Podcasts about Nepal

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Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 सेवानिवृत्त मेजर जनरल सन्तोष कुमार ढकाल, इन्जिनियर तथा भू-राजनीतिक विश्लेषक दीपक ज्ञवाली, र भू-राजनीतिक विश्लेषक जेसन वैद्य यस विशेष पोडकास्टमा आजको विश्वलाई प्रभावित गरिरहेका प्रमुख भू-राजनीतिक घटनाक्रमहरूबारे गहन छलफल गर्न एकसाथ उपस्थित हुनुभएको छ। यस एपिसोडमा चीन–अमेरिका प्रतिस्पर्धा, चीनलाई नियन्त्रण (China Containment) गर्ने अमेरिकी रणनीति, चीनको तीव्र आर्थिक तथा सैन्य उदयका कारणहरू, र अमेरिका भविष्यमा पनि विश्वको प्रमुख शक्ति रहन सक्छ वा सक्दैन भन्ने विषयमा विस्तृत विश्लेषण गरिएको छ। साथै इजरायल–इरान द्वन्द्व, हर्मुज जलडमरूमध्य (Strait of Hormuz) को रणनीतिक महत्व, नाटो (NATO) को वर्तमान भूमिका, विभिन्न सैन्य गठबन्धनहरू तथा विश्व शक्ति सन्तुलनमा भइरहेको परिवर्तनबारे पनि गहन चर्चा गरिएको छ। छलफलका क्रममा यी विश्वव्यापी घटनाक्रमहरूले दक्षिण एशिया, विशेषगरी नेपालको रणनीतिक अवस्था, सैन्य रणनीति, विश्व अर्थतन्त्र तथा पूर्व र पश्चिमबीच बदलिँदै गएको शक्ति सन्तुलनमा पार्ने प्रभावबारे पनि विश्लेषण गरिएको छ। साथै हालैका अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय घटनाहरू, अमेरिकी विदेश नीति, डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पका अभिव्यक्तिहरू तथा विश्वका महाशक्तिहरूबीचको दीर्घकालीन प्रतिस्पर्धाका सम्भावित परिणामहरूबारे विज्ञहरूको दृष्टिकोण प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ। यदि तपाईंलाई भू-राजनीति (Geopolitics), चीन–अमेरिका सम्बन्ध, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सम्बन्ध, सैन्य रणनीति, विश्व राजनीति, दक्षिण एशियाको भू-राजनीति, नाटो, इजरायल–इरान तनाव, तथा बदलिँदो विश्व शक्ति संरचना बुझ्न रुचि छ भने, अनुभवी सैन्य तथा भू-राजनीतिक विज्ञहरूको यो विशेष संवाद तपाईंका लागि अत्यन्त उपयोगी हुनेछ। Retired Major General Santosh Kumar Dhakal, engineer and geopolitical analyst Dipak Gyawali, and geopolitical analyst Jason Vaidya come together for an in-depth discussion on the biggest geopolitical developments shaping today's world. This episode explores the evolving China vs USA rivalry, the China containment strategy, the reasons behind China's rapid rise, and whether the United States can maintain its global dominance. The conversation further discusses how these geopolitical developments could impact South Asia, Nepal's strategic position, military strategy, global markets, and the changing balance of power between East and West. The experts also analyze recent international events, US foreign policy, Trump's remarks, and the long-term implications of competition between major world powers. If you're interested in geopolitics, China vs USA, international relations, military strategy, world politics, South Asia geopolitics, NATO, Israel-Iran tensions, and the future of the global order, this episode offers valuable insights from experienced military and geopolitical experts. GET CONNECTED WITH: Santosh Kumar Dhakal Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/santosh.k.dhakal?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=VaLxSoPZUjvlUeBZ&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F197fRS2ntC%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr# Dipak Gyawali Twitter - https://x.com/dipak_gyawali?lang=en Jason Vaidya Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jason.baidya.5/ Twitter - https://x.com/JasonDBaidya YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GeoPoliticalCrossroad  

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Road safety is one of Nepal's biggest public safety challenges, and in this episode, Dr. Puspa Raj Pant, a renowned Road Safety Researcher, shares valuable insights into why road crashes continue to rise and what can be done to reduce them. During this in-depth conversation, Dr. Pant discusses why Nepal's reported road injury figures may not accurately reflect reality, practical ways to prevent road crashes, and how road accidents cost Nepal nearly 7% of its GDP. He also explains vehicle modification rules, speed limits, road engineering standards, unequal treatment in traffic law enforcement, and whether Nepal is moving toward a punishment-based traffic system. The discussion also explores international road safety practices, potholes, non-functioning traffic lights, ride-sharing apps, road crash response systems, Nepal's driving trial process, vehicle taxation, and innovative technology that can improve driving safety. If you enjoyed this conversation, don't forget to Like, Share, Subscribe, and leave your thoughts in the comments. सडक सुरक्षा नेपालका सबैभन्दा ठूला सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा चुनौतीहरूमध्ये एक हो। यस एपिसोडमा प्रख्यात सडक सुरक्षा अनुसन्धानकर्ता डा. पुष्प राज पन्तले सडक दुर्घटनाहरू किन निरन्तर बढिरहेका छन् र तिनलाई कसरी कम गर्न सकिन्छ भन्ने विषयमा महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी साझा गर्नुभएको छ। यस विस्तृत कुराकानीमा डा. पन्तले नेपालमा सार्वजनिक गरिने सडक दुर्घटना तथा घाइतेको तथ्याङ्कले वास्तविक अवस्था किन पूर्ण रूपमा प्रतिबिम्बित नगर्न सक्छ भन्ने विषयमा प्रकाश पार्नुभएको छ। साथै, उहाँले सडक दुर्घटना रोकथामका व्यावहारिक उपायहरू, सडक दुर्घटनाका कारण नेपालले आफ्नो कुल गार्हस्थ्य उत्पादन (GDP) को करिब ७% बराबर आर्थिक क्षति व्यहोर्नुपरेको अवस्था, सवारी साधन परिमार्जन (Modification) सम्बन्धी नियम, गति सीमा, सडक इन्जिनियरिङका मापदण्ड, ट्राफिक जरिवाना, मापसे (मद्यपान गरेर सवारी चलाउने) नियन्त्रण, ट्राफिक कानुन कार्यान्वयनमा हुने असमान व्यवहार, तथा नेपाल दण्डमुखी (Punishment-based) ट्राफिक प्रणालीतर्फ अघि बढिरहेको हो वा होइन भन्ने विषयमा समेत आफ्नो धारणा प्रस्तुत गर्नुभएको छ। यस छलफलमा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सडक सुरक्षा अभ्यास, खाल्डाखुल्डी भएका सडक, सञ्चालनमा नरहेका ट्राफिक बत्ती, राइड-सेयरिङ एपहरू, सडक दुर्घटनापछि गरिने उद्धार तथा आपतकालीन प्रतिक्रिया प्रणाली, नेपालमा सवारी चालक अनुमतिपत्र (लाइसेन्स) को ट्रायल प्रक्रिया, सवारी कर प्रणाली, तथा सुरक्षित सवारी सञ्चालनमा सहयोग पुर्‍याउन सक्ने नवीन प्रविधिहरूको बारेमा पनि विस्तृत रूपमा चर्चा गरिएको छ। तपाईं चालक, मोटरसाइकल चालक, नीति निर्माता, विद्यार्थी वा नेपालको यातायात प्रणालीलाई अझ सुरक्षित र प्रभावकारी बनाउन रुचि राख्ने जो कोही हुनुहुन्छ भने, वर्षौंको अनुसन्धानमा आधारित यो पोडकास्टले तपाईंलाई उपयोगी र व्यवहारिक जानकारी प्रदान गर्नेछ। यदि तपाईंलाई यो कुराकानी मन पर्यो भने, कृपया Like, Share र Subscribe गर्न नबिर्सनुहोस्, साथै आफ्नो विचार कमेन्टमार्फत अवश्य साझा गर्नुहोस्। GET CONNECTED WITH Dr. Puspa Raj Pant: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/puspa.pant Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pusparaj_pant/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pupant/ Twitter - https://x.com/Puspa_RPant Website - https://x.com/Puspa_RPant  

