NESOCA

SWANTI NAKHA, the festival of lights and Nepal’s own New Year NEPAL SAMBAT 1126 are just a few days away. If we keep aside who started it and when, and how and why it is related to a religion, we see an immense social value of this great festival, including a great tradition to honor even animals and birds in recognition of their services to human society. (more…)

Securing a masters degree may not be a great news these days. But it is something Special for Subhash Ram Prajapati, and for Newars.

Son of renowned artist and the Chairman of Thimi Kala Parishad, Ganesh Ram Prajapati and a resident of Chapacho, Madhyapur Thimi, 25 years old Subhash Ram Prajapati has topped MA Nepal Bhasa Exams 2005 of Tribhuvan University and won the prestigious MOTILANI AWARD for the third time. Subhash has to his credit an extraordinary record of also topping IA and BA Nepal Bhasa Exams and winning MOTILANI AWARDS for both these achievements. He is now entitled and awaiting to receive Piyush Padak and Mahendra Vidya Bhushan.

Subhash is a multi-facet talent. In addition to Nepal Bhasa, he is also a scholar of culture and history. He is an IT professional and the CEO of Newatech Inc. Nepal. He is associated with Sanchar Nepal (P) Ltd (an information and communication technology consulting company). He is also associated with Jhee Muna (a non-profit organization with a mission to set up a television station for the protection and promotion of language, culture, traditions of Newars). He is active in dance and music. He acts and directs dramas. He is skilled in painting and photography. He is a good writer and has written a number of articles and reports concerning culture, history, traditions and ethnicity of Newars. He is also a good journalist and has been the editor of many Nepal Bhasa periodicals and publications.

NESOCA Nepal congratulates Subhash Ram Prajapati for his extraordinary achievement and wishes every success in his future endeavour.

He can be reached at subhash@newatech.com, phone : 6631086, 6634220.

NESOCA Nepal received following concept paper summary from our contact Bhaju Alok Siddhi Tuladhar for circulation to NESOCA contacts. We hope the paper will be of interest to our viewers. (more…)

Following students topped Nepal Bhasa Exams 2005 of Tribhuvan University Nepal. They were given away the prestigious Motilani Awards amid a function on October 8, 2005. Motilani Awards were instituted inthe service of Nepal Bhasa by an aged and uneducated lady Motilani Tamrakar out of her savings. (more…)

The 31st National Badminton Contest held at the Dhanagadhi covered hall concluded Saturday, October 01, 2005. Promising star Pooja Shrestha defeated defending national champion Sumina Shrestha and won Women’s Single Championship title. Pooja Shrestha and partners also won Women’s Double Championship and Mixed Double Championship titles. Emerging star Sujana Shrestha won U-19 Women’s Single Championship title in the contest.
(Source: The Kantipur Vernacular Daily, October 02, 2005)

Pooja Shrestha hails from Biratnagar and plays for Armed Police Force Officers Club. For those who want to congratulate Pooja, her contact details are : phone number 2092013 Kathmandu, email address pooja2126@yahoo.com.

The 7th National Taekwando Contest held at national stadium’s covered hall, Kathmandu. Monday, September 26 results were as follows.

Men’s Fin Weight - Kumar Manandhar won gold medal against Ashok Khadka
Men’s Feather Weight - Sanjiv Pradhan won gold medal against Pardesh Shah
Men’s Light Weight - Ramesh Shrestha won gold medal against Pitambar Upreti
Women’s Light Weight - Radhika Shrestha won gold medal agaist Pabitra Pradhan
(Source : Kantipur Daily, September 27, 2005)

Cheers to all winners who have proved again that Newars are the best sports people of Nepal.

King Gyanendra has recently issued an ordinance that has drastically ammended Nepal Civil Service Act and Regulations. The amendment has revoked a provision of 10% seat reservation for indigenous nationalities in fresh appointment and promotion purposes.

The reservation policy as positive discrimination was adopted just one year or so before with a view to encourage more participation of indigenous nationalities in the state affairs. As the policy / provision has been revoked now, it is very obvious autocracies in any name or form can and have always been suppressive to ethnic peoples of Nepal.

We as members of ethnic communities need to protest this injustice and invite you all for the same.

For you convenience, NESOCA has prepared a sample protest letter. Please call us at nesoca@ntc.net.np for the sample letter. You may make changes as you feel necessary. Then insert your name, address and date and send it as attachment to your email to the following address. You don’t need to write anything on the main body of the mail.

moicpl@ccsl.com.np (email address of Ministry of Information and Communications).