last, one of hotel staff convinced the street kids, we have to delete their photos and they let us go.

tea 4 free

From the day onwards, I was too scary to stand nearer to street kids. These kids, who don’t care about their own life, sniffing in Glue, what about their future?? Addicted to Glue, they may encounter many problems in near future, from robbing to gangster they may be, and end up their life at streets with drugs.

In December 2010, I got a chance to meet Maharjan Juju, who was working for street children, to uplift their life. His current campaign “tea for Free”, provides tea to street kids once a week, and building emotional relationships by dealing in their life. Juju da works as an active youth activist, “Organic Farming, tea for free to street kids, was his works. 

After meeting juju da and heart beat members, I gain a lot of information about street life. I started to talk with street kids, my fear was gone away. The most important lesson I got, “changing street people life is really difficult.”

 They love their freedom, their life with glue, they don’t care about their future, they don’t fear of dying. For them they want to get engulf with glue and it was hard to improve their condition.

tea 4 free

Heart-beat team members were the most wonderful people I met, they get enrolled with these kids in their day to day life and started to have emotional attachment. They started to teach street kids photography, understood their feelings, help them with medical care and support, providing umbrella at monsoon season. It is really hard to change the life of street, their effort for changing life is continue, and I feel proud to work with this team, as a “youth messenger”, as a volunteer.I am able to change my own behaviors towards street kids, now I am able to talk with them, about their families, their street life, I don’t give them money but rather provide foods and snacks for them so that they will be happy.

Gossip – Friendship day and friends

Gossip – Friendship day and friends

At schools there were no mobile phones with us, but greeting cards were so special; greeting cards exchange, quotation and greeting of friendship day, and pray for studies. I am not expecting a greeting card this friendship day but remembering those school friends, those beautiful moments with them. I will never forget those days, when most of time I used to spent chatting with beautiful girls of my class.

When I was too small, at that time postcards of Hero and Heroine were the best present to give at friendship day.

Friendship is a life time journey … friends are a part of every happiness and sadness.

“I am thankful to God for the bad time where I got my friends to show the right path and supported at bad time “.

I miss the moments with you all when we used to have a long discussion, regarding politics, literature, business, and developmental issues, our roles towards country. These friends helped me to gain more knowledge. I was also being motivated by these friends to do more good works, learn more. It is the best part of my college life.

 I also got a chance to meet the coolest guys over valley, they were rock-stars, their love for music, and the way they rocked the stage program, street festivals, and it was one of the best time I ever had with you guys.

A friend of mine, her phone calls and troubling me at midnight, I hate these types of jokes at that time but remembering today this friend is one of the best buddies I ever had. The messages exchange and talks at the last moment before leaving Nepal, I think I will never forget.  

The texts I received with inspiring quotation and poems, suggestion for doing good works and forgiving for my mistake what I have done from a close friends is the best part of day to day life.

The wonderful moments that I had with you all……………