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Episodio exclusivo para suscriptores de Se Habla Español en Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iVoox y Patreon: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2E2vhVqLNtiO2TyOjfK987 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sehablaespanol Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sehablaespanol/w/6450 Donaciones: https://paypal.me/sehablaespanol Contacto: sehablaespanolpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/sehablaespanolpodcast Twitter: @espanolpodcast Hola, ¿cómo va el mes de julio? Por aquí ya solo nos quedan unos días de trabajo más intenso, porque a partir de la última semana de este mes todo se tranquiliza. Así fue los dos veranos anteriores y parece que no va a haber cambios en ese sentido. Casi todo el mundo estará de vacaciones, cada uno haciendo lo que más le guste. Unos irán a la playa, otros harán visitas culturales y quizá algunos vayan a relajarse a la montaña. Digo a relajarse porque hay personas que no van precisamente con ese objetivo, sino con otro más ambicioso, más complicado. Me refiero a los amantes del alpinismo, a los amantes de subir hasta lo más alto de las grandes montañas del planeta. Y es que la noticia de hoy trata precisamente de eso. Pero antes de escucharla, creo que tenemos que situarnos un poco. Cuando hablamos de montañas altas, hay un grupo muy especial que se conoce como los ochomiles. Son las montañas que superan los ocho mil metros de altura. En todo el mundo hay catorce… y todas están en una misma zona: entre Nepal, China y Pakistán. La más famosa de todas es, claro, el Everest, con 8.849 metros. Es la más alta del planeta, lo que muchos llaman el techo del mundo. Pero no es la única. Llegar a estas montañas no es solo cuestión de fuerza física. Es un desafío extremo. A esa altura hay muy poco oxígeno, las temperaturas pueden bajar muchísimo y el cuerpo humano empieza a fallar. Por eso, durante muchos años, subir un ochomil era algo reservado a muy pocas personas. Y ahí entran los grandes escaladores de la historia. Durante décadas, estos alpinistas eran vistos casi como exploradores. Personas que se enfrentaban a la montaña con muy pocos medios, arriesgando la vida en cada expedición. Por ejemplo, Reinhold Messner, uno de los nombres más importantes del alpinismo. Fue el primero en subir los catorce ochomiles sin oxígeno artificial. Eso significa que lo hizo en condiciones muchísimo más difíciles que la mayoría. También podríamos hablar de Edmund Hillary y Tenzing Norgay, que fueron los primeros en llegar a la cima del Everest en 1953. Ese momento marcó un antes y un después en la historia del alpinismo. Y si nos vamos a tiempos más recientes, encontramos a escaladores que siguen buscando retos extremos, rutas nuevas, o formas más puras de subir, sin ayudas externas. Pero aquí viene lo interesante… y lo que conecta directamente con la noticia que vamos a escuchar. Porque lo que antes era un desafío reservado a unos pocos… hoy se ha abierto a muchas más personas. Con dinero, con guías, con oxígeno y con apoyo logístico, subir al Everest es algo más accesible que hace treinta o cuarenta años. Y eso ha cambiado completamente la forma de entender estas montañas. Así que, con esta idea en la cabeza, vamos a escuchar ahora lo que está pasando hoy en el Everest. La noticia pertenece, como casi siempre, a Radio Nacional de España. “Colas, Sandra, para subir al Everest, la cima más alta del mundo. 274 escaladores en un solo día, un récord absoluto. Aurora Moreno, buenas tardes. Buenas tardes. Sí, el último récord en 2019 estaba en 223 escaladores. Nepal ha dado este año 494 permisos, cada uno de ellos a 15.000 dólares para intentar ascender al techo del mundo. Convertido en una aventura comercial, lamentan los grandes alpinistas como Miguel Ángel García Gallego, uno de los mayores especialistas en alpinismo de dificultad. La gente que va ahí, o sea, digamos que coge un taxi para subir al Everest. No está a la altura ni psicológica, ni habitualmente física y mental para hacer una ascensión, digamos con unos medios proporcionados y no recurrir a este tipo de artificios para volver a casa diciendo que te has subido al techo del mundo. Los serpas preparan previamente los tramos más peligrosos y cargan con el oxígeno que llevarán sus clientes. Aún así suele haber víctimas mortales por las bajas temperaturas, las tormentas y cualquiera de las muchas dificultades naturales de una montaña que alcanza los 8.849 metros. El ansia de negocio y de ganar dinero, pues implica coger gente que no está a la altura técnicamente de aquello en lo que se mete y se traduce al final con frecuencia en problemas y en tragedias. Una expedición puede tener un coste entre 50.000 y 200.000 dólares. En esa cifra está incluido el precio de retirar la basura de estas escaladas. Pero ni el gobierno nepalí ni los serpas terminan por hacerlo, con lo que el Everest se está convirtiendo en un basurero cubierto de nieve y hielo.” Qué pena, ¿verdad? El ser humano está acabando con todo, está contaminando todo: los océanos, las montañas e, incluso, el espacio, porque cada vez hay más satélites por ahí arriba. Bueno, vamos a seguir con lo nuestro, que es explicar las palabras y expresiones más complicadas. -Colas: una fila de personas que esperan su turno para hacer algo. -“Había una cola larguísima para entrar al museo”. - “Siempre hay colas en el aeropuerto en verano”. -Cima: es la parte más alta de una montaña o, en sentido general, el punto máximo de algo. -“Llegaron a la cima después de muchas horas de caminata”. -“Ese proyecto fue la cima de su carrera profesional”. -Techo del mundo: es una expresión que se usa para referirse al punto más alto del planeta, especialmente al Everest. Es una metáfora. -“Muchos sueñan con llegar al techo del mundo algún día”. -“Ese lugar parece el techo del mundo por las vistas que tiene”. -Lamentar: significa expresar tristeza, pena o arrepentimiento por algo. -“Lamentó no haber estudiado más cuando era joven”. -“La empresa lamentó los errores cometidos”. -Estar a la altura: significa estar preparado o tener el nivel necesario para una situación. -“No estaba a la altura del desafío”. -“Confío en que estarás a la altura del trabajo”. -Recurrir (a): significa utilizar algo como solución o ayuda. -“Tuve que recurrir a un diccionario para entender el texto”. -“Recurren a un abogado cuando tienen problemas legales”. -Artificios: los artificios son medios o recursos artificiales que se usan para facilitar algo o aparentar algo. -“Ganó el concurso con artificios, no con talento real”. -“La película abusa de los artificios tecnológicos”. -Sherpas (serpas): son guías de montaña del Himalaya, muy experimentados en el alpinismo. -“Los sherpas conocen la montaña mejor que nadie”. -“Sin la ayuda de los sherpas, la expedición no habría sido posible”. -Tramos peligrosos: son partes de un recorrido que implican riesgo o dificultad. -“Hay tramos peligrosos en esta carretera de montaña”. -“Durante la ruta encontramos varios tramos peligrosos con hielo”. -Ansia: el ansia es un deseo muy fuerte, a veces excesivo. -“Tenía ansia de éxito desde muy joven”. -“Su ansia por ganar le hizo cometer errores”. -Basurero: es un lugar donde se acumula basura. -“La playa se ha convertido en un basurero”. -“No dejes el parque hecho un basurero”. “Colas, Sandra, para subir al Everest, la cima más alta del mundo. 274 escaladores en un solo día, un récord absoluto. Aurora Moreno, buenas tardes. Buenas tardes. Sí, el último récord en 2019 estaba en 223 escaladores. Nepal ha dado este año 494 permisos, cada uno de ellos a 15.000 dólares para intentar ascender al techo del mundo. Convertido en una aventura comercial, lamentan los grandes alpinistas como Miguel Ángel García Gallego, uno de los mayores especialistas en alpinismo de dificultad. La gente que va ahí, o sea, digamos que coge un taxi para subir al Everest. No está a la altura ni psicológica, ni habitualmente física y mental para hacer una ascensión, digamos con unos medios proporcionados y no recurrir a este tipo de artificios para volver a casa diciendo que te has subido al techo del mundo. Los serpas preparan previamente los tramos más peligrosos y cargan con el oxígeno que llevarán sus clientes. Aún así suele haber víctimas mortales por las bajas temperaturas, las tormentas y cualquiera de las muchas dificultades naturales de una montaña que alcanza los 8.849 metros. El ansia de negocio y de ganar dinero, pues implica coger gente que no está a la altura técnicamente de aquello en lo que se mete y se traduce al final con frecuencia en problemas y en tragedias. Una expedición puede tener un coste entre 50.000 y 200.000 dólares. En esa cifra está incluido el precio de retirar la basura de estas escaladas. Pero ni el gobierno nepalí ni los serpas terminan por hacerlo, con lo que el Everest se está convirtiendo en un basurero cubierto de nieve y hielo.” Muy bien. Ahora vamos a explicar lo que cuenta esta noticia, pero con otras palabras. Lo que están diciendo es que en el Everest, la montaña más alta del planeta, se están formando auténticas filas de personas para llegar a la cumbre. Imagínate la escena: alpinistas esperando su turno, como si estuvieran en una cola. En un solo día llegaron a subir 274 personas, lo que supone el número más alto registrado hasta ahora. El récord anterior era menor, así que estamos hablando de una cifra realmente llamativa. ¿Y por qué está pasando esto? Bueno, uno de los motivos es que Nepal ha autorizado este año a casi 500 personas para intentar la ascensión. Y cada permiso cuesta unos 15.000 dólares, así que hablamos de un negocio muy importante. De hecho, muchos expertos dicen que el Everest se ha convertido en una actividad muy comercial. Algunos alpinistas experimentados critican esta situación y dicen que hoy en día hay personas que suben casi sin esfuerzo propio, como si alguien les facilitara todo el camino. Según ellos, mucha gente que intenta llegar a la cima no tiene la preparación necesaria, ni a nivel físico ni mental. Es decir, no están realmente preparados para un desafío tan extremo. Además, utilizan ayudas externas. Por ejemplo, los sherpas, que son los guías de montaña, preparan antes las zonas más complicadas del recorrido, colocan cuerdas y transportan el oxígeno que utilizan los clientes. Aun así, el peligro sigue siendo muy alto. Las temperaturas son extremas, puede haber tormentas en cualquier momento y la falta de oxígeno hace que cualquier error sea muy grave. Por eso, cada año hay personas que pierden la vida. Otro aspecto importante es la presión económica. Las empresas que organizan estas expediciones quieren ganar dinero, y eso hace que acepten a personas que quizá no tienen el nivel suficiente. Y esto, al final, puede provocar situaciones muy peligrosas e incluso tragedias. Y hay un último problema del que también se habla mucho: la contaminación. Subir al Everest puede costar entre 50.000 y 200.000 dólares, y en ese precio se incluye, en teoría, la limpieza de residuos. Pero en la práctica no siempre se recoge toda la basura. Como consecuencia, la montaña se está llenando de desechos y poco a poco se está convirtiendo en un lugar sucio, cubierto de nieve… pero también de residuos. Como te decía hace unos minutos, una verdadera pena. Venga, escuchamos la noticia por última vez y seguimos con más cosas interesantes. “Colas, Sandra, para subir al Everest, la cima más alta del mundo. 274 escaladores en un solo día, un récord absoluto. Aurora Moreno, buenas tardes. Buenas tardes. Sí, el último récord en 2019 estaba en 223 escaladores. Nepal ha dado este año 494 permisos, cada uno de ellos a 15.000 dólares para intentar ascender al techo del mundo. Convertido en una aventura comercial, lamentan los grandes alpinistas como Miguel Ángel García Gallego, uno de los mayores especialistas en alpinismo de dificultad. La gente que va ahí, o sea, digamos que coge un taxi para subir al Everest. No está a la altura ni psicológica, ni habitualmente física y mental para hacer una ascensión, digamos con unos medios proporcionados y no recurrir a este tipo de artificios para volver a casa diciendo que te has subido al techo del mundo. Los serpas preparan previamente los tramos más peligrosos y cargan con el oxígeno que llevarán sus clientes. Aún así suele haber víctimas mortales por las bajas temperaturas, las tormentas y cualquiera de las muchas dificultades naturales de una montaña que alcanza los 8.849 metros. El ansia de negocio y de ganar dinero, pues implica coger gente que no está a la altura técnicamente de aquello en lo que se mete y se traduce al final con frecuencia en problemas y en tragedias. Una expedición puede tener un coste entre 50.000 y 200.000 dólares. En esa cifra está incluido el precio de retirar la basura de estas escaladas. Pero ni el gobierno nepalí ni los serpas terminan por hacerlo, con lo que el Everest se está convirtiendo en un basurero cubierto de nieve y hielo.” Lo que está pasando en el Everest no es un caso aislado. Forma parte de algo más grande: una tendencia muy actual, que tiene que ver con los retos personales. Cada vez más gente se plantea objetivos exigentes. Subir una montaña, correr una maratón, hacer un Ironman, cruzar un país en bici, o incluso cosas como bañarse en agua helada o participar en pruebas de resistencia extrema. Si lo piensas, todos estos retos tienen algo en común: son difíciles, requieren esfuerzo y, de alguna manera, te obligan a salir de tu zona de confort. Y eso, en principio, es algo positivo. Ponerse objetivos, superarse, mejorar… todo eso forma parte del crecimiento personal. Pero también hay otra cara. A veces, esos retos dejan de ser algo personal y se convierten en algo que hay que mostrar. Algo que hay que contar, compartir, enseñar. Como si no fuera suficiente hacerlo… sino que además hay que demostrarlo. Y ahí es donde la línea se vuelve un poco difusa. Porque una cosa es querer superarte, y otra es hacerlo por presión, por comparación o por la necesidad de validación externa. En el caso del Everest, esta idea se ve muy clara. Para algunas personas, llegar a la cima es un sueño auténtico. Pero para otras, quizá se convierte en una especie de meta simbólica: “he estado allí”, “lo he conseguido”, “puedo decirlo”. Y la pregunta que podemos hacernos es: ¿por qué? ¿Por la experiencia? ¿por el reto en sí? ¿o por lo que representa a los ojos de los demás? Y esto no solo pasa con el alpinismo. Pasa con muchos otros ámbitos de la vida. Al final, el reto no está tanto en lo que haces… sino en entender para qué lo haces. Bien, si te parece, terminamos con el repaso a las palabras y expresiones que hemos aprendido hoy. -Colas: una fila de personas que esperan su turno para hacer algo. -Cima: es la parte más alta de una montaña o, en sentido general, el punto máximo de algo. -Techo del mundo: es una expresión que se usa para referirse al punto más alto del planeta, especialmente al Everest. -Lamentar: significa expresar tristeza, pena o arrepentimiento por algo. -Estar a la altura: significa estar preparado o tener el nivel necesario para una situación. -Recurrir (a): significa utilizar algo como solución o ayuda. -Artificios: los artificios son medios o recursos artificiales que se usan para facilitar algo o aparentar algo. -Sherpas (serpas): son guías de montaña del Himalaya, muy experimentados en el alpinismo. -Tramos peligrosos: son partes de un recorrido que implican riesgo o dificultad. -Ansia: el ansia es un deseo muy fuerte, a veces excesivo. -Basurero: es un lugar donde se acumula basura. 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This week Kieran, Paul and I return to a Spielberg classic by discussing the Nepal sequence from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. This gives us a chance to talk about visual storytelling, subtle screenwriting, shots, ponderous walks, fleshing out the character of Indiana Jones and the introductions of Marion Ravenwood and Major Arnold Toht. Oh, and running the one minute mile too.

Nasty (Abhishek Baniya) is a Nepali rapper, record producer, and label founder, a known figure in Nepal's Nep-hop scene.

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Former migrant worker and Founder & Chairman of Returnee Migrant Nepal, Uttam Adhikari, joins us for one of the most eye-opening conversations on foreign employment in Nepal and the realities faced by Nepali migrant workers across the world. From his personal journey working abroad to dedicating his life to helping returnee migrants, Uttam Adhikari shares the untold stories behind foreign employment, the struggles of Nepali workers abroad, passport confiscation, recruitment fraud, migrant worker deaths, identity loss, and the challenges faced by thousands of families every year. We also discuss the complete foreign employment process, why so many Nepali youths leave the country, whether desperation is the driving force behind migration, and the current problems affecting migrant workers. Uttam also explains how global conflicts like the Iran-US war impact Nepali migrant workers, the proper way to return to Nepal after foreign employment, and the reforms needed to improve migrant worker rights. If you're planning to work abroad, have family members in the Gulf, or simply want to understand the true reality of Nepal foreign employment, this episode is a must-watch. GET CONNECTED WITH Uttam Adhikari: LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/uttam-adhikari-5049291b0  

Abrimos La Ventana de los Viajes asomándonos a los Alpes con Paco Nadal, que nos propone una ruta distinta en bicicleta entre Austria e Italia. Hablamos también con Mario Panadero sobre la Ruta Inti en Nepal.

LEITURA BÍBLICA DO DIA: ÊXODO 7:1-13 PLANO DE LEITURA ANUAL: SALMOS 18–19; ATOS 20:17-38  Já fez seu devocional hoje? Aproveite e marque um amigo para fazer junto com você! Confira:  Recentemente, duas avós norte-americanas fizeram sucesso na mídia por completarem uma viagem ao redor do mundo em 80 dias, aos 81 anos. As viajantes, com 23 anos de amizade, viajaram por todos os continentes. Iniciando na Antártida, dançaram tango na Argentina, andaram de camelo no Egito e passearam de trenó no Polo Norte. Visitaram 18 países, incluindo Zâmbia, Índia, Nepal, Indonésia, Japão e Itália, finalizando o per curso na Austrália. A dupla deseja inspirar gerações futuras a viajar pelo mundo, independentemente da idade. Em Êxodo, lemos que Deus recrutou dois octogenários para um tipo diferente de aventura. Ele chamou Moisés para ir ao faraó e exigir a libertação do povo de Deus. Deus enviou Aarão, irmão mais velho de Moisés, para o apoiar. “Quando falaram com o faraó, Moisés tinha 80 anos, e Arão, 83” (ÊXODO 7:7). Esse pedido seria assustador em qualquer idade, mas Deus os tinha escolhido a dedo para essa tarefa, e eles seguiram Suas instruções. “Então Moisés e Arão foram ver o faraó e fizeram conforme o Senhor havia ordenado” (v.10). Moisés e Arão tiveram a honra de testemunhar Deus libertando Seu povo de mais de 400 anos de escravidão. Esses dois demonstraram que Deus pode nos usar em qualquer idade. Quer sejamos jovens ou idosos, vamos segui-lo aonde Ele nos guiar.  Por: NANCY GAVILANES 

isten to current week's news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week, China accelerates its severe crackdown on unregistered churches, while a deadly prison riot in Sri Lanka claims multiple lives. Plus, Pakistan delivers a rare mob conviction, and devastating monsoon floods ravage southeastern Bangladesh. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis, edited and produced by Binu Alex for Union of Catholic Asian News. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

In this episode of Capital Hacking, we had the honor of hosting Peter Mielnik, a remarkable individual with an inspiring journey from the corporate world to ultra-marathon running and coaching. Peter shared his background, starting from his blue-collar roots and his time as a wrestler at Penn State, to his impressive 24-year career at NVR, one of the most profitable home builders in the nation.We delved into Peter's transformative experiences, including his decision to leave his corporate job to pursue a life of greater impact and fulfilment. He emphasized the importance of vision and commitment, explaining how he reverse-engineers his goals into actionable steps. Peter also discussed his incredible achievement of running a 100-mile ultra-marathon, which he undertook to raise funds for the Open Way Foundation, a charity supporting orphaned youths in Nepal.Throughout our conversation, Peter highlighted the significance of accountability and personal ownership in achieving one's goals. He shared practical tools, such as journaling and creating a "manifest" of important tasks, to help listeners hold themselves accountable and measure their progress.Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to the Episode and Guest00:01:14 - Peter Mielnik's Background and Journey00:02:22 - Transition from Wrestling to Home Building00:03:26 - Achievements at NVR and Financial Milestones00:04:32 - The Decision to Leave NVR and Pursue Coaching00:05:41 - Supporting the Open Way Foundation and Charity Work00:08:01 - Highlights from the Copper Kings 100 Ultra Marathon00:12:26 - The Importance of Vision and Accountability in Life00:20:11 - Tools for Self-Accountability and Journaling Techniques00:25:48 - How to Connect with Peter MielnikConnect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-mielnik-0a87324/  Learn More About Accountable Equity:  Visit Us: http://www.accountableequity.com/   Access eBook: https://accountableequity.com/case-study/#registerTurn your unique talent into capital and achieve the life you were destined to live. Join our community!We believe that Capital is more than just Cash. In fact, Human Capital always comes first before the accumulation of Financial Capital. We explore the best, most efficient, high-integrity ways of raising capital (Human & Financial). We want our listeners to use their personal human capital to empower the growth of their financial capital. Together we are stronger.LinkedinFacebookInstagramApple PodcastSpotify

Most people think the greatest danger on Mount Everest is the mountain itself. But beginning in 2018, investigators uncovered an alleged $20 million Everest helicopter rescue fraud that exploited trekkers through unnecessary evacuations, forged medical records, and fraudulent insurance claims. By 2026, Nepal's Central Investigation Bureau had filed sweeping criminal charges, exposing one of the biggest scandals in Everest's history. In this episode of Disaster Strikes, Kaycee McIntosh and Julie Henningsen examine how the scheme allegedly operated, why altitude makes trekkers especially vulnerable to manipulation, and how guides, helicopter companies, hospitals, and doctors became caught up in an investigation that shook Nepal's mountaineering industry. The hosts also separate verified facts from sensational headlines, including what investigators actually concluded about the widely reported poisoning allegations. Whether you're planning an Everest Base Camp trek, dreaming of climbing Mount Everest, or simply fascinated by survival stories, this episode explains how the fraud unfolded, why it damaged trust throughout the Himalayas, and what every trekker should know before accepting a helicopter evacuation. In This Episode 00:00 Everest Betrayal Teaser01:15 Everest Trek vs. Summit Climb04:13 The True Cost of Mount Everest08:52 Sherpas, Guides, and Trust at Altitude15:00 How Everest Guides Are Trained18:11 The Helicopter Rescue Fraud Exposed22:48 What Investigators Found About Poisoning Claims27:29 Following the Money31:59 Fallout Across Nepal's Everest Industry35:13 Altitude Sickness & Trekking Safety Tips40:50 Closing Thoughts Sources Nepal Police Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) — 748-page charge sheet (March 2026) The Kathmandu Post — Original 2018 investigation and ongoing coverage Climbing Magazine — Review of the CIB charge sheet (April 7, 2026) Outside Magazine — Everest guiding industry response (April 2026) ExplorersWeb — Analysis of the investigation and media coverage (April 3, 2026) IBTimes UK — Reporting on hospital commission structures (April 2, 2026) NewsNation / The Hill — CIB statement regarding poisoning allegations (April 7, 2026) Alan Arnette — Everest expedition cost analysis (2025) National Geographic — Sherpa culture and Everest commercialization Frontiers in Physiology (NCBI) — Research on cognitive impairment at high altitude Himalayan Database — Khumbu Icefall fatality records Poisoning Allegations: The Nepal Police Central Investigation Bureau's 2026 investigation found no evidence that systematic poisoning was part of the helicopter rescue fraud. While isolated references to baking soda appear in the charge sheet, investigators did not conclude that poisoning was used as a widespread tactic. Media reports describing rat droppings or uncooked chicken were not included as confirmed findings in the formal 748-page charge sheet reviewed by Climbing Magazine. This episode distinguishes verified investigative findings from unconfirmed claims. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Raj Gyawali is a Nepali tourism entrepreneur and the founder of Kathmandu Kora Jatra, with over two decades of experience in Nepal's travel industry.

APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. This Thursday APEX Express proudly presents “South Asians and The Labor Justice Movement.” This episode highlights Sandhya Jha, a pastor, founder and former Executive Director of the Oakland Peace Center, and racial, housing, and labor justice activist. In the first half of the episode, we discuss Sandhya's life, their path into organizing, and what they're up to now. The second half is dedicated to their recent project with the South Asian American Digital Archive's Archival Creators Fellowship Program. This episode was interviewed, produced, and edited by Swati Rayasam   Follow @Sandhya Jha on Facebook and check out Sandhya's website https://sandhyajha.com/    APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Listen to the episode live on KPFA 94.1 in San Francisco, 89.3 in Berkeley, and online at KPFA.org.  References throughout the Show and Links: Without Fear Consulting Interfaith Alliance Oakland Peace Center Book – Blueprint for a Revolution Book – The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad Podcast – Bending Toward Justice: Avatar the Last Airbender for the Global Majority The Alliance of South Asians Taking Action – ASATA Bay Area Solidarity Summer South Asian American Digital Archive Archival Creators Fellowship Program Sandhya Jha's project, you can listen to all of the oral histories here. Solidarity Forever Online Exhibit Arab Resource and Organizing Center Block the Boat No Tech for Apartheid  University of California Labor Center Equality Labs California Trade Justice Coalition NAFCON – National Alliance for Filipino Concerns Filipino Community Center Madhvi Trivedi Patak Transcript ​[00:00:00]  Miata Tan: Hello and welcome! You are tuning in to APEX Express—a weekly radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan. Tonight we're revisiting an episode from our archives, first aired January 5th, 2023. We're bringing it back this week in honor of South Asian American Heritage Month. This one centers Sandhya Jha — a pastor, organizer, and founder of the Oakland Peace Center — in conversation with APEX producer Swati Rayasam. The first half traces Sandhya's path into organizing, from a labor campaign at Johns Hopkins to two decades of interfaith and racial justice work. The second half digs into Sandhya's project with the South Asian American Digital Archive, where she spent a year interviewing South Asian workers inside the labor movement — collecting stories that don't usually make it into the archive. Here's Swati Rayasam in conversation with Sandhya Jha. [00:01:00] Swati Rayasam: I'm really excited actually today to talk to Sandhya Jha, who is a really close friend of mine. Hi Sandhya. Hi there. Sandhya is, a Pastor is a consultant and has been working on this really amazing project with the South Asian American Digital Archive that will get into later in the episode. But yeah, Sandhya I'm just really excited to learn more about you and to hear more of your story and, let's just dive in. [00:01:26] Swati Rayasam: Absolutely. [00:01:27] Swati Rayasam: We should first talk a little bit about how we know each other, you have this long organizing background. I've been in the Bay Area for the past seven years and I would be totally lying if I said I have not historically been, or I'm not even currently an active fangirl of yours. You are literally a pastor. You are a movement worker, how did you get involved in organizing? [00:01:53] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. So I am the product of my parents who were generous, compassionate [00:02:00] people who thought about the world beyond themselves, but were never involved in organizing or activism or anything like that. I think for anybody who comes from immigrant backgrounds, it's hard to tell our stories without naming who we come from. Right. And so my father was Sunil Kumar Jha from the village of Tildanga in West Bengal. My mother, who is still alive is Jeanette Campbell Jha. She is from Glasgow. So I come from a mixed religion and mixed race home. My parents chose not to name me Sandhya Campbell Jha not to give me that kind of grounding, but I was called Sandhya Rani Jha, which is a lot to live up to, well, yes, Rani does mean Queen. But it was actually handed down to me, part of the reason they wanted that middle name was it was my aunt's name, Durga Rani Upadhyay and she was the one who really [00:03:00] brokered my mother's acceptance into the Indian family and I think that there was something about being accepted on the Indian side of the family and not for many, many years on the Scottish side. That caused my parents and particularly my mother to double down on making sure I knew who I came from and who I came from was my people in the village of Tildanga. [00:03:23] Sandhya Jha: I grew up in Akron, Ohio, so we immigrated to this country when I was a toddler, in the late 1970s, which was a complicated time for Asian immigrants to be in the Midwest because it was a time that the rust belt was rusting and there was a growing sense that we were the reason. But also I grew up alongside folks who were trying to figure out how to put food on the table. So I think that landscape shaped me in a lot of ways. And I also come from people who grew up in poor working communities. And[00:04:00] when I went off to college, there was an organizing campaign. The board of directors of the university had created a for-profit corporation with the exact same board. [00:04:15] Swati Rayasam: Oh wow. [00:04:16] Sandhya Jha: So that the universities could subcontract all of their catering, all of their custodial work to this… basically Shell corporation. [00:04:28] Swati Rayasam: Are we telling on the university? [00:04:29] Sandhya Jha: Mm, Yeah. Why not? It was Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and I think that's relevant because the tension between Black communities next to Johns Hopkins Medical School and the school itself were very real because this was part of a very long history of exploiting community members. So the workers were organizing, and you know, I had read about activism, I cared about it. I paid as much attention as I could for a high school student. But when I got to college, this organizing [00:05:00] campaign was going, and the workers were really clear, Hey, college kids who are excited about this, we do have a role for you. It's to fill the crowd. It's to cheer us on. It's to when we ask you communicate to the university that our well-being matters to you because they will listen to you in different ways. But the campaign centered the workers and was really clear with us about what our role was because we were the folks with all the privilege by getting to be there, right? We had tons of privilege and it was a really good lesson for me. I am so grateful. The first organizing campaign I was a part of was a labor campaign that understood what it meant to center the people who were the most impacted by injustice and I think that shaped the rest of my career. [00:05:46] Swati Rayasam: And that's so special too because I think for many people who come into organizing, and I will definitely cop to this myself, like coming up and organizing through high school and college level organizing. When you are a student, nobody ever [00:06:00] tells you that actually you are the least useful kind of organizer that exists. Right. You are in this incredibly enclaved community. Your oppressor, the university, all they have to do is wait for you to graduate institutional memory will not keep you. Yeah. Right. And I think that it is, it's this perfect storm of, you have actually sometimes cool ideas, sometimes very rudimentary ideas, but you also have this turnover issue and you have this sense of self import, which often comes with your teens, early twenties. Yep. As you're just figuring all of that out. So Yeah, self differentiation, right? It's a narcissistic phase in our development. . [00:06:46] Swati Rayasam: It absolutely is and I think that's so important, and I can't imagine how my life would be shaped if I didn't have to spend a lot of time unlearning the self import and narcissism that I had gained through student [00:07:00] organizing. [00:07:00] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. No, I am really, really grateful for it. [00:07:02] Sandhya Jha: My first job outta college was working for a member of Congress, which sounds super fancy and pretentious, but, a member of congress from Akron, Ohio. So put that all in perspective. His name, believe it or not, was Tom Sawyer. Oh, wow. What I loved about Tom was back in those days, he believed very strongly that 80% of legislation was nonpartisan and that was the part that he spent most of his time on. He would weigh in with his party, when they were dealing with that 20% pretty consistently. But he was more interested in the stuff that everybody could agree on and I remember for about 15 years after I worked for him, I looked back and found myself thinking that was so naive. How did he not understand where we were about to head with the divisions between the political parties? But at this point in my life, I realize the people I respect most in organizing work keep pointing out that the binary of [00:08:00] left and right actually doesn't serve us very well. One of my biggest heroes in the movement right now is the Reverend Dr. William Barber, [00:08:07] Swati Rayasam: Hometown hero of mine. Yes. [00:08:09] Sandhya Jha: Poor People's campaign from North Carolina. And he always talks about how it's not about right and left. It's about right and wrong. And it turns out that when we engage in organizing with the awareness that there are huge swaths of things that most of us are well served by, we can do better organizing. And that was actually how Tom was legislating. And at a certain point I realized that my deep passion was around racial justice, but the distinct experience I had in a multi religious household was an awareness of how religion was being used as a weapon. I had an obsession. Every paper in college I wrote was about the Christian coalition, this right wing, organizing body in the nineties. So a friend of mine [00:09:00] said, You know, there's an interfaith organization working against the Christian Coalition. And it was called the Interfaith Alliance. Her mom had been a superintendent in Washington state in eastern Washington and was a pretty conservative person by my standards. [00:09:18] Sandhya Jha: But, Dr. Chow believed in multiculturalism and believed in teaching evolution. And the Christian coalition had organized to push her out of her position as superintendent and the Interfaith Alliance of Washington State had supported her in that time. [00:09:38] Sandhya Jha: And so Liz said, you know, they've got a national chapter, a national office. And that's where I ended up, cutting my adult organizing teeth which was great because talk about learning lessons for our current moment where religion is being weaponized in ways that are anti-trans, that are anti-queer, that are anti-women, that [00:10:00] are anti reproductive rights, that are anti-immigrant and refugee. I am really grateful to have experienced the power of multi-faith organizing, around a lot of those same issues. So that was what I did in the early two thousands and then I went to seminary and public policy school, and then I ended up out here pastoring a congregation of 10 people in a building of 40,000 square feet. [00:10:29] Sandhya Jha: And long story short, that's how the Oakland Peace Center was born, was out of this dream of cultivating deeper collaboration among nonprofits who were dedicated to a shared cause. The Oakland Peace Center, which is a collective of 40 different nonprofits committed to dismantling the root causes of violence in our community. I was the founder of that organization and it was when I was pastoring First Christian Church of Oakland that I asked the handful of folks who were members of that church, what they wanted to [00:11:00] contribute to the community, and they said they wanted to contribute peace in the midst of violence. And for a dozen folks to have given birth to a space that in non pandemic years, saw over a hundred thousand people do things like the Lawyers for Black Lives Conference and to do Kingian non-violence training and to be a part of food and clothing distribution, to participate in all the very diverse ways that we can create peace is pretty impressive. [00:11:30] Sandhya Jha: And a couple of years ago, I left the Oakland Peace Center because a colleague of mine said, Anybody can run a non-profit. We need you to do what you're actually good at, and what she meant by that was we need more people of color doing diversity, equity, and inclusion work that is actually grounded in power analysis. That isn't just how do we be nicer to each other in the workplace, but how do we recognize the ways that systems of white supremacy [00:12:00] unconsciously often shape the culture of our workplaces? And what do we do to dismantle that white supremacy culture so that we can be building nonprofits and institutions of higher education and faith organizations, and even corporations that are dedicated to our full liberation, our liberation, the lands liberation. [00:12:23] Swati Rayasam: I mean coming, especially from the place that you come in grassroots organizing and in faith based organizing, what is it actually to transition into this kind of consulting space around racial justice and really interface with a lot of people that I feel like as organizers, we don't really talk to? [00:12:42] Sandhya Jha: One of my favorite things about this shift in my work is I love getting to work with folks who don't think of themselves as organizers, who, it turns out are organizers, Right. I think we sometimes create a cult of here's what an organizer looks like, you [00:13:00] have to be a Martin Luther King or a Cesar Chavez and what I love is getting to work with moms and with teenagers and with folks who think of themselves as caring, compassionate, individuals, and when I go into an organization and work with their handful of folks who care about this issue, the DEI team, I get to teach them how to strategically organize. I get to teach them how do you create culture shift over time? I get to teach them how do you figure out who your allies are? How do you figure out how to move people who are neutral? It turns out that there are a lot more organizers out there than we realize if we don't create one definition of what an organizer needs to look like. [00:13:45] Swati Rayasam: I have been reading this political scholar Eqbal Ahmed, who really talks about the way the burden is on those of us who are deeply committed to movement work, narrow definition people, the burden is really on us to try and [00:14:00] create a liberatory future that feels both achievable. Mm-hmm. and safe for everybody. Because when people engage in mass struggle and in revolution, there are people who are a hundred percent willing to put their lives on the line. People who are willing to die for the cause. And we absolutely need those people. And there are many people along the spectrum who, if you can create a future that feels like it's within their grasp, they will come with you. [00:14:30] Sandhya Jha: Yep. I teach a lot of organizing classes and have gotten a chance to teach alongside my beloved colleague BK Woodson at Allen Temple Baptist Church, they have a leadership institute there. And one of the books we use is Blueprint for a Revolution by Srđa Popović. And I feel like I learned a lot as we read that book together and thought about how to apply it to the work we're doing in Oakland. They talked about how by engaging in nonviolent direct action, [00:15:00] they created space for elders to be a part of their work and youth to be a part of their work and families to be a part of their work. By making the movement playful. They gave people hope and gave people courage because dictators are terrified of being mocked. [00:15:17] Swati Rayasam: Yeah, exactly. And I think by being really restrictive or narrow about who we view as actually valuable organizers. And I think labor movements teach us this a lot, right? We really cut ourselves off at the knees on our ability to build a network or to be in touch with the general population, many of whom are more connected than we ever give them credit for. [00:15:41] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. Yep. it's part of why I love labor organizing. I talk with a lot of people who are disenchanted with organizing who ask me how I can have stayed involved for the past 25 years. And why I've been able to stay in it is cuz I'm organizing alongside workers and they have [00:16:00] full lives. And the work that they're doing in the movement is so that they can live their full lives. And there's something about having that perspective and recognizing the why all the time instead of getting lost in the weeds of the what. Is so important in this work. I think that has been a big theme of my organizing life is how do we build to the greatest common denominator? As my friend BK often says how do we build towards those shared values that often get erased when we are engaged in the right versus left debate. [00:16:39] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I think that it is so important and I also think that it's really hard in this moment of what feels like constant trauma and re trauma. [00:16:51] Swati Rayasam: And to some extent especially when we're talking about the left right dichotomy there are real concerns [00:17:00] about safety. Yep. And there are real concerns about security and who you are in community with and who you can find even the smallest level of acceptance from to ensure that you won't have violence visited upon you. And I think that these conversations of united front organizing, Right. trying to bridge across difference mm-hmm. for a shared goal, for a shared liberatory future Yep. Are really important. And they feel kind of impossible to achieve right now. [00:17:31] Sandhya Jha: It's interesting cuz I think that in many ways that is true. There are a lot of conversations that I think people with privilege expect, people who are marginalized to engage in. And those expectations are unfair, what I found very frustrating was the number of people with a lot of privilege who would be like, Ugh, I just can't talk to those people. And I'm like, Then who's going to? Exactly. and so I do think that some of this is about being willing to have [00:18:00] hard conversations in the places where we have privilege and recognizing who's at actual risk and showing up in ways that are protective of who is at risk. But that doesn't mean walking away from people who aren't where we are. Right. Because the fact of the matter is everybody's on a journey. And I have watched at the same time some of the disposability culture in movements write off people without giving them any way to address harm, repair harm, and find a pathway back into community. [00:18:41] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. And I think that's why, at least I am feeling really hopeful about, what I've seen over the past couple of years, this really important track into transformative justice and restorative justice, to acknowledge that there is harm that has happened, there are harms that happen every day between people. [00:19:00] And also we are all on our own journey to unlearn the things that we have been taught either directly or indirectly by our upbringing, by our environment and that you cannot easily dispose of people and that people are able to come back into community. Now that comes with a very important caveat that like they recognize the harm. Mm-hmm. that. They have done or how they've been party to it, that they acknowledge that there is healing work that needs to be done both with the person that they harmed and also probably in internally. [00:19:35] Sandhya Jha: Well, and the community, folks who don't do RJ on a regular basis tend to skip the community aspect. Yeah. That there is actually repair that needs to be done with community and there's work community needs to do to figure out how to re-embrace reabsorb people who have done harm in ways that still protect the person who's been harmed. [00:19:55] Swati Rayasam: Exactly. In ways that do not erase the harm that has happened, but [00:20:00] acknowledge, contextualize it and say, Okay, we are patching this and we are working to move forward in step with each other. Absolutely. [00:20:09] Sandhya Jha: Can I just say that one of the other things that I think you and I have in common is a real passion for bringing joy back into the work of Justice I quote Fabiana Rodriguez a lot on this particular thing, because I was at an event she was doing eons ago, and she looked out at us and most of us were activists and she said, Listen, y ‘all you keep inviting people to a struggle. I'm on your side and I don't wanna join a struggle. I want to join a party. And that was like a call to arms for me when I heard her say that. I was like, Oh my gosh, you're right. We are so much more fun. Like, I've hung out with people who are anti-trans and anti queer and anti-immigrant and anti refugee. They are not fun people. No, no. We have all of the best parties. So I don't know why we don't [00:21:00] capitalize on that more. So I think the role of joy and justice is so important. And this is why I was so excited to have you on the podcast that I launched recently. [00:21:11] Sandhya Jha: Right. Bending Towards Justice Avatar the last Airbender for the Global Majority. [00:21:15] Swati Rayasam: So literally like bringing it together. Two of my favorite things right, is like TV shows, wholesome TV shows like Avatar, The Last Airbender that I deeply love and organizing. Yes. All the work that I love. And I think it's true You know, what is actually really the important work is to work to build toward a future that is desirable Yep. That people want to be a part of. Yeah. That people can see happen. Yeah. And I think that is a lot of the difficulty that I have seen in some organizing circles. We are so well versed in what we are against and all of the things that are bad that so many people have a really hard time seeing or visioning or communicating [00:22:00] what it is that we are fighting for. Yeah. Right. And it's not enough to say, I'm fighting for a world where we can all be safe. Right. Yeah. I'm not, I'm fighting for a world where we can all take long naps in the middle of the day if we'd like to do that. Right. Yeah. But like really building and visioning that future of like, in this world in which we are all safe, there will be harm that happens. How do we deal with that? Yeah. What do we do with that? How do we make sure that it is able to keep everybody safe and also able to account for the times in which it is not able to keep everybody safe. [00:22:38] Sandhya Jha: Visionary does not have to mean naive. And we need it to be visionary. And sometimes I forget to do the visionary stuff. I've got a colleague, Dave Bell, he's a farmer who is also an anti-racism trainer and we do a lot of work together. He's a white guy who lives in White Swan, Washington, on the reservation and I remember being at a training with him and I [00:23:00] was all fired up and I was so excited about the conversations we were having and the people were really ready to do the hard work and roll up their sleeves. And Dave says to them, I would like to not have to do this work. And I'm like, What is he talking about? This is amazing. We're doing such good work. And he says, I would like for us not to have to talk about racism all the time. I would rather be farming. I would rather be, taking care of the cows in my field. [00:23:26] Sandhya Jha: I would rather be talking about my pottery work that I'm doing badly but learning how to do, I would rather be doing anything than have this conversation. But I don't get to be on the farm with the wheat, with the cows, with my bad pottery until we figured out how to do this anti-racism work. And it was a really humbling moment for me because I also get into that like I'm an organizer, that's my identity space. And it was this reminder of Dave's doing this. So he gets to live in a world where he gets to hang out in the fields and he [00:24:00] gets to, love on the cows. There's something about being reminded that we're doing this so that eventually we don't have to do it. That I think is actually visionary in its own way and it's important. [00:24:12] Swati Rayasam: Moving into a little bit more of the grit of like why I asked you to be on the show today. I met you originally when I moved to the Bay Area when you were the executive director of the Oakland Peace Center because At that time I was doing organizing work with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, which is a 20 year old bay area based organization, that was really founded around the Laki Reddy Bali Reddy sex trafficking. Yep. Caste and labor exploitation case that happened in Berkeley in 1999. And I was just so thrilled to be around and have in community so many rad desis. And you also did work with ASATA, right. Historically and are actively doing work with us. [00:24:56] Sandhya Jha: Absolutely. One of the places I think I invested the most [00:25:00] energy in where we got to spend a lot of quality time in the kitchen was one of the projects, Bay Area Solidarity Summer, an organizing institute, camp, however you wanna refer to it. [00:25:10] Swati Rayasam: Political education, Summer camp. [00:25:12] Swati Rayasam: Yeah, exactly. For young South Asian Americans who are committed to activism. What I think was the most beautiful part of that program when I was involved in it, and it's still the case today, is for young South Asians who think that they're the only ones who care about justice issues, who haven't met other people, who are South Asian, and identify as justice seekers first to meet each other and realize that there are people just like them. Then to look around and realize that those of us who are usually 10, 15, 20 years older than them are also committed to the work and have been doing it for decades. And then for them to get exposed to the long history of radical visionary organizing and activism of South [00:26:00] Asians here in the US and also in the homelands of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and diasporic countries all over the world. [00:26:13] Sandhya Jha: There's something about realizing, Oh, you have contemporaries, oh, you have elders, oh, you have ancestors. Mm-hmm. Especially in the face of the model minority lie that so many of us have had imposed on us, this lie that all we are all we're supposed to be is cogs in this larger capitalist machine that are non disruptive, which is why we're allowed to survive. And if we are non disruptive enough, we might even be able to be comfortable. And to discover that there's more to our story than that is so exciting and I love, love, love being a part of that. [00:26:52] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I think that is like fundamentally one of the most important kind of activities that [00:27:00] happens in the ASATA universe, I was a kid who also grew up thinking that there were no other South Asians like me, or there were no other folks who were interested in justice. I spent a lot of time doing, reproductive and queer justice in the south; I always think about what would it have meant if I came in, BASS for 18 to 24 year olds. Yep. what would it have meant if I had come in at a fresh 18 and been able to basically be apprised of the fact that I have this history Yeah. That it's not just me. And that actually, immigration and white supremacy and neo-colonial culture has created this project of assimilation that all of our parents have been in on, in a way to survive Yeah. And to be safe. And I tell my, I tell my mom that a lot because she's always a little surprised about the organizing work that I do. And I was just like, Your job was to survive. My job is to liberate. Yeah. [00:28:00] You know? Yeah. And I could