Again over that talk: Sexuality - Abhinaya Thapa

Living alongside with two of the biggest manufacturing giants of the world has made our clothes and others daily needs cheap and easy. Though the effect of commoditized environment on our daily lives is still beyond our gauge but perceptible signs are visible and could be easily discerned. The available choices on the market have given rise to the power and authority of commoners on matters like what to wear and what not. And the certain modicum of power over clothes means control over own body and also over the subject and the notion. Indeed what is body; if not clothes and clothes and little skin and insinuating bones?  And add to it poverty our caste system (regulated society) to provide the needed materials and goods of society, forget the comfort and other things. The sudden...

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वर्षा र सङ्गीत

                                                                                                                प्रभाकर गौतम आज फेरि त्यही झरीको रात छ, पारी डाँडा भिज्यो हेर न ! ढिलै भएपनि शुरु भएको वर्षात्का यी रातहरुमा म यो गीत गुनगुनाइरहेको छु । यो अर्कै कुरा हो, वर्षा अलि पर धकेलिएकोले यसपटक झमझम पानी पर्यो असारको रात भनी गाउन पाइएन । तर केही छैन, साउनको झरी बनी तिमी आउन भनी गाउनलाई पर्याप्त समय बाँकी छ । सङ्गीतको प्रकृतिसँग निकै गहिरो सम्बन्ध छ । प्रकृति सङ्गीतको श्रोत पनि हो । त्यसैले त छन् मौसमअनुसारका...

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कविता मोह –रोशन खड्का

कविता पढ्छु म । किनकी यसप्रति मेरो अत्यन्तै मोह छ । यो मोहलाई लेखुँ–लेखँु लाग्यो । मैले कहिले देखि कविता पढ्न थालेँ ठ्याक्कै भन्न सक्दिन । यो असमर्थता भित्र केही सम्झनाहरु छन् । जसलाई यसरी लेखिरहेछु । त्यतिखेर ओखलढुङ्गाको अति बिकट स्कुल च्युरीडाँडा प्राविमा पढ्थे । मलाई पढाउने इन्दिरा मिसलाई आजपर्यन्त सम्झिरहन्छु । यसको कारण छ । भर्खरै दुई कक्षा चढेथँे । इन्दिरा मिस गाउनुहुन्थ्यो । उहाँको मधुर आवाजले मन्त्रमुग्ध बनाउथ्यो मलाई । सुनिरहन्थेँ । त्यो गीत माधवप््रसाद घिमिरेको “घामछाँया” कविता थियो । कविताभन्दा पनि मलाई इन्दिरा मिसको गीत मनपथ्र्यो । उहाँले सिकाउनुभएको लयमा आफ्ना सहपाठीसँगै ठूलो ठूलो स्वरमा गाउथेँ म, “कति राम्रो घाम कति राम्रो छाँया...।” त्यतिखेर मैले बुझेथेँ, कविता भनेको त गाउने कुरा रहेछ ।  जसै कक्षा चढ्दै गएँ, ईन्दिरा...

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How to read Television? - Abhinaya Thapa

In future any readings over the modernity and on the culture of Kathmandu will be incomplete without the analysis of its inhabitant’s TV and cinematic experience. In fact it overwhelms our cultural activities due to this any future research has to surmount a huge obstacle, the idyllic nature in relationship with TV. Add to it the setting of a room because at present its where the most people watch movies and other TV programs. And try to think of all those Bollywood and Hollywood movies and programs from star networks and bevy of other satellite channels. What goes between an individual and TV especially inside a room where one sits to watch programs that too of foreign countries? The individual and TV is rarely a subject in sociological and  media studies of Nepal and  due...

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