Nepal has not been involved in a war with any country since the one with East India Company and British forces in 1814-16. But for close to two centuries, brave Gorkha soldiers (or Gurkhas as they are known in the British Army) from Nepal have fought numerous wars for others. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Filed under Nepal, South Asia · Tagged East Indian company, gorkha soldiers, hindustantimes, HT blogs, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal government, news, Utpal Parashar
Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu is no Tahrir Square and the event it witnessed this Saturday afternoon was not Jasmine Revolution. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Filed under Nepal · Tagged Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), Constituent Assembly, Facebook, Jasmine Revolution, Kathmandu, Maitighar Mandala, Maoists, Nepal government, Nepali Congress, protest, Sunil Babu Pant, Tahrir Square, Wael Ghonim