not do that if you were not so focused on creating that environment for me. [00:28:07] Swati Rayasam: I love that. [00:28:07] Swati Rayasam: we'll drop in the show notes, but, BASS – Bay Area Solidarity Summer is solidaritysummer.org. So we'll put that in the show notes as well as ASATA, the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action is ASATA.org. And yeah, I think that is a really good segue into how we got involved in this amazing project. [00:28:31] Swati Rayasam: You're tuned in to APEX express at 94.1 KPFA and 89.3, KPFB in Berkeley. And online@kpfa.org. [00:28:43] Swati Rayasam: I think it was Fall 2021 that you and I were talking. Yep. And you were telling me that you were involved in this amazing archival fellowship project. Is run by the South Asian American Digital Archive and [00:29:00] that you were going to do your project about labor. Mm-hmm. and South Asians. Yep. And my immediate, incredibly naive response was, how many South Asians are there in labor? [00:29:12] Sandhya Jha: Exactly. And it's not naive. It's interesting cuz I think that this project actually emerged out of my favorite part of BASS, which was when the young adults would ask what their opportunities were in the world of justice. And I would say, you know, there's a place for us in labor justice. It had never crossed most of their minds. Right. We don't think of ourselves as having a role especially in formalized unions. And so SAADA, the South Asian American Digital Archives has an archival fellows project. And the whole purpose of it is to diversify their archives and collect the stories that are usually overlooked in the telling of South Asian American stories. [00:29:56] Sandhya Jha: And they have done a great job over the years of collecting the [00:30:00] stories of informal organizing, like the Punjabi Taxi Drivers campaign, the Bangladeshi Nail Workers Campaign. Those were informal labor organizing campaigns. That have been really well archived and they're amazing stories. I wanted to make sure that the next generation of South Asian activists knew about the South Asians who were actually part of the formal organized labor movement. [00:30:30] Sandhya Jha: And so I spent this past year interviewing, maybe a half a dozen or so South Asian American workers. Generally, not always, but mostly what would be classified as low wage workers who found a pathway into formal organizing bodies, unite here or the building trades or any number of the formal unions that keep [00:31:00] the labor movement alive across the country today. And I'm really proud of the fact that we do have South Asian workers who have moved up the ranks to be official organizers or to be at negotiating tables. And so that's part of the story I thought it was worth us telling. [00:31:19] Swati Rayasam: And I am, I'm so excited that we get to dive deeper into this project and I really love your framing too, around the three large bins that you have, solidarity, spirit and struggle. [00:31:34] Swati Rayasam: Right? Yeah. Yeah. [00:31:35] Sandhya Jha: I started out with certain assumptions about what I was going to learn, partly because I've been doing labor solidarity work for 25 years at this point. I really thought I knew what I was gonna hear. And what I discovered was there were these consistent themes across, the interviews. that there were these notions of, Oh, what's meaningful to me is [00:32:00] getting to organize across cultures, getting to organize with people who, on the surface and even deep down are very different than me, but we share this vision of what our lives can be. And so that solidarity message I found really powerful. Also, and admittedly because I come out of a spiritual background, was probably looking for it. I was really struck by how many of the interviews ended up talking about the role of spirituality and shaping people's values. And in a couple of instances, organizers said, what my religion taught me was that religion needs to be challenged. And building up that muscle was what helped me challenge systems of injustice in other places. But others said that their journey with their faith tradition was what guided them into the work of labor organizing. [00:32:52] Sandhya Jha: And then that third bucket of struggle, I think is the lived experience of how [00:33:00] hard it is to take on oppressive systems of capitalism, how hard it is to take on decks that are stacked against us and what it means to have somewhere to turn in the midst of those struggles. I will say there were also a couple of lessons I was surprised by because my South Asian identity is so central to my organizing work, I was expecting to collect stories of people who were proud South Asians, who were also proud to be involved in the labor movement. And I assumed that they would see connections between those things because I certainly do. But what I discovered is for the most part, they were like, Yeah, I'm South Asian. I'm not saying that doesn't matter, but it's not super relevant to my organizing work. My organizing work is about [00:34:00] our cross-cultural solidarity. And that was something I hadn't been expecting that emerged as I did those interviews. Interesting. And I'm really grateful that the South Asian American Digital Archives likes telling all of the stories because I think I promised them that what they were going to get was, we're proud to be South Asian organizers. And what I got was, yeah, we're South Asian, we're proud to be organizers. And the that SAADA is like, yeah, that's part of our story too. [00:34:28] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. And I think that's, that I think is incredibly important. We have this really, amazing series of audio clips from your SAADA interviews that really represent a lot of the themes that you were highlighting about solidarity, spirit, and struggle. And I'm just really excited to play them as we talk through these larger themes in your larger project and the experience of South Asian labor organizers. [00:34:55] Swati Rayasam: This clip is from somebody that you and I both know, which [00:35:00] is Prem Pariyar. I was so thrilled that Prem was a part of your project. I think Prem is an incredible organizer, so yeah tell our listeners a little bit about Prem. Prem [00:35:09] Sandhya Jha: It was pretty exciting to get to work with him you know, he moved here from Nepal and in Nepal he had been a Dalit activist and he came to the United States and had this notion that in the United States there is no caste and he was disabused of that notion very quickly as a restaurant worker dealing with anti Nepali bias in Indian restaurants, dealing with caste bias in Nepali restaurants, well dealing with Caste bias in all the restaurants. [00:35:35] Swati Rayasam: Hey, everyone, Narrator Swati here, I just wanted to put in an explanatory comma, a la W Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu to talk about some terms you just heard. Sandhya referenced that Prem was a Dalit activist and also talked about Caste bias. For those of you who don't know, Caste is a violent system of oppression and exclusion, which governs social status in many south Asian countries, although it is [00:36:00] most commonly associated with India. It works on an axis of purity and pollution, and it's hereditary. At the top of the caste system are Brahmins, by the way Sandhya and I are both Brahmin, and not even at the bottom, but completely outside of the system are Dalits who were previously referred to by the slur untouchable and Adivasis who are indigenous to South Asia. [00:36:25] Swati Rayasam: Despite being “illegal” Caste bias, Caste Oppression, Caste apartheid, are still prevalent, both in South Asia and as Sandhya references, in the United States. It manifests in many ways that people experience racial injustice, via socioeconomic inequality, systemic and interpersonal violence, occupation, and through the determination of marriage and other relationships. You can learn more at EqualityLabs.org and APEX currently has a show in the works that delves into this more deeply. Now. Back to Sandhya [00:36:58] Sandhya Jha: What is [00:37:00] delightful to me is Prem went on to get an MSW and is building out amazing mental health resources for Dalit communities for the Nepali community. Seeking to build out a program where there are more and more people in Nepal who are trained with MSW skills. [00:37:21] Sandhya Jha: I met with one of his professors from CSU East Bay where he got his degree and she said, You know, that the entire Cal State system is adding caste to its anti-discrimination policies thanks to the work he started at CSU East Bay. And it was really beautiful to hear that because the focus of my conversations with him were more around how his experiences in the restaurants led him into the solidarity work with nail salon workers. [00:37:53] Swati Rayasam: To just, kick back to the caste abolition work that Prem has been doing, that caste abolition work [00:38:00] at CSU East Bay has been such critical work in these ongoing conversations around caste that have been in the South Asian community primarily, but have been percolating elsewhere. [00:38:13] Swati Rayasam: You know, the state of California filed a lawsuit against Cisco systems Yep. For caste discrimination in their workplace and there have been all these conversations around caste and tech work and interplay that with the no tech for apartheid work. Right. That has been happening in Palestinian liberation circles. Yeah. And really building that solidarity movement. So I think that Prem is an absolute powerhouse Yeah. In that regard. But yeah, let's listen to this clip. [00:38:42] Prem: During that time, I got connected with other community organizer, like workers group. I got connected and so I was connected with nail salon workers, who were exploited at their workplace and with them, [00:39:00] I got to go to the capital in Sacramento. And so I thought I need to advocate for the restaurant workers. that was my first experience, like working with other workers and with the assembly members and like other other policy makers I shared what is happening what kinds of discrimination happening at the workplace. So I advocated for the restaurant workers at that time. I shared my stories and I supported the rights of nail salon workers. I was there to support them and they supported me as well, and it was wonderful. And finally that advocacy worked. And the bill was drafted and it was passed finally. And so it was huge achievement at that time. [00:39:49] Swati Rayasam: I love that. I think that is such a perfect story of when you win, we all win. [00:39:56] Sandhya Jha: And what I also love about it is he goes on [00:40:00] to talk about how he has remained in relationship with those nail salon workers. That they show up for each other, that they take each other food, that they show up to each other's baby showers and birthday parties, and there's this sense of community that emerges out of this shared struggle. And so that's a cross-cultural campaign. They were mostly Vietnamese. There were some Bangladeshi nail salon workers, but it was mostly people from a different culture than his. [00:40:27] Sandhya Jha: But somebody at the Asian Health Services program that he was at, saw his gifts, saw his passion, and he really responded to that in exactly, the most powerful way. I can imagine. [00:40:38] Swati Rayasam: And I think one of the nice things as well about that is that person at Asian Health Services connected Prem in and the Nail Salon Worker group, California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, Prem came from Nepal, I'm not sure, but the extent to which his organizing background and how comfortable he was in the US organizing space around labor [00:41:00] issues was probably significantly less that worker group took it upon themselves when they saw Prem come in to say, Oh, you are advocating on behalf of restaurant workers. Great. Why don't you join us? Let's help support and so the nail salon workers saw Prem, saw solidarity with Prem and said, It is our responsibility mm-hmm to bring you into this space to connect you in and to move in, struggle together. Yeah. Toward our shared goals of safety, of health, of rights. Yep. [00:41:35] Sandhya Jha: Exactly. [00:41:36] Swati Rayasam: So, we have this clip from Daljit, tell me a little bit about Daljit. Daljit [00:41:42] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. Daljit was an attorney who now reads tarot for people because she needed a break from the toxicity of that career and how it was taking her away from her family. Daljit is a deeply spiritual person and, [00:42:00] as I mentioned before, this theme of spirit showed up in some really beautiful ways in some of the interviews. I loved the way she understood her Sikh tradition as foundationally being connected with the land and foundationally connected with the people who work the land. [00:42:15] Daljit: Agriculture is our culture and the religion that I was born into, Siki, the founder of that faith was a farmer. And so a lot of the scripture, the analogies, the metaphors, the poetry, the music, the songs, the boon, the traditional folk songs, that can be taunting and teasing banter, all that stuff the land is the framework for that. And my most favorite line from the Guru Granth Sahib, our holy book, is, [speaks Punjabi] and that basically means that, the waters our guru, the airs our father, but our mother is Earth. And that's the greatest of all , and that's adherence to ecosystem. That's the [00:43:00] indigenous Cosmo vision that should be paramount. And that's what I try to teach my children. And so I think that's what I was taught as a kid without necessarily being able to pinpoint it, but it was just infused throughout our songs, our music, our food, the Harvest, there's two times a year that our celebrations, whether it Baisakhi or Lohri. It's so connected to the harvest and what is coming out of the soil or not. And you're connected to the cycles of nature. [00:43:28] Swati Rayasam: The connection between nature land, spirituality the way that it shows up in so many faith backgrounds and so many faith organizers, I think is really, really beautiful. [00:43:41] Sandhya Jha: And I love that Daljit Kaursoni who was raised in this tradition, has found her way to Buddhism and is raising her kids with those connections, but without ever losing this grounding in the liberation of the land, the liberation of the [00:44:00] people. [00:44:00] Sandhya Jha: And for that to be a key element of her spirituality, even as her spirituality evolves, I think it's pretty powerful. Tafadar [00:44:08] Sandhya Jha: One of the other people I got to interview ,Tafadar, he's a Bangladeshi American in the building trades and is a deeply committed Marxist. For me, this was a particularly exciting interview because I'm Bengali, so from West Bengal, before partition, Bangladesh and what's now West Bengal, were one state. And so it was fun to get to talk with him and to say, Hey, this is our legacy as Bengalis is radical worker organizing. [00:44:40] Sandhya Jha: And I remember saying to him, Some people in the building trades are not super excited to be working with brown people. And some people in the building trades are a little biased against women. And as a very, very progressive South Asian? How do you navigate that [00:45:00] space? [00:45:00] Sandhya Jha: And he said, Here's the thing is, yeah, I organize alongside some moderate to conservative white folks from New Jersey and he said, but in the building trades, if that moderate to conservative white guy from New Jersey decides he doesn't like my feminist politics, or he doesn't like my brown skin, if he decides that's a reason not to train me, he might die. And it was really interesting because even though I've been doing labor justice work for a long time, it was one of those moments I was like, Oh, right. Your work is very dangerous and you all have to rely on each other whether you like each other or not. That is the magic of organizing that no one ever talks about. This is why we can do cross class, cross-cultural work because literally you have to trust each other with your lives. Right. That was a really clarifying moment for me. And it was one of those interesting moments where I was like, [00:46:00] Solidarity is not a romantic thing. Uh, it is very much a matter of life and death. [00:46:05] Sandhya Jha: And I think that is really important and that exact thing that you brought up, you don't even have to necessarily trust somebody. Right. But you do need them. Yep. Right. And like that really clear understanding that like your fates are intertwined and it is truly in everybody's best interest. If you are trained well, irrespective of whether or not at lunch, I'm interested in sitting anywhere near you. I think that's really great. [00:46:32] Sandhya Jha: One of the things that was really exciting about talking with Tafadar was the reminder that labor organizing and formal union organizing at its best can be in solidarity with other movements really worker justice and housing justice and racial justice are inseparable, on some level. And so, one of the most inspiring stories I got to hear across all of these interviews [00:47:00] was a campaign that brought together folks across the anti- gentrification, the immigrant rights, and the labor justice movement. [00:47:14] Tafadar: It's ironic, building affordable housing with deadly exploitation. And, um, to do this, the de blassio administration, they embark on massive major rezonings of poor areas to relax the local zoning laws to be able to bring in these developments. And a couple of years ago, my, my union in local 79's. Took a very sharp turn towards a community organizing approach because labor can't win on our own, and that's the perspective that all of labor should adopt. In order to fight against the sweatshops in our industry. We united with a lot of community organizations in the South Bronx. [00:47:53] Tafadar: We formed the South Bronx, Safe Southern Boulevard Coalition. And along with these groups, we [00:48:00] protested and did a whole lot of activism, lobbying, community organizing to stop the rezoning of Southern Boulevard, which is a massive stretch in the South Bronx, while the De Blassio administration had succeeded in another part of the Bronx where there's like massive displacement still underway right now. And we were determined to stop it there. And it was a beautiful thing that we can unite because on our end as labor, we had to prevent all these trash companies from coming in and exploiting workers. And we were working with these tenants who are afraid of being displaced. And people generally, we do need revitalization of our neighborhoods. We do need investment. We do need things to be changed and made better. For us. If it's not for us, if it's done without us, then eventually we're not even gonna be here anymore. So we had that alliance going on and not only did we manage to stop that rezoning, we also educated the local city councilman on why his position was wrong and supporting the rezoning. And he eventually completely flipped this [00:49:00] position. And now chairs the land use committee of the city council from the perspective that we educated him on, which it's just been a very interesting dynamic. But, there's a lot of rezoning battles all over the city that's like the main front of anti gentrification struggles. And I've been watching those kinds of campaigns go on since I began organizing about 15, 16. I've seen very different approaches to them, but I've never seen any model really work until that one kicked in where Labor and the community came together. So that was one of my favorite campaigns because of that lesson that we were able to concretely put into practice and set as an example for not only for community movements all over New York City, but also for Labor. [00:49:43] Sandhya Jha: I think this hit me in particular because I've done so much work around antis displacement in Oakland, and my experience has been. [00:49:53] Sandhya Jha: That while for most of us on the ground, the connection between housing justice and labor justice is really clear. When you [00:50:00] start getting into the technical policy issues and the funding issues, the folks who are running labor and housing justice or affordable housing, struggle to find ways to collaborate. And it's been one of my consistent heartbreaks for at least a decade at this point because I work at the intersection of those things and sometimes I despair of us being able to find ways to move forward together. And so to hear a story like this one and to be reminded at core, those justice issues can and must be we already knew, must be, but actually can function together to build a better community. That was actually really life giving for me to hear. [00:50:45] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I a hundred percent agree. And I think the point that Tafadar as well brings in the clip of just saying we knew that we could do this, but we knew we couldn't do this without community organizing. Right? Yeah. That labor couldn't do this alone. Yeah. [00:51:00] And I think that is a lot of what, when we talk about solidarity politics, it's not just a backdoor way of inclusion for inclusion's sake, we have to all do this. Actually, it is integral that all of us are involved in any of these campaigns because it impacts all of us. And because we are not going to win with only a single constituency and in the very same way that, Tafadar was identifying that labor couldn't do that alone. in community organizing spaces that you and I have been in mm-hmm. , like we are constantly talking about how we cannot do any of this without labor. Yep. And I think a beautiful example of that is the Block the Boat campaign yeah that the Arab Resource Organizing Center, started back in 2014 and then again during 2021 to block the Zim ship from the port of Oakland. And like this community organization [00:52:00] AROC could not do that without working with the longshoreman to collaborate with the port workers. And I think that when we see the marriage of community organizing and labor organizing, that is when we get the power of grassroots organizing. [00:52:16] Sandhya Jha: Something I wanna mention about the SAADA Fellowship that I was really grateful for: two things. First off, they did a really good job of making sure we got trained in grassroots oral history. So they took really seriously what it meant for this to be justice work. And they made sure we had exposure to methodology that was gonna lift up and honor and foster the voices of people whose stories don't get heard often enough. And that was a really big deal to me. The other thing is they made sure that we had an advisory board, people who are in this [00:53:00] work who could help us, figure out who to talk with, who could help us build out an event strategy. And you helped me build out my advisory committee. Anibel Ferris-Comelo who is with the University of California Labor Center, [00:53:14] Swati Rayasam: Prem Pariyar, a Nepali Dalit restaurant worker, organizer pushing for Caste as a protected category with Equality Labs, a Dalit feminist organization, and a social worker supporting the mental health needs of his and many other South Asian communities in Alameda county. [00:53:31] Swati Rayasam: Will Jamil Wiltchko with the California Trade Justice Coalition, Terry Valen who I did a lot of organizing with at the beginning of the pandemic, around the struggles that seafarers were facing with the onset of COVID-19. And he's the organizational director of the Filipino Community Center in San Francisco. The president of NAFCON which is the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns and just an all in all amazing organizer [00:53:57] Sandhya Jha: the last thing I wanna mention [00:54:00] is SAADA also helped me set up a digital exhibit with Art by Madhvi Trivedi Patak and I wanted to give them a shoutout because they're an incredible artist, but also they grew up in a working class family and didn't get exposed to what it looks like to do labor justice. And so as they developed the artwork to go with the digital exhibit, they got to experience the possibilities of labor solidarity that they hadn't gotten to experience as a child. And so I really loved that Madhvi was a part of this project as well [00:54:38] Swati Rayasam: All of the clips that you shared really identifying, again, these like huge fundamental pillars of solidarity and spirit and struggle. these clips were amazing. They are so rich and so layered with all of these people's varying and different experiences. Really showing in [00:55:00] all of these different walks of life at all of these ages with all of these experiences, that all of these people have this unified and shared identity in struggle, in spirit, and in solidarity for liberation. [00:55:14] Sandhya Jha: And one of the things that I think is worth celebrating is whether they see it as part of their South Asian identity or not. People who do identify as South Asian now have this resource that says there's a home for you in the labor movement. Yes, there are. There is a value to your voice. There is a value to your wisdom, there's a value to your experience in the labor movement. [00:55:36] Swati Rayasam: I think it's a beautiful project. Sandhya, I think it has been an amazing amount of work I've watched you do over the past year. These stories are so wonderful. I really encourage people to check it out. Where can they find your project? [00:55:49] Sandhya Jha: The website's www.saada.org/acfp [00:56:00] /exhibit/solidarity-forever. We'll put that in the notes. We'll definitely put that in the show notes. [00:56:05] Swati Rayasam: I just wanna make sure that we replug your podcast Bending Toward Justice Avatar, The Last Air Bender for the Global Majority and you can find that at tinyurl.com slash ATLA podcast, Capital P (tinyurl.com/ATLAPodcast). And then the last thing that I also wanna make sure that we plug is Without Fear Consulting. [00:56:27] Sandhya Jha: I love working with folks who know that their organization could be a little more liberative, and are, just not quite sure where to start. I love working with a team of folks who want to be about the work of incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into the DNA of their organization and I love setting them up so that they can keep doing that long after I'm working with them. So please do find me withoutfearconsulting.com. If you're interested in that. [00:56:58] Swati Rayasam: Amazing. Sandhya [00:57:00] Jha, Pastor, Racial Justice consultant, podcast host, archivist, singer songwriter, amazing cook. You can do it all. I think you deserve a nap. it has been amazing talking to you. I am so glad to be able to hear about your project and also to hear a lot more about your life. [00:57:23] Sandhya Jha: Yay. Thank you so much. [00:57:25] Miata Tan: That was Swati Rayasam in conversation with Sandhya Jha. As Swati mentioned, you can learn more about her work in the show notes at kpfa.org/program/apex-express. Speaking of Swati — she's currently working on an episode marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, out in early September. It'll cover the work of the South Asian Coalition, a national network of organizations working together on South Asian American movement building. Keep an eye out for that one. This episode originally aired January 5th, 2023 — we're re-airing it this week in honor of South Asian American Heritage Month. This is APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, airing every Thursday evening at 7pm. Thank you for tuning in tonight. APEX Express is a proud member of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. A network focused on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice. Learn more at AACRE.org This program produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's episode was produced by Swati Rayasam. Get some rest y'all. The post APEX Express – 7.16.26 – South Asians and The Labor Justice Movement appeared first on KPFA.

