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Shyam Shrestha - "A very progressive Constitution in the offing in Nepal"

Tue, 2011-10-11 12:48 — srinir
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I interviewed Shyam Shrestha, a leading left intellectual in Nepal and who was formerly the editor of the magazine published in Nepali, Mulyankan. The interview features his views on the current political situation in Nepal and was conducted on 13th September 2011. This interview was made possible thanks to a grant from the Appan Menon Memorial Trust.

New Constitution or New Revolution (In Nepal)- Interview with civil society activist Shyam Shrestha

Mon, 2010-10-18 17:04 — srinir
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After futilely searching book stores in New Delhi for the July-August issue of the Analytical Monthly Review featuring an interview of prominent civil society activist and well informed leftist intellectual Shyam Shrestha on the recent developments in Nepal, I finally managed to get hold of a copy in the JNU library. Too bad that this interview is not available online. I decided to type out the entire interview verbatim and paste it on this blog giving credit to the AMR editors and interviewer Johan Petter Anderson. It is a must read for all progressive Nepal watchers.

A difficult phase and possible way out

Mon, 2009-11-16 03:03 — srinir

As the Nepali Maoists launch massive protests in the capital to force the government to accede to their demands -of reversal of presidential decision on the removal of the army chief earlier this year - and others, a most unlikely way out emerges for breaking the deadlock over the Constitution writing process.