Non-resident nonsense
In his rather condescending column 'The NRN Manifesto' (#471), one can perceive Prem Jung Thapa's bitterness against the current NRN leadership.

What he has failed to mention in his write-up is that the current NRN leadership and thousands of Nepalis abroad have developed an unbroken networking capacity across the world in the last 6 years of the existence of the NRNA (Non Resident Nepali Association). Since 2003, NRNA has organised 3 global conferences in Kathmandu and many regional conferences in the Middle East, Europe and the Far East.

A lot of hard work and imagination has gone into setting up an organisation for the Nepali and by the Nepali people. An organisation like NRNA will have a multi-pronged approach to work with Nepal at various levels, not just in terms of business investment. Comparing NRNA's objectives with that of business houses of Nepal is myopic and absurd in the extreme.

I hope the readership of Nepali Times will recognise Mr. Thapa's argument that NRNA is yet another rent-seeking organisation based on Nepali ethnicity to be a completely humbug assertion. On the eve of the fourth global NRNA conference in Kathmandu such a diversion should be treated as just that, a diversion.

Gaury S Adhikary,
Country Representative,
NRNA, USA

Impious
Issue 471's front page 'Triumvirate' graphics are a disrespect to the Lord. To use the auspicious and blessed Shivalingam in that context is an abuse, and may be an innocent mistake by Nepali Times. Please remove the graphics from all your online media.

Prabin Raj Gautam,
USA