Who does Kunda Dixit think he is, Sir Richard Burton? His Under My Hat ("Much ado about nothing much?", #85) has convinced me that our country is a Shakespearean tragedy in the making. I liked the last poignant bit: "Each new day, a gash is added to her wounds." Nice, subtle touch.

Rina Subba
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I was enthralled to read Mr D's "Much ado about nothing much". I hope that once the current "Tempest" passes, we will be able to say "All's Well That Ends Well" and move on and make Nepal great and peaceful again, "Measure by Measure." However, currently, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," so what do we do? "As you like it", Mr. D, you can either say "Something wicked this way comes" and satirise the situation or attempt to improve it by saying that this is "a stage where every man must play a part".

Bhaskar Tripathy
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"What fools these mortals be". Snark. Snark.

Cecile Balgos
Mexico City

Thanks to Kunda Dixit's bardic bonanza we now know not only the hitherto unknown fact that Will Shakespeare actually travelled overland to Nepal to hone his literary skills, but also the reason behind so many "whores and knaves" peopling his plays.

Saradchandrika Sharma
Bagh Bazaar