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Effective Flood Response Mechanism

  Effective Flood Response Mechanism Nepal has always remained vulnerable to natural disaster mainly because of its fragile geographical faculties, high peaks, changing climate condition and unplanned settlement. However, apart from these structural scarcities, other systematic negligence like weak disaster response, lack of coordination among relief teams and absence of governmental initiative also comes in the picture. Monsoon clouds finally entered Nepal’s skies two days late than normal, but it arrived with an unexpected volume of rain followed by landside that caused humanitarian crises situation in different parts of Nepal. Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal. Twenty people were killed and at least 13 others were missing in the Myagdi district alone. However, it’s a shameful act that in such a national emergency conditioned by ongoing COVID-19 threat and natural disasters, the government is ...

Gentleman

Original text by Laxmi Prasad Devkota " भलादमी " Translated by:  Biranchi Poudyal Note –   I'm looking forward for comments and reviews from readers to improve this translation. Still working on it to make it better! According to the principle of evolution, some races are going down while some are ascending up. Some want to perish while others strive to multiply and flourish. The mythical lion doesn't roar in today's Bharatbarsa, and the tiger is ruling the land. In such lingual-land, the accent is prone to be doomed.  Some words have become thin, and their ancient significance has faded away like an abandoned rusty antique.   The words like 'Pandit' and 'Guru' are also reflecting pale vibes.  Likewise, the meaning of the word "gentleman" has been misinterpreted in such a way that gentleness is often associated with idiosyncrasy and dress up.  These days gentleness doesn't illuminate inside the heart; rather, it...

एक पत्र– सम्पादकलाई (A letter to the Editor)

     .               .                .                    .    Original Text by Shankar Lamichhane “ एक पत्र – सम्पादकलाई ”    Translated by Biranchi Poudyal Note –   I’m looking forward for comments and reviews from readers to improve this translation. Still working on it to make it better! Mani Daju!    You have asked me to give an article for the special issue of ' Samaj , especially by critiquing journalism and particularly ' Samaj ' itself. For about two hours, I have been flipping the pages of 'Samaj' from my collection and thinking to write something. As a friend, you want me to review your work. I continued thinking for two hours, but I couldn't come up with anything worth printing. You may say that it's the right of Editor to decide the publishablity of any ...

Marriage

Come on, Let’s get married! But You not to me Me not to you Rather Let’s marry our dreams Our future plans Because gone are the days Of husband and wife Now we shall be partners Shall befriend ourselves To grow old together Sometime I will wash dishes And you cook the dinner Sometime I will take care of baby And you be the breadwinner You may ride my bike to job And I will take your scooter Let’s not dream of being Romeo-Juliet Let’s not pursue Bollywood vibes Let’s make our own world And live practical life Your friend's birthday party- backless top Barcelona vs. Real Madrid- Me with Carlsberg Let’s accept our freedom! Let’s break the stereotype H-u-s-b-a-n-d and W-i-f-e With trust With love Let’s write the pages of our life!! - Biranchi Poudyal

के नेपाल सानो छ (Is Nepal Small?)

Original text by Laxmi Prasad Devkota “ के नेपाल सानो छ ”   Translated by:   Biranchi Poudyal Note –     I’m looking forward for comments and reviews from readers to improve this translation. Still working on it to make it better! Nepal! Beauteous, serene, vast! One day I wrote myself, I can't say how I got this feeling of "vastness". Go through the map of world and behold the size of Nepal.  This little droplet seems like vanishing in the ocean. This small piece looks like a small cave lying on the Himalayan mountain range. People from many countries and races may not have even heard its name.  This tiny lovely slice of earth existing like a green capital of peace tends to hide itself than exposing its treasure to the outer world.  It adores solitude. It's more interested in enjoying the icecap of knowledge and wisdom than taking part in scorching struggles of the world. Despite some curiosity in modernity, it's the worshipper ...

Changing Lockdown Modality: Learn from Ants

                               W hen any infectious disease spread massively among a large population, the authorities usually struggle to find the best ways to limit its contamination while allowing society to function as normally as possible. Here I'm not talking about just the human society; even other living creatures have confronted similar issues for thousands of years. Some social insects, particularly the ant colonies, have been practicing sophisticated defense mechanisms- against such an epidemic -which humans should learn to normalize Covid-19 lockdown. Humanity is standing at dead-end since we have no medical solution or any other immediate way out rather than relying on lockdown. However, we need to change the nature of lockdown and make it systematically flexible for people as well as for economic balance. The change in l...