What is really going on in Nepal?

It has been a year since I moved to Australia. I left behind a flourishing career in journalism, working at one of the top media houses in the country. Journalism was never on my agenda. There I was, finishing year 12 with nothing much to do. So, I thought of pursuing my passion of writing. Somehow I ended up in the reporting business and fell in love with it. Now, a day does not go by without reading through the news events that occur around the world. It is a habit that is hard to lose.

Well, working as a journalist was cool. I got to know how the political system worked; knew the names of the top politicians and the strive they got into. Stood outside for weeks at the CIAA watching the corrupt leaders come in for questioning. It is interesting to note that the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) seems to be behind the same people a few years later. Anyway, there I was, actually understanding that “kadhya” means geological instead of “water". And yes, it was only after the Director at the Water Supply and Sanitation Cooperation thought I was a nut that I realised the difference!

Just when life seemed perfect (well you might imagine the rainbow and all that singing but common I just loved my work!) it was time to leave the "sexy" job of Nepalese journalism and pursue an education: “boring". So, here I am at a university learning the “techniques” of how to be a good journalist. It took me a month to realise that what I am learning right now is indeed something I already know.

Well apart from all that, the traits of working as a journalist in Nepal has somehow made me an “expert” on what is going on in Nepal. The Nepalese here constantly visit online sites in a desperate search for information. Indeed, information about Nepal is something we all strive on, especially when you leave the country. In every Nepalese gathering, there are long discussions on whether what the King did was “right” or “wrong". Yep, it is the age old “political” interest of the Nepalese. However, the situation right now is serious and with media censorship we rely on blogs and on the foreign media (which often do not know what they are talking about) to know the “truth". So, what is really going on in Nepal?