Japan, Nepal, Uganda, Kina og Algeriet. I denne time rejser vi jorden rundt for at se på kulturkonflikter, der har hærget langt hjemmefra - fra en rappende præsident i Himalaya til en algerisk forfatters kontroversielle lovbrud. Medvirkende: Cameron David Warner, Nepal-forsker ved Aarhus Universitet Nanna Schneidermann, lektor i antropologi ved Aarhus Universitet Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Mellemøstekspert og tidligere seniorforsker ved DIIS Nanna Mogensen, vært på Skønlitteratur Mette Thunø, ph.d. i Kinastudier og lektor ved Aarhus Universitet Malene Jensen, journalist ved Weekendavisen Vært: Klara Witt Producer: Anna Correll Redaktør: Lasse Lauridsen

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Guff Guff Pass join the Sushant Pradhan Podcast for an entertaining and insightful conversation covering everything from UFC, Road to UFC, Nepali fighters, AI, Nepal Crime Branch, Kathmandu, superstitions, government, geopolitics, Iran War, Conor McGregor, and much more. The discussion begins with stories from Grasslands Festival, Nepali artists performing in the USA, Nepalese communities abroad, underrated Nepali MMA fighters, stress management, health myths, Chitwan adventures, monks, superstition, and Nepal's changing society. The conversation then shifts towards UFC, Nepal Crime Branch, Kumari traditions, Hinduism in the USA, Japan, AI, Kathmandu's paradox, marathon culture, digital tracking, World Cup, Hitler, Iran War, Gen Z revolution, skincare, sunscreen, technology, films, Mark Zuckerberg, Road to UFC preparation, and the future of Nepal. If you enjoy long-form conversations about Nepal, UFC, AI, current affairs, sports, technology, history, and culture, this episode is packed with interesting perspectives and hilarious moments. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe for more episodes of the Sushant Pradhan Podcast. GET CONNECTED WITH: Guff Guff Pass YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qSUnLZnRB84bvKhNtxagQ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/guffguffpass/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/guffguffpass/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@guffguffpass Diwiz Piya Lama x Tej Bajracharya x Rishabh Shirneth Thakuri Diwiz Piya Lama Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/diwizpiyalama/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@diwizpiyalama Tej Bajracharya Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tedo___/ Rishabh Shirneth Thakuri Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rishabhsthakuri/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RishabhSThakuri  

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Football fans, this episode is packed with everything happening around the FIFA World Cup, Nepal Football, and the future of the sport. Sports commentator Avash Ghimire joins sports media host Nandini Nuralain for an in-depth football conversation covering the biggest topics in world football and Nepal's football ecosystem. The discussion begins with iconic World Cup moments before diving into the current FIFA World Cup, tournament favorites, and bold World Cup predictions. Avash and Nandini also discuss the controversial VAR system, whether technology has made football fairer, hydration breaks during matches, refereeing decisions, and the shocking exits of football giants. A major segment focuses on the ANFA Suspension, why FIFA suspended ANFA, and what it means for Nepal Football. The conversation also explores why Nepal's football has struggled to match the success of Nepal's cricket, what makes football entertaining, and how the government can help improve the country's sports industry. If you're looking for insightful football analysis, football commentary, football news, and discussions on the future of Nepal Sports, this podcast is for you. GET CONNECTED WITH : Avash Ghimire (Sports Commentator/Content Creator) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/this_is_avash/?hl=en YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@colorsofthegame/videos Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/avashghimire1414/# TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@avash.ghimire LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/avash-ghimire-178aa3198 Nandini Nuralain (Sports Media Host/Content Creator) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nandini_nuralain/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567552580570 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nandini_nuralain  

Medical missionaries are often called upon to provide care that is beyond the scope of their training and previous experience. This interactive case presentation looks at the realities of clinical decision-making in a critically ill snakebitten patient, and offers suggestions on how to navigate similar challenging situations.

