By Sharad KC Emotional intelligence (EQ) describes a person’s ability to recognize his or her own and other people’s emotions, to understand the powerful effect of these emotions, and to use that information to guide thinking and behavior. This very...
By Sudeep Kandel Last month, I, along with two other runners, finished traversing Nepal. It took us 19 days to run the distance of 638 miles. Never in my life was I tested to my limits, both mentally and physically, like I was over those nearly three weeks. During the...
By Vidhan Rana Time moves quickly. Its been more than four years since I moved back to Nepal in October 2010 (read my first article I wrote about Nepal after my return). A lot has changed in Nepal and in the rest of the world in these four years. However, one thing...
By Sharad KC As I was planning for my year-end trip to see my Grandmother in her village, my brother-in-law, who lives in the U.S., suggested I download Serial on podcast. Although I knew what podcast was, I had never listened to one and was quick to reply that I...
By Sharad KC This month, the research team here in Nepal went on a short hiking trip to Lakuri Bhanjyang, a small hill southeast of Kathmandu Valley. Since we work in a shared office space environment, we invited everyone in the building to join us for the hike. The...
