Mangalbaarey discussions 2004
Date: 6 Jan. 2004
Topic: Women's Working Space on Nepali Film Industry.
Pundit: Richa Ghimire, Actress
13 Jan. 2004
Privatization of Nepal Telecommunication Corporation (NTC).
Raghubar Lal Shrestha, Rameshwar Khanal and Sunil Pokharel
20 Jan. 2004
Improvements Needed in Electoral Procedure.
Vishnu Pratap Shah, Former Chief Eelction Commissioner.
26 Jan. 2004 (Additional Discussion)
Exile
Tenzin Tsundue, Tibetan Poet, Winner of the best non-fiction award in
2001organised by picador-outlook for his essay 'My Kind of Exile'.
27 Jan. 2004
Debate on Reservation.
Dr. Om Gurung, Nepal Janajati Mahasangh & Subhas Kumar Darnal, Jagaran
Media Centre.
3 Feb. 2004
"Charitrahin Cheliharu"
Guna Raj Lunitel, Journalist and Pradeep Bhattarai, Social Scientist.
10 Feb 2004
Canonization in Literature.
Vishnu Sapkota and Arun Gupto.
17 Feb 2004
No discussion due to bandh
24 Feb 2004
The Politics of War.
Milan Rai, Writer and Activist
2 March 2004
Women Engineers in Nepal: Experience and Problems.
Neeta Pokharel, Water Engineer and Consultant.
9 March 2004
Education with Values
Chinta Mani Yogi, Principal, Hindu Bidhyapith Nepal.
16 March 2004
Household Biogas in Nepal: An Example of Successful Scaleup of Household
Energy Technology
Sundar Bajgain, Biogas Support Program
23 March 2004
Presentation of Yidaki (Didgeridoo), an Australian aboriginal musical
instrument, followed by discussion
Salil Subedi
29 March 2004 (Additional discussion)
Role of Art in Social Movements
Gopal Naidu, Laxman Bhujel, and Rajan Kafle, Artists.
30 March 2004
Our Small Southern Rivers
Santa B Pun, Independent hydropower expert.
6 April 2004
Gender, Hollywood and Natak
Seira Tamang, Political Scientist.
13 April 2004
SLC Examination
Mana Prasad Wagle, Educationist.
20 April 2004
Dr. K. I. Singh and 2008 Sinhadarbar Event
Dr. Bhaweshor Pangeni, Central Department of History, TU.
27 April 2004
Model and Market of Medium Size Publishing
Arjun Parajulee, Bhundipuran Prakashan and Vijaya Raj Acharya, Srijanshil
Prakashan
4 May 2004
Nepal and 60th UN Resolution on human_rights and Sexual Orientation
Sunil Babu Pant, Chair, Blue Diamond Society.
11 May 2004
No discussion due to bandh.
18 May 2004
No discussion due to bandh.
25 May 2004
Nepal in the Hippie Imagination: 1965-1973
Mark Liechty
1 June 2004
On discussion due to bandh.
8 June 2004
Local Debate and Melamchi Project.
Salil Devkota, Melamchi Drinking Water Supply Board and Hasta Pandit
Chhetri, Melamchi Sarokar Samiti.
15 June 2004
Skill Development Training and Employment Opportunities.
Sneha Sayami
22 June 2004
Electricity in Humla.
Bhirav Risal, Journalist.
28 June 2004 (additional discussion, Monday)
social_security for Elderly People.
Hari Shrestha and Parthiweshwor Timilsina.
29 June 2004
Energy for Poor People.
Bikash Pandey, Engineer.
6 July 2004
Experiences and Problems of Women Singers.
Abhaya Subba and others
13 July 2004
Nerve Disease" and Depression: Reflection on Emerging Discourses
of Mental Health in Nepal.
Dr. Ian Harper, University of Edinburgh
20 July 2004
Women in Foreign Employment.
Jagannath Adhikari
27July 2004
Decline in Hill Agriculture Development.
Madhukar Upadhaya, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation.
2 August 2004 (Monday, additional discussion)
What Kind of Competitive Laws Should Nepal Have?
Ratnakar Adhikari, SAWTEE
3 August 2004
Beauty Pageant: A Discussion.
Ninu Chapagain and Sudha Tripathi.
10 August 2004
Cable Network War.
Deepak Sainju, Space Cable Network, Radheshyam Lekali, Nepal Cable Association
and Sudhir Parajuli, Nepal Cable T.V. Sangh.
17 August 2004
Availability of Water in Kathmandu Valley.
Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Hydrologist.
23 August 2004 (Monday, additional discussion)
Importance of Writing in Higher Education.
Dr. Pramod Mishra, Augustana College, USA.
24 August 2004
Junk Food and Food Security.
Dr. Aruna Upreti.
26 August 2004 (Thursday, additional discussion, 5.30
pm)
Coca-cola or Mohi (local yogurt)? Nepali Roadmap to Livelihood and Peace.
Dr. Pramod Parajuli, Director, Portland International Initiative for
Leadership in
Ecology, Culture and Learning, Portland State University, USA.
31 August 2004
Radio in Nepali Society: The Nepali Experience of Radio Before Radio
Nepal and During the Panchayat Period.
Pratyoush Onta, Martin Chautari.
7 September 2004
Increasing Modern Women Readership.
Salini Wadhwa, Managing Editor, CEO, The Boss; Laxmi Bhandari and Jharana
Adhikari, Sub-editors, Nari.
14 September 2004
Open Discussion on Martin Chautari.
21 September 2004
Development Management During the Current Conflict Situation.
Mohan Das Manandhar, ODC Inc.
28 September 2004
Village Tourism in Nepal.
Shreekanta Khatiwada.
5 October 2004
Women Mountaineers and Their Challenges.
Nimi Sherpa; Pemba Doma Sherpa, Mountaineers.
10 October 2004 (Sunday) (Public Hearing)
Buying Shares in Hydropower Projects: What Needs to be Considered
Dr. Dambar Bahadur Nepali, Managing Director, Chilime Hydro Power Co.Ltd.,
Mr. Ratna Sansar Shrestha, Freelance Hydropower Expert, Mr. Upendra
Poudyal, General Manager, Nepal Merchant Banking and Finance Ltd
Venue: Yala Maya Kendra (Baggikhana), Patan Dhoka
12 October 2004
Athletics in Nepal.
Baikuntha Manandhar, Former Marathon Runner; Rajendra Bhandari, Athlete.
19 October 2004 and 26 October 2004
No discussion due to Dashain
2 November 2004
Female Teacher in University.
Srijana Subba, Martin Chautari.
9 November 2004
Cultural Forms of Performing Art, Intercultural Conciousness and Modern
Theatre.
Shiva Rijal. Art Critic
16 November 2004
Growing Political Challenges and Strategy of Nepali Congress.
Ram Chandra Paudel, Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress
23 November 2004
Outer Ring-road: New plan in Urban Management in Kathmandu
P.S. Joshi, Engineer, Urban Planning
30 November 2004
Relation of State, Buddhism and Monarchy in Thailand
Sudhindra Sharma, Social scientist, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation
7 December 2004
Gender Perspective on Small Arms.
Chhaya Jha and Shova Gautam.
14 December 2004
Challenges of Nepalese Insurance Companies.
Bhojraj Sharma, Neco Insurance and Madhav Prasad Upadhaya, President,
Bima Samiti.
21 December 2004
The Struggle of Street Children in their Encounter with Police
no discussion due to bandh
28 December 2004
Planning Budget for Dalit Enhancement.
Dharma Swarnakar, Researcher.