Dr. David provides several practical tips on how to develop a Bible-reading habit. How do you read the Bible? Let us know if this was helpful to you!Resource Highlights- Miracles in MarkMiracles in Mark- Video courseOne Year Bible- NLT VersionThe YouVersion Bible AppDavid and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, Nepal, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much!Show credits:Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Closing music- Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Listen to Nepal Update, a weekly podcast from SBS Nepali featuring some of the top stories from Nepal in the past seven days. - गत सात दिनका नेपालका मुख्य समाचारहरू समेटिएको एसबीएस नेपालीको साप्ताहिक पोडकास्ट प्रस्तुति नेपाल अपडेट सुन्नुहोस्।

What if the whole point of your yoga practice was to prepare you to die well? In one of our favorite conversations of the year, Dr. John Campbell joins Harmony Slater and Russell Case for a third time — and goes somewhere we've never gone on the show. John is one of the few Westerners certified to teach Ashtanga by the Mysore lineage, finished the Fourth Series, and holds a PhD in Religion from Columbia. He co-founded the Contemplative Sciences Center at UVA and translates Sanskrit and Tibetan tantric texts with Prof. Robert Thurman. Today he teaches Vajra Yoga at Tibet House US in New York. Together they explore the Bardo — the Tibetan “in-between” of dying and rebirth — and how the same dissolution can be glimpsed through psychedelics, deep meditation, and moments of love or terror. Russell shares what an ayahuasca journey revealed about a lifelong fear of death; John recounts a 24-hour ceremony and the integration that mattered more than the medicine; and Harmony reframes asana as the building of a “diamond body” — a vessel strong enough to hold the energy that practice unlocks. They sit with hard, beautiful questions: Why would an enlightened being choose to be reborn? What is the “clear light mind”? Can you really care for someone without carrying them? And is a strong backbend the goal of yoga — or just the prerequisite? This is philosophy, dark humor, lineage, and tenderness in one sitting. Please note: this episode discusses psychedelics, addiction, and death, and is offered for educational and contemplative purposes only — not as medical advice or an endorsement of substance use. Links  Vajra Yoga at Tibet House US — tibethouse.us / thus.org  Newburgh Yoga Shala (upstate NY) with Bibi Lorenzetti: https://newburghyogashala.com/ Nepal pilgrimage with Corey Michael Bryant / @thespiritualpilgrim, Sept 27–Oct 7  Harmony & Russell's upcoming yoga + art + integration retreat — DM @harmonyslaterofficial   The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

What if the whole point of your yoga practice was to prepare you to die well? In one of our favorite conversations of the year, Dr. John Campbell joins Harmony Slater and Russell Case for a third time — and goes somewhere we've never gone on the show. John is one of the few Westerners certified to teach Ashtanga by the Mysore lineage, finished the Fourth Series, and holds a PhD in Religion from Columbia. He co-founded the Contemplative Sciences Center at UVA and translates Sanskrit and Tibetan tantric texts with Prof. Robert Thurman. Today he teaches Vajra Yoga at Tibet House US in New York. Together they explore the Bardo — the Tibetan “in-between” of dying and rebirth — and how the same dissolution can be glimpsed through psychedelics, deep meditation, and moments of love or terror. Russell shares what an ayahuasca journey revealed about a lifelong fear of death; John recounts a 24-hour ceremony and the integration that mattered more than the medicine; and Harmony reframes asana as the building of a “diamond body” — a vessel strong enough to hold the energy that practice unlocks. They sit with hard, beautiful questions: Why would an enlightened being choose to be reborn? What is the “clear light mind”? Can you really care for someone without carrying them? And is a strong backbend the goal of yoga — or just the prerequisite? This is philosophy, dark humor, lineage, and tenderness in one sitting. Please note: this episode discusses psychedelics, addiction, and death, and is offered for educational and contemplative purposes only — not as medical advice or an endorsement of substance use. Links  Vajra Yoga at Tibet House US — tibethouse.us / thus.org  Newburgh Yoga Shala (upstate NY) with Bibi Lorenzetti: https://newburghyogashala.com/ Nepal pilgrimage with Corey Michael Bryant / @thespiritualpilgrim, Sept 27–Oct 7  Harmony & Russell's upcoming yoga + art + integration retreat — DM @harmonyslaterofficial   The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

A young woman Cynthia discipled in Nepal went on to lead a friend to Christ — who became a church planter among a people group that had never had a gospel witness before. In this episode, Cynthia breaks down the four specific things she did that let that chain keep multiplying, traces the same pattern through Paul, Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos in Acts 18, and makes the case that most discipleship in the West never gets the chance to multiply because it never leaves the classroom.

Global news on the topic of Indigenous rights. In this edition, news from USA, Canada, Australia, Kenya, Nigeria, Nepal, Indonesia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Argentina. Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar. Music: "Burn your village to the ground, by The Haluci Nation, used with permission.

Over the weekend, Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) passed away due to an aortic dissection. Within minutes, a routine tragedy immediately became the latest fuel source for self-proclaimed “conspiracy theorists” with way too much time on their hands. Comedian and Author Dave Landau joins the show to break down the Internet's mental breakdown over the South Carolina Senator's passing, and explain how the label of conspiracy theorist has lost what little respect or credibility it may or may not have had since the COVID era. Plus, Will and The Crew dive into two insane stories from the animal kingdom: a bison tossing an elderly tourist eight feet in the air, and a killer elephant who stalked a Nepal family for over a decade. Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country' on YouTube here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Will Cain Country!⁠⁠⁠ Follow ‘Will Cain Country' on X (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), TikTok (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), and Facebook (⁠⁠⁠@WillCainNews) Follow Will on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can beekeepers learn from Australia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Georgia, and Thailand? This week Jeff Ott and Dr. Becky Masterman welcome Dr. Robert Owen, beekeeper, educator, researcher, author, and international consultant, for a wide-ranging conversation about honey bees, beginning beekeeping, queen breeding, honey bee genetics, disease management, and global beekeeping practices. Robert shares the remarkable story of purchasing his first colony in Australia, building a successful beekeeping supply company, earning a PhD in honey bee genetics, and writing several influential beekeeping books. The discussion explores his newest publication, Beekeeping Success: Start Right, Grow Strong Colonies and Harvest More Honey, which was designed as a practical field guide organized around the questions beekeepers most frequently ask. Listeners will also hear Robert's perspective on Varroa management in Australia, emerging concerns surrounding Tropilaelaps mites, international bee health programs, integrated pest management, queen isolation techniques, and the importance of collaboration among beekeepers worldwide. From migratory pollination in Australia to beekeeping development projects in Africa and Asia, this conversation offers a fascinating global perspective on honey bee management and the future of beekeeping. Websites from the episode and others we recommend: Robert Owen's Book on Amazon: Beekeeping Success: Start Right, Grow Strong Colonies, Harvest More Honey Honey Bee Health Coalition: https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org Project Apis m. (PAm): https://www.projectapism.org The National Honey Board: https://honey.com Honey Bee Obscura Podcast: https://honeybeeobscura.com   Copyright © 2026 by Growing Planet Media, LLC     ______________ Betterbee is the presenting sponsor of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Betterbee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global offers a variety of standard and custom patties. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  As a beekeeper, you want products that benefit you and your bees. When you choose Premier Bee Products, you choose hive components that are healthier for bees and more productive for you. Because we believe that in beekeeping, details make all the difference. Premier Bee Products: Better for bees. Better for beekeepers. Use promo code PODCAST for 10% off your next online order. Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about their line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com HiveIQ is revolutionizing the way beekeepers manage their colonies with innovative, insulated hive systems designed for maximum colony health and efficiency. Their hives maintain stable temperatures year-round, reduce stress on the bees, and are built to last using durable, lightweight materials. Whether you're managing two hives or two hundred, HiveIQ's smart design helps your bees thrive while saving you time and effort. Learn more at HiveIQ.com. We'd like to thank Vita Bee Health for supporting the podcast. Vita provides proven tools for controlling Varroa—from Apistan and Apiguard to the new VarroxSan extended-release oxalic acid strips—helping beekeepers keep stronger, healthier colonies. Thanks for Northern Bee Books for their support. Northern Bee Books is the publisher of bee books available worldwide from their website or from Amazon and bookstores everywhere. They are also the publishers of The Beekeepers Quarterly and Natural Bee Husbandry. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments in the show notes of this episode or: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Faraday by BeGun; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; A Fresh New Start by Pete Morse; Wedding Day by Boomer; Christmas Avenue by Immersive Music; Red Jack Blues by Daniel Hart; Bolero de la Fontero  by Rimsky Music; Perfect Sky by Graceful Movement; I'm Not Running Away This Time by Max Brodie; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott. Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC ** As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a commission from qualifying purchases Copyright © 2026 by Growing Planet Media, LLC

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Aman Pratap Adhikary, popularly known as “The Don Director,” is the creative force behind hit Nepali shows such as Himalaya Roadies, Ko Banchha Crorepati, and The Poet Idol. Joining him is Sanjeeb Shilpakar, a veteran sports commentator, entrepreneur, and one of Nepal's most recognized television personalities.

Kailash Badu is one of Nepal's pioneering Product Managers. He helped scale CloudFactory during its early years, has built multiple products across AI, Enterprise Software and FinTech, and currently serves as VP of Product at Genese Solution. In this conversation, he shares over a decade of experience building products, leading teams, and preparing businesses for the AI era.   From why 95% of software features are never used to why coding was never the real job of a software engineer, this conversation explores Product Management, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, customer thinking, and what it takes to build products people actually use. Whether you're a software engineer, founder, product manager, business leader, or IT student, you'll find practical lessons on building products, adopting AI, and staying relevant in a rapidly changing technology landscape.   Timestamps 00:00:00 - Highlight 00:02:04 - Introduction 00:03:47 - Scaling CloudFactory from Nepal 00:07:36 - From Programmer to Product Manager 00:12:18 - Why 95% of Software Features Go Unused 00:15:24 - Digitizing Nepal's Ministry of Education 00:26:01 - AI's Real Superpower Isn't Coding 00:26:38 - Business Is Just Decision Making 00:38:37 - Be Digital Native Before AI Native 00:46:37 - Is AI Just Another FOMO Trend? 00:52:28 - Why Coding Was Never the Real Job 00:58:02 - The Wedding Photographer Lesson Every Founder Needs 01:06:51 - The Four Pillars of FinTech 01:10:25 - Banks Are Just Matchmakers 01:25:31 - Why People Avoid Formal Banking 01:30:06 - Nepal's Fear-Based Regulation Problem 01:36:10 - Why Bank Transfers Are Still Slow 01:47:03 - AI Is a Commodity, People Are the Advantage 01:54:48 - Why Smart People Still Fail   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to become a video podcaster? Get info: https://becomeadoer.com/programs/become-a-video-podcaster?utm_medium=YT&utm_source=organic     If you love reading, don't miss our newsletter on Substack Link: https://substack.com/@doersglobal?     Want to join us live in the studio as an audience member? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/xZi8yptyoxkkc6aa8     ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com   

Back in 1986, two Englishmen in their early twenties flew to Delhi with brand new mountain bikes and a paper map, and set off to ride through the Himalaya. James Baile takes us back nearly 40 years to a trip that saw him carrying his bike over three high mountain passes, reaching Kalapattar at 5,545 metres as one of the first cyclists ever to do it, and crossing into India solo after his riding partner's frame gave out.Highlights from the episode:Two 20 year olds, no maps of their own making, no local language, and a bike that had barely existed as a category three years earlierTwo weeks of carrying rather than riding, before the terrain eased into Namche BazaarReaching Kalapattar at 5,545 metres, among the earliest cyclists to have done itThe transition from cycling with a friend to riding solo across northern IndiaThe hospitality of strangers shown throughout the journeyFive days in McLeodganj giving Tibetan kids bike rides outside the Green HotelFollow along with James' future adventures via his instagram - @JamesB.AdventuresThis episode originally first aired on Feb 01 2025.  Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on your bike. Support the showBuy me a coffee!I'm an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend including:

During a recent trip to Nepal, I met with Lama Glenn Mullin, spiritual teacher, Tibetologist, and author of over 30 books on Buddhism. Glenn was in Kathmandu to lead a group of pilgrims into tantric retreat and graciously agreed to film with me at various sacred sites before and after their retreat. In this video, Glenn and I travel to Pharping where we explore sacred sites, temples, and meditation caves. We meet a student of Glenn's who performs a fire pūjā after a multi-year cycle of tantric retreat, enter the meditation cave of Padmasambhava, view a self arising Tara image, and encounter guard dogs at the Vajrayoginī temple. Glenn converses with monks, explains the meaning of prayer flags, and traces the esoteric history of the region. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep369-esoteric-pharping-lama-glenn-mullin Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Pharping as a sacred site 01:32 - Pāṃthiṅpa brothers 02:21 - Fire pūjā footage 03:02 - Esoteric meaning of the fire puja 04:17 - Guru Rinpoche's enlightenment place 04:43 - Other great masters who practiced in Pharping 06:05 - History of Tibetan monasteries in Pharping 09:27 - Ra Lotsawa Tulku's monastery 10:17 - View of the developing valley 10:58 - Self-arisen (rangjung) Tara shrine 11:21 - Ganesh in Buddhism 11:51 - Entering the shrine and viewing the self-arisen Tara 12:26 - About the rangjung phenomenon 13:48 - Lighting the butter lamp 15:56 - Drupthob Rinpoche and persecutions 18:58 - 5 visions of Tsongkhapa 19:16 - Retreat huts 20:00 - About prayer flags 21:16 - Origin of the Dalai Lamas 23:00 - Prayer in Buddhism 24:52 - Evening vs morning kora advice 26:20 - About Thrangu Rinpoche 27:31 - Namo Buddha and the Buddha's sacrifice 28:28 - Towards the Asura cave 30:12 - Guru Rinpoche cave 31:51 - Hand print of Guru Rinpoche 33:00 - Entering the cave 34:04 - Walking and conversations 37:11 - Vajrayoginī temple 38:31 - Kathmandu's Buddhist past 40:25 - Remarks on religious conflict … Previous episodes with Lama Glenn Mullin: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=glenn%20mullin 
 To find out more about Lama Glenn Mullin, visit: - http://www.glennmullin.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/Maitripa.Glenn For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James
 Thanks to Norbu Samphel for checking my translation of the Tibetan language.

