Boosting Accountability in the educational sector: Kudos for the CIAA and for Dr. Lava Awasti, former Director General of Department of Education

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Significant steps are being taken to improve the level of accountability within the national public schools. CIAA is pushing hard to curb corruption but also the Department of Education has been working seriously to make the sector less corrupted and this is also thanks to the work of Dr. Awasti, its former Director General who was recently transferred back to the Ministry of Education.

Thirty Days In September directed by Anup Baral I Theatre Village [Event Recommendation]

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Mahesh Dattani's Thirty Days in September, directed by Anup Baral, is being staged at Theatre Village, everyday at 5 p.m., from Feb 5 to 24, 2015. Share with friends, find your suitable date and come with family. But don't bring minors with you!

 

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Sustainability and Capacity-building through Art: Insights from Samar Jodha | Veneeta Singha

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Kathmandu was lucky, yesterday, to get an opportunity to understand and discuss issues of sustainability with Samar Jodha. As a thought leader, his body of work represents and coalesces many disparate strains of our built environment. People are central. Social communication is never easy but always best projected in experiential terms. We tend to reduce rather than mitigate.

Arc of the Gurkha By Alex Schlacher [Book Recommendation]

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"Arc of the Gurkha: From Nepal to the British Army by Alex Schlacher is a stunning and powerful book of photographs that reveal the human face of the legendary Brigade of Gurkhas.
 

LUNA SHRESTHA THAKUR: A Social Enterprise Pioneer and much more

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Luna has been a real pioneer of the social entrepreneurship movement in Nepal. By leading with her example, she faced many challenges but here again with her, with new ideas and projects. Luna cares about substance, doing stuff for the good of the people and society. Some thoughts from her last lecture delivered to the ENGAGE Corps members.

The Diplomat Magazine: February Issue Out Now [App Recommendation]

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'The February 2015 issue of The Diplomat is out now, with a critical examination of what America’s longest war has achieved, a review of the stunning Sri Lanka election result, and a look at Chinese defense innovation. We also ask if Australia’s unprecedented run of economic growth is coming to an end, explain the Maritime Silk Road, consider Russia’s military doctrine, along with much more.'
 
 

The South Asian Poetry Festival For Peace 2015 [Event Recommendation]

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'South Asian Poetry Festival For Peace - "United for Peace and Poetry"

GOOGLE GLASS, PROBABLY NOT THE SO SMART IDEA

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It is legitimate for technology to be driven by a profit making logic but the problem is with the way the society has become too inclined to follow blindly the pursuit of new devices whose sales are aggressively boosted by aggressive marketing. What is not necessary become essential and yet it is not contributing in making our lives any better.

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