Nepali Times

"Greedy people in Kathmandu want to steal our forests," says Hari Prasad Neupane, chairman of the Federation of Community Forest Users of Nepal.

In negotiations, it isnt just lack of talking and listening skills, we do little homework and wake up too late.

"The spirit is the common denominator and thats how people from different cultures relate to us."

It may be time our national politicians took a pointer or two from the deities of Mithila and went to the doors of voters rather than preaching from their pulpits in the capital.