Extreme heat is becoming more frequent and intense in Nepal, reflecting a global trend driven by climate change as described by experts. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology says temperatures have risen compared with previous years. Those hardest hit by this phenomenon are people who mostly work outdoors or in poorly ventilated workplaces. In this episode of the SBS Nepali podcast, correspondent Sewa Bhattarai explores how rising temperatures are affecting informal workers and its possible solutions. - हाल नेपालका विभिन्न क्षेत्रहरूमा अत्यधिक गर्मीको मौसम रहेको छ। विगतमा भन्दा गर्मी बढेको जल तथा मौसम विज्ञान विभागको प्रतिवेदनले देखाएको छ भने यो प्रवृत्ति नेपालमा मात्र नभएर विश्वव्यापी रूपमै रहेको विज्ञहरू बताउँछन्। अत्यधिक गर्मीले सबैभन्दा धेरै असर पर्नेमा अनौपचारिक कामदारहरू रहेका छन् जो गर्मीमा खुला ठाउँमा वा भिडभाड भवनभित्र काम गर्छन्। यसै सन्दर्भमा यो समस्या र केही सम्भावित समाधानहरूका बारेमा संवाददाता सेवा भट्टराईको रिपोेर्ट सुन्नुहोस्।Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the views expressed in this conversation are solely those of the speaker, and SBS neither endorses nor opposes these views.Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.You can listen to SBS Nepali's live broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm via SBS South Asian on digital radio, on television channel 305, through the SBS Audio app, on SBS On Demand, or via our website.You can also follow SBS Nepali on social media: Facebook, Instagram and X (@SBS Nepali) - नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया प्लेटफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौं SBS Nepali का नाममा।

Bharat Khawas has represented the Nepali men's national team in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, including the game against Jordan in 2011. While Nepal suffered a heavy 9–0 defeat away in Jordan, the team held one of Asia's football powerhouses to a 1–1 draw in the return leg at home, with Khawas scoring Nepal's goal. The 34-year-old forward has been with Tribhuvan Army Club since 2012, among other clubs. As the FIFA World Cup 2026™ takes centre stage, our Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal spoke with Khawas about football's biggest tournament. - नेपाली फुटबलमा परिचित नामहरू मध्येको एक हो, भरत खवास। सन् २००६-०७ मा सङ्कटा बोइज स्पोर्ट्स क्लबबाट फुटबल करिअर सुरु गरेका खवास त्रिभूवन आर्मी क्लबसँग आवद्ध छन्। नेपाली राष्ट्रिय टोलीबाट खवासले खेल्न थालेको डेढ दशकभन्दा बढी भइसकेको छ र यस क्रममा उनले नेपालका लागि विश्वकप छनोटका खेलहरु पनि खेलेका छन्। त्यस्तै मध्येको एक थियो सन् २०११ मा जोर्डन विरुद्ध भएको खेल। जोर्डनमा भएको खेलमा ९-० को विशाल अन्तरले पारित भएको नेपालले घरेलु मैदानमा भने एसियाको फुटबल पावरहाउस मध्ये एक मानिएको यो टोलीलाई १-१ को बराबारीमा रोकेको थियो जसमा गोल नेपालको लागि खवासले गरेका थिए। विश्वकपमा केन्द्रित भएर खवाससँग नेपाल संवाददाता प्रतिक्षा दुलालले गरेको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्।Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the views expressed in this conversation are solely those of the speaker, and SBS neither endorses nor opposes these views.Stream all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ live and free on SBS On Demand, with full replays, mini matches and highlights available throughout the tournament.  Visit: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/fifa-world-cup-2026 Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.You can listen to SBS Nepali's live broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm AEST via SBS South Asian on digital radio, on television channel 305, through the SBS Audio app, on SBS On Demand, or via our website.You can also follow SBS Nepali on social media: Facebook, Instagram and X (@SBS Nepali) - भरत खवास सन् २००७ देखि २०११ सम्म फ्रेन्ड्स, ११ देखि १२ पोलिस क्लब र सन् २०१२ यता भने यी ३४ वर्षीय खेलाडी त्रिभूवन आर्मी क्लबसँग आवद्ध छन्। यो बिचमा उनले २०२३-२४ सिजनमा चाहिँ स्पोर्टिङ इलाम डे मेची एफसीबाट खेलेका थिए।उनी सन् २०१८ मा भुटान विरूद्ध बंगबन्धु राष्ट्रिय रंगशाला, ढाकामा सम्पन्न २०१८ साफ च्याम्पियनसिपमा र त्यो भन्दा अगाडी सन् २०१३-१४ मा एएफसी च्यालेन्ज कप छनोट चरण अन्तर्गत घरेलु मैदान दशरथ रंगशालामा मारियाना आइल्यान्ड्स विरूद्ध ह्या्ट्रिक गर्न सफल स्ट्राइकर पनि हुन्।नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।फिफा विश्वकप २०२६ को हरेक पलका मजा उठाउनु होस् निःशुल्क, SBS र SBS On Demand मा। नेपाली भाषामा थप प्रस्तुतिहरूका लागि sbs.com.au/nepali जानुहोस्। एसबीएस नेपालीका फुटबल सम्बन्धी सम्पूर्ण सामाग्री अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डो पोडकास्ट शृङ्खलामा सुन्न सक्नु हुन्छ।हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया टफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौँ, SBS Nepali का नाममा।

Long before the modern bourbon boom, one family bet everything on a credit card cash advance business—and turned a single D.C. storefront into a legendary whiskey empire. On this week's episode, we sit down with Prav Saraff and talk about an unbelievable immigrant success story that transformed a single, cash-strapped Washington, D.C. storefront into a premier destination for ultra-rare spirits and legendary barrel picks. Prav takes us back to his family's roots—moving from India to Nepal before grinding through grueling hours in America as dishwashers and gas station attendants to finally buy their first liquor store in 1995. We talk about what it was like balancing high school by day and retail shifts by night, and how a chance encounter with a mentor customer completely shifted their business model away from the low-margin hustle and straight into luxury wine, dusty Van Winkle decanters, and vintage Willett bottles the rest of the industry ignored. Long before the modern bourbon boom, the Saraff family treated hard-to-sell, expensive inventory as a long-term asset, ultimately using their early producer relationships to help put powerhouse brands like Smooth Ambler, Smoke Wagon, and New Riff on the map. Prav breaks down how those foundational single barrel programs revolutionized their operation and laid the groundwork for Dream Spirits—a brand launched to honor his father's ultimate legacy. Show Notes: From India to Northern Virginia: The Saraff family's journey and the early days of American hustle Betting the future on a 28% interest rate credit card loan to buy a D.C. liquor store in 1995 Balancing high school with retail shifts: How a customer mentor unlocked the world of high-end wine and spirits Buying what others ignored: Taking early risks on Van Winkle decanters, A.H. Hirsch, and vintage Willett Treating expensive, slow-moving inventory as long-term liquid gold How early store picks helped put Smooth Ambler, Starlight, and Smoke Wagon on the map Launching Dream Spirits: Honoring a father's legacy through independent blending and curation Inside the new Virginia estate designed for immersive, memory-making barrel pick trips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pringles is getting into the hot dog bun business, an angry elephant stalks a family across Nepal, divorce rings and more! Dave & Darren are your two best friends who happen to play your favorite music on your favorite radio station. For over 21 years, this award winning (no really) duo has enjoyed waking up the Quad Cities with a mix of irreverence, information, improvisational talk and humor. They have been described as, "your favorite morning show's favorite morning show assuming that your favorite morning show is in fact, Dave and Darren." Dave and Darren are live weekday mornings 6a-10a on Planet 93.9. Like Dave & Darren on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/daveanddarren

In “The Fourth Turning of the Wheel,” Vince Horn traces the Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma from early Buddhism to Tibetan Vajrayana, then argues we're living through new turnings right now—the modern, postmodern, and metamodern waves of Buddhist practice—and asks what it takes to hold them all.Get access to the full Modern Buddhisms training cohort by joining the Pragmatic Dharma Sangha.

In this episode of The Observatory, Jake Orak joins the show to discuss his journey of self-discovery, spirituality, and what it truly means to live authentically. From his early years in drumming to life-changing experiences in Vietnam, Switzerland, Bali, and Nepal, Jake shares how travel, entrepreneurship, and personal breakdowns opened the door to deeper self-awareness and intentional living. He reflects on closing one chapter of his life through a powerful completion ceremony, the origins of his meditation and inner work, and how these threads eventually wove into his book, Threads of Change.Timestamps[02:02] Jake Orak's background in drumming[03:00] Jake's background information[06:00] Jake's experience in Vietnam and Switzerland[14:07] Jake's entrepreneurial journey[23:57] The completion ceremony that Jake did with his ex-wife[27:28] How Jake nurtured his self-awareness and intentionality[29:40] The nervous breakdown that Jake had in Bali[37:30] The genesis of meditation and personal work[47:57] How Jake's trip to Nepal influenced his life[01:08:45] Jake's connection with Utah[01:17:20] Jake's journey of writing the book: Threads of Change[01:21:28] How Jake met his partner, Adrian[01:24:57] The Inner Circle Stewards Drum Session[01:30:41] Developing your spirituality[01:35:24] The difference between living in the space of being and the space of doingNotable quotes:“When you start doing things consciously for yourself and developing your own flavor of spirituality, that's when things start to unfold, especially when you are able to share that openly within a group.” - Jake Orak [01:30:41]Relevant links: Jake Orak Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeorak/?hl=enSubscribe to the podcast: Apple PodcastProduced by NC Productions

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Dr. Pravesh Man Singh Basnet, recipient of the 2026 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), joins us for an insightful conversation on trauma, childhood trauma, panic attacks, health anxiety, parenting, and mental health. In this episode, Dr. Basnet explains what trauma is, how childhood experiences shape brain development, how everyday household behaviors can unintentionally become traumatic, and what parents can do to raise emotionally resilient children. He also shares practical advice on parenting teenagers, supporting vulnerable individuals, recognizing panic attack symptoms, understanding health anxiety, and the role psychiatrists play in helping people heal. We also explore whether trauma can be passed through generations, the connection between dreams and reality, how sleep and nutrition affect mental health, and whether trauma can truly heal. The conversation further covers the impact of marijuana on mental health, the difference between psychosis and schizophrenia, Nepal's current mental health landscape, and the changes needed to improve mental healthcare in the country. Whether you're a parent, student, healthcare professional, or someone looking to better understand anxiety disorders, trauma recovery, childhood development, emotional wellbeing, or mental health, this episode offers evidence-based insights and practical takeaways. GET CONNECTED WITH Dr. Pravesh Man Singh Basnet: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pravesh-basnet-md-07a33112b  

In “Spilling the Tea in the Mississippi Pine Belt” Gravy reporter Georgia Sparling explores the tea farms popping up in Mississippi's Pine Belt, where the tannic soil is perfect for growing tea. While many think of strong, syrupy sweet, ice-cold tea as quintessentially Southern, the only thing truly Southern about this ubiquitous beverage is how we drink it. Almost every tea leaf we consume in the United States comes from somewhere else.   Tea has been cultivated for more than 5,000 years, first in China and now in India, Nepal, Kenya, and even Argentina. Mississippi, though, seemed unlikely. The tea plant, Chinese camellia, tends to thrive in inhospitable places, such as mountains and hillsides. While the Pine Belt can certainly be inhospitable with its three-digit-degree summers, tornadoes, and dry spells, it's a wildly different climate than where most tea is grown. The soil, however, was just right for the acid-loving plants, which are known to adapt to their circumstances.   Still, much was unknown when The Great Mississippi Tea Company in Brookhaven and the Longleaf Tea Company in Laurel planted their first crops in 2011 and 2018, respectively. Tea is a long-term investment. It takes three to five years for the plants to become established and ready for harvest. After that, they can live for a century or more—that is, if they survive. Both farms experienced heavy losses during their first seasons of planting. Great Mississippi lost all four acres of their initial crop, while Longleaf lost 300 of their first 1,000 saplings.   But they replanted, and today these small but mighty farms have not only taken root but they are thriving. Great Mississippi and Longleaf are finding that not only do tea plants have a taste for Mississippi soil, but Mississippians (and beyond) have a taste for the delicate and complex flavors of Southern grown tea. Georgia Sparling visits these farms and learns what it takes to grow a perfect cup of tea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South and Southeast Asia face a different challenge to many developed economies. As the regions continue to grow, so too does demand for energy, transport and industry. The question is whether that growth can be powered by cleaner technologies from the start. In the second of our episodes recorded from Singapore, Michael meets Marie Cheong, founding partner at 100x100, a climate tech venture builder and VC for South and Southeast Asia. Previously, Marie co-founded WaveMaker Impact, where she helped launch climate startups addressing some of the region's biggest opportunities for decarbonisation. Marie explains why climate innovation in emerging South Asian markets requires a different approach. They discuss investing across the region, growing energy demand, using AI to decarbonise manufacturing, and why there are no "silver bullet" solutions to climate change. Marie also takes Michael to the People Bee Hoon noodle factory, which makes rice vermicelli noodles to see how Desmond Goh, the factory's director is using AI to improve his operations. Michael meets to Desmond and Muun AI founder Kathryn Knight about how better use of data can help cut emissions and waste. And at the end of the episode, a very special announcement… stay tuned. Topics Include Building climate startups across South and Southeast Asia Why climate investing needs more than "silver bullet" technologies The biggest opportunities for climate innovation in emerging Asian markets Solving regional pain points as the key to success Can Southeast Asia grow without burning more coal? Investing in emerging markets and navigating regional diversity How AI can help manufacturers cut emissions, costs and energy use The next generation of climate technology in Asia Leadership Circle Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, Ecopragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links Marie Cheong's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-cheong-06141b36/ Wavemaker Impact https://wavemakerpartners.com/ 100x100 https://www.100x100.com/ Muun AI https://muun-ai.com/ Watch our previous episode from Singapore, with Ravi Menon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvhd34i6YMk Harish Hande on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUxdaHFJI68 South Asia Includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,and Sri Lanka. South East Asia Includes:  Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Acronyms FESIA - Future Energy Storage and System Integration Alliance ASEAN - Alliance for Southeast Asian Nations CPTPP -  Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership MT - Megatonne SAF - Sustainable Aviation Fuel SME - Small/Medium-sized Enterprises

This week on Eavesdroppin' comedy podcast, Geordie & Michelle head to Nepal to unpack one of the most shocking and controversial royal stories of modern times...On 1 June 2001, a routine Friday night family dinner at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace ended in unimaginable tragedy when King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and seven other members of the Nepalese royal family were mercilessly gunned down - but by whom? The official investigation concluded that King BIrendra's son, the Crown Prince Dipendra, carried out the massacre before dying from his own injuries — but for many, that explanation raised as many questions as it answered, leading to the conspiracy theories that refuse to go away. Diving in, Geordie looks at the claims of palace intrigue and political cover-ups and an eerie legend dating back to 1769 that foretold the downfall of Nepal's Shah dynasty after ten generations. Is history colliding with myth, or has the truth been hiding in plain sight all along? So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the duo chat murder dreams, backpacker travels and more on Eavesdroppin'. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin'!*Disclaimer: We don't claim to have any factual info about anything ever and our opinions are just opinions not fact, sooorrrryyy! Don't sue us!Please rate, review, tell your friends and subscribe in all the usual places – it really helps :) Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eavesdroppinDo write in with your stories at hello@eavesdroppinpodcast.com or send us a Voice Note!Listen: http://www.eavesdroppinpodcast.comorhttps://podfollow.com/eavesdroppinYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcuzv-EXizUo4emmt9PgfwFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/eavesdroppinpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Can AI improve education, or is it making students overly dependent on technology? Should traditional exams continue, and what can Nepal learn from the Finland education system? In this insightful podcast, Umes Shrestha, educator and education reform advocate, shares his perspective on the future of Nepal's education system, AI in education, teacher development, student learning, and why meaningful education reform in Nepal is more important than ever. The conversation explores how Artificial Intelligence in education, including ChatGPT for students, is changing classrooms worldwide, whether exams still measure real competence, why Nepal needs a modern assessment system, and how schools can better prepare students for real-life challenges and employment. Umes also discusses the importance of teacher training, competency-based education, parental involvement, assertiveness among students, and lessons Nepal can learn from the Finland education system. He explains why high academic scores often fail to reflect actual skills and what policymakers, educators, and parents should prioritize to build a stronger education system. Whether you're a teacher, student, parent, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of education, this episode offers valuable insights into improving education for the next generation. GET CONNECTED WITH Umes Shrestha: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/umesshrestha Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/umesunlearn/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mues.shrestha Twitter - https://x.com/umes_shrestha LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/umes-shrestha Substack - https://substack.com/@umesko  

