By Saurav Rajbhandari Being a Hindu in Nepal, we have a certain set of norms and rituals we are bound to follow by tradition. From birth to marriage and death, we have rituals for different stages of life. Also being a millennial in this day and age with technology...
By Sindhu Bhattarai The Nepali financial system is composed of deposit-taking and contractual saving institutions. The deposit-taking financial institutions include commercial banks, development banks, micro-credit development banks, finance companies, financial...
By Dean Whittaker This month’s book recommendations include Thomas Friedman’s, “Thank You for Being Late,” and Atul Gawande’s, “Being Mortal.” In Friedman’s book, we learn that the rate of change is accelerating, driven by technology that has...
By Jami Gibson The retail landscape has been changing drastically over the years, and it seems that every week, I see a new article about a retail chain closing stores, declaring bankruptcy, or laying off employees. Just this past week, Michigan saw the bankruptcy and...
By Saurav Rajbhandari As a child, waking up early in the morning for school was always a struggle for me. School started at 6:45am, and by 6:00am I had to reach the bus stop. Even during my undergraduate studies classes began at 7:00am, so there was a lot of effort to...