Dr. David explores the fascinating subject of utilizing AI generated voices to narrate your book. There are many arguments that both authors and readers bring up against artificial voices. There are also several compelling reasons why writers should consider creating an audiobook narrated by a voice. Resource Highlight- The Night that Wouldn't EndDavid and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, Nepal, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much!Show credits:Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Transition music- Highlight Reel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Closing music- Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Hump Day! Should be nice for most of the day with rain moving in after 3pm. Warming up into the low-90's this weekend. In the news this morning, that biohacker guy reveals that he's got an incurable disease, a high-rise building in NYC is evacuated after support beams buckled yesterday, a daycare worker is being sued after tossing a kid in the air and failing to properly catch the kid, some people might be getting Covid tax refunds, an outbreak of explosive diarrhea is sweeping the nation, and a bigfoot hunter claims he has DNA evidence of a squatch! In sports, the Brewers took both games from the Cardinals yesterday and got some help from their rookie prospect who got called up to the BIGS, a recap of yesterday's World Cup games and a look at the quarterfinals that begin tomorrow, the brain of deceased NFL player Marshawn Kneeland tested positive for CTE, and former NFL player Marcellus Wiley gets arrested. We let you know what's on TV & streaming today. Plus, Wayne Manor is for sale if you've got a few million bucks laying around. And for a bit less money, you can buy some trash that was collected outside of Travis & Taylor's wedding in NYC last week…or maybe a bag of air from inside the venue. A brave family dog saves a kid from a bear attack by chasing off the animal…Kelsey Pfendler just made history as the first woman to solo row from California to Hawaii…and a woman suffering from Alzheimer's is rescued from a fire by her neighbors. On hump day we like to play "One Gotta Go Wednesday", and this week the choices were streaming services - Netflix…Disney+…or Amazon Prime??? Elsewhere in sports, Jalen Brunson helped the Knicks win the NBA Championship with an injured wrist that required surgery, the IOC is going to allow Russians to compete in the Olympics in Los Angeles, the Packers' Jayden Reed recently got engaged, and the Tartan Army may have left America…but they recently made a massive donation to a charity in Massachusetts to help kids in the Bay State. With it getting so hot all over the place and no signs of relief anytime soon…it's a great time to remind people of some Summer safety tips for your pups. And with today being "National Video Game Day", we looked at a list of the greatest video games of all time. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a bear that busted into an occupied hotel room in Tibet, a robot vacuum that exploded and critically injured a man in Australia, a Little League president that's being accused of embezzling a ton of money from the league, and a killer elephant in Nepal that's killed a bunch of people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From billing ledgers to building the backbone of Nepal's lending infrastructure.   Meet Santosh Tamrakar, Managing Director of IMS SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED   a Nepali entrepreneur who turned a billing and inventory tool into one of the country's key players in digital lending and financial infrastructure.   In this episode of The Doers, Santosh shares his journey building IMS Software from the ground up - from the early grind of selling billing systems banks and businesses didn't think they needed, to developing KBL IMS Digital Lending, MSME credit tools, and dynamic QR systems that now power everyday transactions. We explore the invisible discipline behind fintech infrastructure, the trust battles behind data-sharing and lending decisions, and what it really takes to build something the market doesn't know it needs yet.   Whether you're a founder, a tech enthusiast, or someone who's ever taken out a loan through an app without a second thought, this conversation pulls back the curtain on the unglamorous engineering behind Nepal's financial systems.   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to become a video podcaster? Get info: https://becomeadoer.com/programs/become-a-video-podcaster?utm_medium=YT&utm_source=organic     If you love reading, don't miss our newsletter on Substack Link: https://substack.com/@doersglobal?     Want to join us live in the studio as an audience member? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/xZi8yptyoxkkc6aa8     ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com   

For many football fans, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is more than a race for the trophy; it may also be the final opportunity to watch some of the game's greatest stars on the world's biggest stage. With age casting doubt over future World Cup appearances, supporters of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modrić, Neymar and Lionel Messi are wondering whether this marks the end of an era. Former All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) treasurer, former Nepal international and team manager Raju Manandhar, and former Nepal U-20 international and Australia-based community footballer Jay Gurung spoke to SBS Nepali about the tournament so far, the possible final World Cup for football's iconic stars, and what lies ahead. - यस पटकको विश्वकप धेरै फुटबल समर्थकका लागि उपाधिको प्रतिस्पर्धाभन्दा पनि आफ्ना प्रिय खेलाडीहरूलाई विश्वकपमा अन्तिम पटक खेलिरहेको देख्ने अवसर बन्न पुगेको छ। उमेरका कारण अर्को विश्वकपमा क्रिस्टियानो रोनाल्डो, लुका मोड्रिच, नेयमार र लियोनल मेस्सीलाई देख्न पाइने वा नपाइने भन्ने प्रश्न समर्थकमाझ छ। रोनाल्डो, मोड्रिच र नेयमारको यात्रा राउन्ड अफ १६ मै टुंगिएपछि, पूर्व एन्फा कोषाध्यक्ष, नेपालका पूर्व राष्ट्रिय खेलाडी तथा टिम म्यानेजर राजु मानन्धर र नेपालका पूर्व अन्डर ट्वेन्टीका राष्ट्रिय खेलाडी तथा अस्ट्रेलियामा सामुदायिक फुटबलमा सक्रिय जय गुरुङसँग विश्वकपको रोमाञ्चक यात्रा, दिग्गज खेलाडीहरूको भविष्य र बाँकी प्रतिस्पर्धाबारे गरिएको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्।Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the opinions expressed in the segment are those of the talents themselves.Stream all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ live and free on SBS On Demand, with full replays, mini matches and highlights available throughout the tournament. https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/fifa-world-cup-2026 - हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्। एसबीएस नेपालीका फुटबल सम्बन्धी सम्पूर्ण सामाग्री अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डो पोडकास्ट शृङ्खलामा सुन्न सक्नु हुन्छ।नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।फिफा विश्वकप २०२६ का सबै १०४ खेलहरू SBS On Demand मा प्रत्यक्ष र निःशुल्क हेर्नुहोस्। प्रतियोगिताभरि पूर्ण रिप्ले, मिनी म्याच र हाइलाइट्स पनि उपलब्ध हुनेछन्। SBS On Demand फिफा विश्वकप सन् २०२६ का खेलहरू नि:शुल्क र प्रत्यक्ष हेर्न यहाँ जानुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया प्लेटफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौं SBS Nepali का नाममा।

What the Interior Field Is AskingI am back.Five weeks of pilgrimage in Bhutan, Nepal, and India. I am returning without full knowledge of what has shifted in the collective while I was away, trusting that you have been holding your own orientation through whatever has unfolded. What I can offer, as always, is the larger archetypal field and the longer view.It is good to be back in this transmission with you.This week has a particular quality of threshold. Neptune stations retrograde. A new Mercury cycle begins. Venus crosses into new territory. After weeks of considerable activation, something is turning more inward — more reflective, more attentive to what has been absorbed and what now needs integration.Key Cycles This Week:Monday, July 6: Sun in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries. The feeling self meets hard reality. What you are experiencing inwardly may not match what the outer field is demanding. The invitation is to let both be present without collapsing into either. Saturn at its best is not harshness — it is honest clarity. And that clarity, held alongside emotional intelligence, can be surprisingly useful.Tuesday, July 7: Neptune stations retrograde at 4 degrees of Aries (remaining retrograde until December 12). When Neptune turns inward, the fog that can accompany its direct motion begins to thin. Over these five months, visions become more interior and personal. Where has idealization been obscuring what is actually true? The quiet signal of your own deeper knowing becomes more available now. Trust it.Thursday, July 9: Venus enters Virgo. Venus trines Chiron in Taurus. Venus moves from Leo's expansive self-expression into Virgo's careful tending and discernment. Love that shows up in the details, in quiet acts of care that do not announce themselves. On the same day, Venus trines Chiron in Taurus — a genuinely healing contact. Healing arriving not through insight but through the body being genuinely attended to. A small act of care today may carry more weight than its size suggests.Sunday, July 12: Sun conjuncts Mercury retrograde in Cancer. A new Mercury cycle begins. This is the still point at the center of the retrograde — the moment when something becomes quietly, suddenly known. Not through analysis but through felt sense. Pay attention to what arises today. This new four-month Mercury cycle is seeded in the feeling field of Cancer. What becomes clear now is worth noting. It is planting something that will develop through the rest of the summer and into autumn.Looking Ahead: Monday, July 13 brings Venus in Virgo squaring Uranus in Gemini. You may already feel this approaching in your relational field — unexpected friction, a desire for more authenticity that runs up against existing patterns. Hold relationships with extra spaciousness as the week closes.Larger FrameLess speed, more depth. Less projection, more honest seeing. Less performing of wellness or certainty, more genuine attunement to what is actually present.Neptune retrograde supports that kind of seeing. Mercury's new cycle in Cancer invites a fresh chapter of communication rooted in emotional truth. And Venus in Virgo reminds us that love at its most real shows up in careful attention — to the body, to the earth, to the small acts of tending that keep life genuinely nourished.Reflection QuestionsAs Neptune stations retrograde, where has idealization or wishful thinking been obscuring what is actually true in my life?What is the quiet felt-sense knowing arriving at this Mercury cycle's new beginning about what wants to be seeded in the months ahead?Where is genuine healing arriving not through insight but through simple concrete acts of tending and care?Podcast poem: "Portal" by Rosemerry Wahtola TrommerIf you are feeling called to work more deeply with these themes of tending, belonging, and the earth element, two offerings are available now.On July 11 I am offering a free Earth element taster workshop, Root in the Sacred. And on July 16 the Root in the Sacred group coaching  begins, a deeper container for those ready for sustained work with the Earth element, with the body, with what it means to belong to the living world on your own terms.You can find details on both at the home page of ontheedgesofchange.com under "What's Open Now" section.Both are invitations, not urgencies. If they are calling to you, trust that.Support the showGo to Sheila's website for information for transformational resources: https://www.ontheedgesofchange.comThis episode was co-created with generative AI, engaged as a soul-aligned ally in service of transformation. At the edge where technology meets myth, I choose insight over noise, and alchemy over automation. Thank you for dreaming the future with me.

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.Registration is now open for W9DXCC 2026, with admission prices staying the same. The 73rd convention will take place September 11–12 at the Marriott in Naperville, Illinois, featuring Friday DX and contesting sessions, Saturday speakers, exhibits, QSL card checking, and an evening reception and banquet. More details and the developing program are available on the convention website.The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.comHere are some operations in the near future.9N- Nepal - DL4XT is planning an October DXpedition to Nepal, operating under the callsign 9N7XT. The operation will cover multiple HF bands with a mix ofvoice, digital, and CW activity. He will be active on SSB, CW and FT8 on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10M. For antennas he'll be using 10–20m 1/4-wave vertical with radials; 40m delta loop; 80/160m EFHW. QSOs will beuploaded at least once daily on Club Log. QSL via QRZ.com, LoTW, anddirect via OQRS on Club Log.{Marathon Alert} BY – China - During the 2026 IARU HF World Championship, which is July 11 and 12, members of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club will be operating HQ stations B8HQ and B9HQ from ITU Zone 43 and giving out the CRAC multiplier.{Marathon Alert} HS – Thailand - Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) will compete in the IARU HF World Championship on July 11–12, using the E2HQ callsign from Muak Lek District in Saraburi Province, about 150 km north of Bangkok. A team of operators will participate, and RAST will also hold a meeting at the contest location during the weekend.VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - G0VJG will be active from North Caicos (NA-002), July 17–30, operating VP5G from a beach location for 14 days. Nobby will use an inverted V and HF9V, a 6-element 6M Yagi, and a Juma PA 1000 amplifier. During the IOTA Contest he will operate single op. Activity will include SSB, CW, and FT4/FT8. QSL via M0OXO.Here are operations that are currently ongoing.{Marathon Alert} JT – Mongolia - The QO-100 Club says that R9LR, Vlad, QO-100 DX Club #362, is QRV from Mongolia, callsign JT0LR, on CW, SSB and the FT modes. He is attempting to activate different grids every day.{Marathon Alert} JD1/O – Ogasawara – Kou, JP1IHD, will again be on from Chichijima, as JD1BQP, until July 11. He will upload the log to LoTW and Club Log, or you may QSL direct to his home QTH in Japan.{Marathon Alert} SV – Greece - VK2IR, Tommy, continues on Paros Island, Greece, EU-067 until August 1. He says he is in “vacation mode,” all bands 80-6, with his Greek callsign, SV0XBF/8.{Marathon Alert} 8R – Guyana - 8R1TM, operated by PY1SAD, Aldir, is QRV from Guyana until July 26. The operation is planned across 160 meters through 6 meters, including CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite activity. On weekdays his expected activity from 23:00 UTC to 03:00 UTC on 6–160 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellites. And during weekends he will have Full-time activity planned on 6–160 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite operation.This week, the DX Mentor Podcast features a discussion with John, K9EL. John will give up all the details of how he became a member of the 3000-point club in the ARRL Challenge. We learned quite a bit listening to John. Check it out and let me know what you think.If you have questions or need information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.comUntil next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week!

Every year, roughly a billion birds die from flying into glass windows and buildings. The problem is massive, well-documented, and largely invisible to the public.   In this episode of Business For Good, Paul Shapiro talks with Dominique Waddoup, CEO and Founder of BirdShades, about how she went from studying giant honeybee behavior in Nepal to building a company that makes glass visible to birds without changing the way it looks to humans.   Dominique explains how Bird Shades developed a retrofit window film that uses UV-reflective patterns birds can see but people cannot. The product applies to existing glass on homes and commercial buildings, eliminating the need to replace windows entirely. The conversation covers why birds collide with glass in the first place, how bird vision differs from human vision, and why the company is now pursuing licensing models to embed its technology in other window-film products.   Paul and Dominique also explore why bird-window collisions remain an underrecognized conservation issue despite killing far more birds than hunting, how emerging building ordinances in the US, Canada, and Europe are beginning to create regulatory demand, and what it took for a scientist with no business background to build a hardware startup from scratch.   Things You Will Learn: Why bird-window collisions kill roughly a billion birds per year, far exceeding losses from hunting. How Bird Shades created a window film that is transparent to humans but highly visible to birds using UV-reflective patterns. Why retrofit solutions for existing buildings could have a greater near-term impact than bird-safe glass in new construction. How building ordinances in cities like New York and Washington, DC, are creating regulatory demand for bird-safe products. What it took for a trained animal biologist with no business experience to build and scale a hardware startup.   Tools & Frameworks Covered: UV-Reflective Window Film: A retrofit product that applies patterns visible to birds but transparent to humans, leveraging the broader color spectrum that most bird species can perceive. Licensing as a Scaling Model: Rather than manufacturing and distributing the end product alone, embedding patented bird-safe technology into existing window film product lines through licensing partnerships. Scientist-to-Entrepreneur Pipeline: Using accelerator programs like Rebel Bio (IndieBio/SOSV) to help scientists shift from data-heavy academic communication to investor-ready business presentations and commercial thinking.   #BusinessForGood #SustainableBusiness #FutureOfFood #AlternativeProtein